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Don't buy an Audi fucking terrible peice of shit!! [emoji35] unless you get warranty.

 

They are very nice cars up until the moment they go boom.

 

Bought an A3 2.0 TDI. Great car. Fast very good handling modern. Thought it was perfect little car. After about 2 weeks of owning one night saw a green traffic light so dropped it a few gears and floored it, turbo went boom. Fuck couldn't turn it off being an Auto.

Took my jacket off tried to cover the air intake but wasn't having it must of been taking air in from somewhere.

Well let's just wait here until the engine oil runs out. After about 4 minutes finally it began stalling.

Towed it home with my 4x4. Removed exhaust turbo front end of car intercooler manifold and everything to clean the oil up from everywhere.

By now it had been about 2 weeks. Sitting there. Got part number of old turbo got a replacement fitted that. Another week had gone by. ( I work 7 days a week so had little time in evenings to do abit every night, especially being on axle stands on the road at home )

 

Finally got it running wouldn't start had to use brake cleaner for the first start. So few days later I decided it needs a washed so washed it snow foamed it. Came out very nice. Went to go to work in morning got to about end of my road and it stalled. Fuck sake what now!! Left the car there walked back and took my 18 year old MItsubishi 4x4.

 

Came back in evening and thought ill push it home Being a DSG and it stalled while in gear it wouldn't fully come out of gear! So was like pushing a brick wall. Got my 4x4 hooked up the rope and damn did it struggle to pull it it was like pulling 7 cars or something at once. Anyway towed nearby my house and then had to push it into a parking bay. Wasn't happening at this point was blocking my road ( Cul de Sac ) got some blankets put Infront of my bull bar and pushed car into parking bay lol. Luckily no marks on either vehicle. So days gone by can't figure what happened. At this point I'm beginning to question my skills and knowledge of being a motor vehicle engeineer. Am I really that bad couldn't change a turbo. She would run and then begin misfiring. So I began disconnecting the injectors see if its a injector fault. Couldn't figure it out. Again had been few weeks by now. At this point I was having thoughts of setting the damn thing on fire and putting in a insurance claim Driving me crazy! [emoji24] after nearly a month of head scratching and investigating i diagnosed it to the ECU.

The ECU got water damaged when I washed it. GREAT!! Why the hell put the ECU under wiper scuttle. Fucking retards!

 

So new ECU. Way to much bought a second hand ECU of Ebay and sent it to a company we use to recover all data from damaged ECU to new 2nd hand ECU. Received it back within a week. Plugged it in. After 30 seconds NO MISFIRING YAY!!!!!! So car drove fine. Washed it very carefully, Began falling in love with it again. Noticed it could do with some power. So got it remapped. Wow now she flies great! Couldn't be happier about 2 months later while driving somewhere. Let's say on a track day was traveling at around 145mph and lvrormeosoclgkbleodod slfogirodogitiglvpwk lvoheowsrororovgo lvovclolcododlcllcc ccllclclclckcllfdodijcif my camshaft snapped.

 

Fucking mother fucker. I suspect this might be due to the turbo failing on a previous occasion and the engine revving exceptionally high for a diesel

 

Rebuilt the engine at a cost of over £3000 wasting around 4 months doing it rebuilding it between other jobs using original parts only.

 

Finally fitted and got it running on the car. Again had to use brake cleaner for the first start. So done a few test drives everything was fine was pulling nicely as well finally it was time to drive home few days had passed. Now so on way home up the hill the power seems to disappear and it splutters and stalls. Won't start now me being me sprayed some deodorant in intake for abit of extra boom but no wasn't having it. Again the thoughts of setting it on fire or pushing it off a cliff were springing to my mind as I stood there heart beating crazy thinking WTF NOW trying not to rage at the car. So pulled it home with my 4x4 again and again was stuck half in gear! Great! FFS. Being almost impossible to move tow rope snapped. Had this tow rope along time and it's my off Roading tow rope it's been though a lot but there's nothing like pulling a static object. Did a quick repair using seat belts. Got my bro to bring extra Ropes. Used 1 tow rope 2 ratchet straps and a seatbelt to pull it home. Got it home cursing the pile of junk Audi. Never again. The lack of exhaust pressure coming out I was inclined to check out my Catalyst. Yep it was blocked. Great easy fix. took the car out. Opened it up and smashed it out welded back up. Fit to car and Yep. It works now. YAY falling in love with her again. Being carefull when washing her.

 

So now checking the oil levels and coolant level since the engine has just been rebuilt. Notice white gunky shit in the oil cap. WHAT THE FUCKETY FUCKING FUCK!!!!!??????? Everything has been done to top standard. Turns out it was EGR cooler. So removed the EGR completely. Went and part ex the car for a Vauxhall Omega.

 

And that I conclude is why you should never get an Audi even if it's free. It will make you fall in love with her. And then take all your money!

 

RL53 BSX go penetrate your self! Pile of bollocks!

 

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Salute to my MItsubishi Challenger for always being there for me! [emoji8]

 

Damn I miss it!

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Err, punctuation and a better grasp of what's considered acceptable language would be a good start bud.

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You're going to hate me for this and I'll happily take the slating for it (feel free to slap me at the Summer BBQ if anyone is going and sees me....)

