what oil are people using for top up please ?
Castrol Edge.
what oil are people using for top up please ?
On older roads the tyres are pretty noisy.
Newly or recently laid Tarmac is relatively quiet.
Glacier for me, it will be kept nice and clean with my hEated jet wash
I think the demo had served a hard life and didnt really stand out that well....
Audi gave me some shell helix stuff as I complained the usual top up bottle they put in the boot was missing, I'm sure they just sent someone to the petrol station for the cheapest litre they could get then posted me it! The wonderful huddersfield Audi for you!
Don't you mean Shell Helix Ultra Extra?
Specifications and approvals
Because lubricants vary in quality, universal criteria are used to describe oil performance and usage. Shell Helix motor oils not only meet these increasingly demanding international specifications but usually surpass them. Shell Helix Ultra Extra exceeds these specifications:
BMW LL-04
MB approval 229.51
VW 504.00/507.00
Porsche C30
No the bottle I've got just says Shell Helix Ultra VX. It does say on the bottle it complies with VW 504.00 and 507.00 but is was supplied with my car when it was new in March 2012 and I have never opened it. I already had a larger contained of Castrol Edge and on the odd occasion I've need to add any oil between services I've used oil from there.
I can only assume Shell have changed the name to Ultra Extra since then 2012.
i wonder what slop audi fill the sump with from the factory ?
i'll be emptying mine at 500 miles and slurping in some semi-synth for the first 6000 miles. then i'll probably continue to service myself anyways...
How do you track the status of car?My car has been built 2 weeks ago and has been sitting in Emden for 10 days now. Any one else in the same situation??
How do you track the status of car?
My car has been built 2 weeks ago and has been sitting in Emden for 10 days now. Any one else in the same situation??
Not what I want to hear - My build week starts today and I'm hoping for a 1st March pickup
Hope you're right that the system hasn't been updated
At this time of year with new registration due you would have thought they wouldn't be hanging around at the ports
Quite disappointing really. My car will be headed for Tyne port whenever it may leave Emden. I am away offshore on the 6th Feb for 2 weeks so dying to get my hands on it before then. There must be a fair amount of cars waiting if nothing left in the past ten days!
Not what I want to hear - My build week starts today and I'm hoping for a 1st March pickup
Hope you're right that the system hasn't been updated
At this time of year with new registration due you would have thought they wouldn't be hanging around at the ports
How long from Grimsby to dealer these days. I gather Audi use Autologix these days.
Yes Grimsby. Apparently most for SW come that way now.
When is you car due in to Grimsby - EMS Highway is docked there at the moment and Schelde Highway is leaving Emden today and due to arrive in Grimsby tomorrow.
My car was built on 13th Jan, arrived in Grimsby on 20th and is at the dealership now. But sadly no photo as is stored at their pdi centre which is off site (Coventry Audi).... Is that code for 'big muddy field'?? Lol
How have you got all this info on shipping? Any signs of anything leaving for Tyne?
If you look at this website and enter the Port as Emden it will show you all the ships that are in the port, about to leave or have left in the last few days. It will also give their Destination. You should look for the ships with HIGHWAY in their name eg: Schelde Highway, EMS Highway etc as these are the ones owned by the company KESS which currently provide the shipping for Audi and VW to the UK. Your can also enter TYNE as the port to see what is due in the next few days.
Live Ships Map - AIS - Vessel Traffic and Positions - AIS Marine Traffic
My car has been built 2 weeks ago and has been sitting in Emden for 10 days now. Any one else in the same situation??
Yes mine was there for a while. Your car will be on a ship very soon.
A quick query for all you lucky sorts that have already picked yours up. I've seen the thread on what to ask for/check at the dealer, but given that you've all already been through the process, what extra question/check/request would you make if you could do it again?
Nathaniel
Got the email from the dealership this morning saying my car has entered production! That's a week earlier than even their most recent update!
Apparently mine has arrived in Aberdeen. Ordered late September.
Is it just me or does that exhaust not actually sound that good? Ok I know it's hard to get the sound right on a video but it sounds pretty boomy. I wonder if there will be a sports/race cat available for it soon (just to keep in line with the plod)