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    An expensive oversight

    Thanks for the reply, Bradderz. I'll look into it.
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    An expensive oversight

    A couple of days ago I decided to charge my battery as the car has been sitting in the garage for getting on for a month. I connected my CTec smart charger and left it charging overnight but the following morning I found that the battery had not charged and the charger was showing an error...
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    Red Face Time

    I took my 2008 cabrio for its MOT last week and, as I expected, it passed but with three advisories: 1. nearside headlamp washer not working; 2. three tyres worn to near legal limit and 3. all four brake disks worn but still serviceable. 'But my car doesn't have headlamp washers' I said to the...
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    2008 A4 B7 Cabriolet - burst roof ram hydraulic hose. Can anyone advise?

    Well, I think I've fixed my roof. (I'm never fully confident that it's going to go down and then up again). In the end I used a hose coupler made by an American company in Sarasota, Florida that's guaranteed to 10,000psi. When I emailed them to place an order, they sent me a link to a Dutch...
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    2008 A4 B7 Cabriolet - burst roof ram hydraulic hose. Can anyone advise?

    I shall certainly look into that option, Northpole. We have a Pirtek near us so I'll contact them before doing anything else. Thanks for the suggestion. I've had a quote from a specialist today of £876 to replace the hose' This would involve two two hundred mile round trips and a load of...