Caporegime
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God knows why they don't just make DRLs and Xenons standard, the cars look wrong without them.
Audi owners in here!
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Not according to any info I can find on either ETKA/ELSA or by asking people. Indeed the place I got mine (170) remapped, applied the map they usually use on the 200PS version, and explained how there were no technical differences.
If had my time again I would AVOID the B7 Audi A4 170 at all costs. I stupidly got rid of my B6 Avant for the above car and have regretted it ever since (just take a look at the Audi forums) Yeah it has all the bells and whistles but its not a patch on my B6 I didnt realize what I was giving up until it was gone.
DMF Issues?
No Oil pressure caused by a part that costs @ £2.50! driving a long the motorway in the outside lane at 70 bam! Car drops to limp mode 10mph in the blink of an eye. luckily managed to get to the hard shoulder. towed to nearby VAG garage and found that my turbo had blown, that plus other costs attributed to a total bill of over £1700.
Whilst Audi state that it is NOT a known fault with this model you will see that there are many, many owners who have had this fault disagree! I know one thing my next car will NOT be an Audi
Whilst Audi state that it is NOT a known fault with this model you will see that there are many, many owners who have had this fault disagree! I know one thing my next car will NOT be an Audi
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Love this car, only had it just over a year and only drove it for 7 months
cant wait to get back to it 
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Soldato
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[TW]Fox;22886356 said:
Would you sell your car if you were leaving it for a few months?
Didn't think so.
If it was a 12 month old car without any personalised modifications then absolutely, because the proportion of value it'd lose over half a year or more would be huge. With a car so young there is no issue with finding another in perfect condition - most 12 month old cars are as new.
If it was much older or worth less then no.
Something like a 1 year old 2.0 TDI A4 could lose anything up to £5k over the space of 6 months!
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Just noticed this thread...cleaned the car for first time last week....
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[TW]Fox;22887035 said:
I cant sell the car due to BFG the money i would have lost is nothing to the money i saved getting the vehicle tax free
although may be selling it to upgrade to an avant model as i need more boot space.
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Nice plate.
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Cheers...Get the odd Thumbs up from Gamer/Geek pedestrians...
What problems did you have?
Mine has cost £600 to repair just recently. New injector loom (After Audi dealer said it had changed the loom under recall along with the injectors) new fuel filter (oil leaking into the fuel system through the injector O rings and clogging up the the filter) and finally the rocker cover (cover and gasket being one unit that is really only a shot shot item, if you open it up you should change the cover/gasket). Mechanics first words having only been to Audi dealer since I've had it "I'm surprised this hasn't caught fire"
I've removed the DPF, EGR and EGR cooler and had the car mapped. When its working I think its great and its working at the moment.
Because of all that flammable uncompressed diesel everywhere?
Where did I say diesel was leaking everywhere?
Engine oil was leaking everywhere - I understood engine oil to be flammable?