What have you done to your Audi A4 B7 today?

[Charlie Farley]

 

[Charlie Farley]

Thanks to my local highways dept the latest addition to our local road network in the form of a width restriction to supposedly stops vans down our local village road, it also stops most cars too due to the brainless designer that didn't appreciate some cars can be wider than a Fiat 500.
needless to say, i will making a complaint for compensation along with pics of the offending width restriction and pics of the space left to pass throught it, what was the guy thinking when he made his calculations .
Totally wrecked an immaculate OZ rim this afternoon.

 

[i3oricua]

Ooof. Sorry to see that Rob. Hopefully they offer some compensation.

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[Charlie Farley]

It's a right pain in the backside.
There is a width sign which my car is clearly well within before the narrowing but i've measured it and although you can pass the poles on either side without mirror contact, it's almost impossible to get through the gap without the wheels catching the raised kerbs, probably half an inch at most to spare either side and it's on an angle so you cant get lined up 100% straight on.
It's only been there for a short time and already looks like someone has been at it with a pickaxe with chunks and scuffs on the kerbs.

 

[Charlie Farley]

Just trying to find out what local authority to make a claim against.

 

[Charlie Farley]

It is the same local authority that appears to think that speed bumps, the squares ones in the middle of each lane have to be so high that anything lower than a lorry cant pass over them without ripping off half the undertray and exhaust mounts etc.

 

[i3oricua]

You have to remember Rob that most oftentimes the people who create these laws and so forth only see cars as a vessel to get to and from places and nothing more. They won't really give consideration to any other factors except if the route of travel let's someone get to their intended destination.

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[Charlie Farley]

Well they won't be getting off the hook on this one.

 

[Charlie Farley]

Just found a link and i'm not alone.

No no no.
Not good enough. You should be down there with your trowel relaying the curb stone's yourself, whilst handing out cheques for damaged alloys

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agree with that David, however, there might be other ways of achieving it without damaging residents cars. I drove through at a snail's pace this morning and still hit the kerb.

 

[Jamsmoo]

Just trying to find out what local authority to make a claim against.

Spent weeks being pushed from one council to the other to highways and back ,had to get two wheels straightened and provide invoices,many hoops were jumped through but 6 months later I got paid out ,
They rely on peoples apathy ..stick with it


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[Charlie Farley]

Yep, i'll be sticking with it that's for sure.

 

[quattrogone]

3 letters is all it takes....JCB

 

[Charlie Farley]

I don't have a spare one at home though...lol

 

[Charlie Farley]

Now ones damaged I may change them , get the one refurbed and some sort of comp from the local council and go with something else.
maybe these again.

 

[Charlie Farley]

Blast it, was hoping to find some specs of dust in that pic, nope spanking clean everywhere.

 

[Charlie Farley]

That looks like a top tool indeed.

 

[Charlie Farley]

My old bus is in for its MOT in two weeks time, i'm fully expecting it to fail so a pass will be a welcome bonus.

 

[Charlie Farley]

Emissions will be interesting.

 

[Charlie Farley]

nope, currently has a full 3" decat , and it will never ever get through with that on.
As much as i really dont want to be swapping back to the OE unit it will be required .

 

[Charlie Farley]

It's a good thing I've done this swap over milarchy quite a few times now so it won't take too long or give me grief..lol

 

[WOMBLERULZ]

Got to put back sets back in then in for mot . I bet no more than 400 miles this year . But swap front brakes back to std 320 ignor the torch.

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[Charlie Farley]

On a more positive note, my weekly VCDS scan on the old bus was all clear again.

 

[Charlie Farley]

How are they held in then?

 

[Charlie Farley]

I see, not one of Audi's better designs again.
I was thinking it was a general seat back issue but seems to be saloons then as My Avant is totally different, well they are folding so would be.

thanks for clearing that one up chap.

 

[Charlie Farley]

Just thought though, my friends B7 S4 saloon has folding rears and I don't recall seeing that setup in his car.

 

[Charlie Farley]

Must be applicable to saloons with fixed rear seats then.

 

[Rob Avant]

Yep. Utter garbage, terrible design. I have to remove the rear headrests when I put the child seats in (which is rare as we usually use the Mrs motor to ferry them around) Each time one side felt weaker and looser until this happened

 

[Charlie Farley]

That's not good at all.
And Audi want over £100 for a pair, i don't think so.
not sure what the answer is but there must be another way.

 

[Charlie Farley]

I feel for your wallet chap...

 

[Charlie Farley]

Luckily it's not an issue that has affected my old bus yet, and at those prices even if it did I wouldn't be paying that sort of money.

 

[Charlie Farley]

It's just bonkers pricing, but to be expected from Audi though.

 

[Charlie Farley]

Well, Audi B7 ownership is always an enlightening experience, sometimes for all the wrong reasons.

 

[Charlie Farley]

In the last 8 years of ownership of my B7 bus, I have found out the hard way and expensive way on numerous areas of the car, and fully expect some more to ping up as time goes by.

 

[Charlie Farley]

So off with the 3" decat pipe today and back on with the boring OE unit.
I've been chomping on the bit for a few days so just decided to get it done ready for the MOT, along with a new rear wiper blade that didn't fit..lol
The old bus seems a bit lame now, a bit subdued with the OE cat back on, still only for a short period.

whilst on route to ECP for the wiper arm that didn't fit, no change there with ECP, I had a close encounter at the traffic lights with a MAMIL that jumped a red light,
what a prize plank, anyway dashcam going back in tomorrow as I have an impending feeling.

 

[Charlie Farley]

maybe hot glue them back in.

 

[quattrogone]

Nightmare! Might just glue them back together and hope for the best

Maybe someone who's good with autocad and has a 3d printer could make a few quid (but not as much as Audi lol)

 

[Rob Avant]

Nearly 400 mile trip to Wales and back today, first time the old wagon has done that much work in one day for quite sometime. Went to look at a possible weekend project car that turned out to be terrible. On the plus side some awesome driving roads, beautiful scenery and my love for the old wagon has been firmly rekindled

 

[Charlie Farley]

Hi Rob,
sounds like you had a good day out, well putting to one side the car you went to view that is.
B7 buses are so good I agree 100%

 

[Rob Avant]

Yep the old wagon performed perfectly. MPG wasn’t too good though, used about £90’s worth of Shell’s finest super juice. Worth it though as it was a fun drive. Think I’m going to concentrate my efforts on improving the old wagon this summer and get the big turbo sorted

 

[Charlie Farley]

Yep the old wagon performed perfectly. MPG wasn’t too good though, used about £90’s worth of Shell’s finest super juice. Worth it though as it was a fun drive. Think I’m going to concentrate my efforts on improving the old wagon this summer and get the big turbo sorted

Sounds like a plan.
As they say, you don't need a new car to have a very good car.