 

...... but.....

 

What about something that sees between 50-60mpg, costs £20 to tax a year, mega cheap to insure, has Japanese reliability, modern engines, reversing parking sensors and camera, built in sat nav, cruise control, leather interior, JBL sound system, reasonably punchy when required (at low down speeds), huge cabin space in front and rear fitting 4 adults very comfortably and also has Isofix for potential future 'things', large sized boot, fits well into your budget and comes in a variety of colours other than red.

 

Only problem is it's an auto.....

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Edited. Can't edit quote obviously. [emoji4][emoji4]

 

Just trying to express my feelings toward that car haha got a bit carried away.

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You're going to hate me for this and I'll happily take the slating for it (feel free to slap me at the Summer BBQ if anyone is going and sees me....)

 

...... but.....

 

What about something that sees between 50-60mpg, costs £20 to tax a year, mega cheap to insure, has Japanese reliability, modern engines, reversing parking sensors and camera, built in sat nav, cruise control, leather interior, JBL sound system, reasonably punchy when required (at low down speeds), huge cabin space in front and rear fitting 4 adults very comfortably and also has Isofix for potential future 'things', large sized boot, fits well into your budget and comes in a variety of colours other than red.

 

Only problem is it's an auto.....

 

Intrigued what this is? Is it a Mitsubishi? One of the electric/petrol cars?

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Intrigued what this is? Is it a Mitsubishi? One of the electric/petrol cars?

It's the Toyota Prius mate. I swore I'd never own a Prius, and every time I used to drive past one I'd drop a gear just to waste the fuel they were saving... Long story short, I now own one and to be honest, as long as you look at it as a a tool to get you from A to B as cheap as possible in relative comfort with good reliability and know you're never going to win and cool kid competitions or traffic light races, then it is a sensible purchase.

Haters gonna hate lol :D

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It's the Toyota Prius mate. I swore I'd never own a Prius, and every time I used to drive past one I'd drop a gear just to waste the fuel they were saving... Long story short, I now own one and to be honest, as long as you look at it as a a tool to get you from A to B as cheap as possible in relative comfort with good reliability and know you're never going to win and cool kid competitions or traffic light races, then it is a sensible purchase.

Haters gonna hate lol :D

 

Ah yes! No hate here at all, I have had plenty of drop off's at the airport in a Prius and although a bit noisy on the motorway they are actually quite nice inside. Loads of leg room too, I quite like the way the dash is setup to be honest, looks quite cool & although not quick it actually isn't too bad considering! Without a doubt a sensible purchase.

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Ah yes! No hate here at all, I have had plenty of drop off's at the airport in a Prius and although a bit noisy on the motorway they are actually quite nice inside. Loads of leg room too, I quite like the way the dash is setup to be honest, looks quite cool & although not quick it actually isn't too bad considering! Without a doubt a sensible purchase.

Yeah, I only bought one as I commute a lot up and down to Scotland and even at motorway speeds (your honour) although, as you quite rightly say it can be a little noisy what with the cvt gearbox, I still return over 50mpg, and around about town I can see nearly 600 miles from a £45 tank of fuel.

Downside, servicing every 7000 miles, but that's more for the hybrid health check, I now do my own services on it (which are really easy) and get the hybrid lump checked once a year. Some of these cars are now seeing 250k miles without any issues. That's good old Toyota engineering for you!

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  • 1 year later...
The wife's 13 year old Astra needs to be replaced so we're looking for a 2nd hand, sensible, car. I'm totally out of touch with what's available so welcome any suggestions and ideas from you knowledgeable lot :)

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Any advice is welcome :)

 

So, what did you end up getting? I would have suggested a Ford (Mondeo with all the fruit, or Focus) or a VAG (VW Mk6 Golf or B7/B8 Audi A4).

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So, what did you end up getting? I would have suggested a Ford (Mondeo with all the fruit, or Focus) or a VAG (VW Mk6 Golf or B7/B8 Audi A4).

 

Completely forgot about this thread but I did read and take on board everyones input, very useful :)

 

I ended up going with Plan A and got her a 2011 BMW 320d. It was a good price and fairly low mileage for an ex-fleet car. It's been a great car the last year and we both love it; nice to drive and has enough torque power for it not to be boring.

 

We did try a Golf, Focus and Astra (As recommended!) but the rear was a bit too confined, the BMW had a lot more room and the fit and feel of the interior was much better quality. I quite liked the A4 too but the wife hated the interior.

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Completely forgot about this thread but I did read and take on board everyones input, very useful :)

 

I ended up going with Plan A and got her a 2011 BMW 320d. It was a good price and fairly low mileage for an ex-fleet car. It's been a great car the last year and we both love it; nice to drive and has enough torque power for it not to be boring.

 

We did try a Golf, Focus and Astra (As recommended!) but the rear was a bit too confined, the BMW had a lot more room and the fit and feel of the interior was much better quality. I quite liked the A4 too but the wife hated the interior.

 

Good decision, I think. Apart from the "premium" cost of servicing and parts, the BMWs are obviously designed with the driver in mind - comfortable yet supportive seats, pleasant interiors, good standard equipment. Not fun to change a fuel filter though :D

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