Recent content by SteveeeGee

So you have All season Pirelli Scorpions and you need to change, suggestion is Goodyear F1 summer/ all season tyres. the first number is the load rating, 101 is the recommended one by Audi, and yes you can go up to 105, but not less than 101. Higher the number higher the load it can take...

Mine isn’t anything like the video, it very occasionally gives a twang whilst driving, but I can’t get it to do it on demand like that.

Been reading this with interest, as my brake pedal occaisonally twangs or makes odd noises, my car is a 2019 build (guess at Oct/Nov), 2020MY. I've not really thought much about it, and also I'm dreading the rigmarole of going through this with the local dealer, given the recent experiences...

Anyone else got their recall for the recall letter? . Got mine this morning. 42L5 to check the tyre alignment post recall of 42L1 rear axle alignment. Still can’t believe they didn’t feel the need to and do a wheel alignment after fiddling around with the suspension fixings, locking bar or no...

2 thoughts on this. 1. the manufacturer reserves the right to modify the specification at any time and technically don’t have to offer anything by way of compensation. This has been printed on brochures and in small print of contracts for years. 2. JLR have turned from a £300m loss on 2020 to...

Interesting, my car also had premature rear tyre wear following the recall to replace the rear axle bolts. It blew out the rear tyres in just 3k miles from them doing the recall, having been just slightly worn over the previous 6.5k miles. Full laser alignment showed the rear tracking and toe...

I’m sure winter tyres are great, but so far haven’t had the need to experience stumping up £1k+ in order to drive my car safely when it gets a bit cold. Have driven many winters in very sketchy conditions with Michelin, Bridgestone and continental all season tyres without an issue, but hadn’t...

Just back from driving the SQ5 about 8miles on snowy slushy roads in 1-2C temps on its std Pirelli PZero OEM tyres. Possibly the scariest 8miles I’ve ever driven. Car felt like it was floating down the dual carriageway at 30mph front and rear twitching and moving around on a closed throttle...

Get it coded out?? Have seen various companies offering to code out Adblue issues with cars to keep them running or ensure they pass an MOT. Emissions wise the bit Adblue helps with, isn’t tested, and as long as no lights on dash, you couldn’t tell if the system was operating or not, definitely...

Esure does my SQ5, I was previously with Admiral and Esure was £250 less at renewal. However, the quotes are so specific nowadays depending on the company, location, history, job etc etc that one persons cheap quote can be another expensive one. The MSE tip about sorting it 20-30 days ahead of...

Changed the blade for a new Bosch one from EBay for £9.50 delivered and silence! Top tip to just swap the blade. Oddly the new one is longer than the one on the car, maybe it isn’t as new as I thought….. :laughing:

With a 6+month wait and little discount, it’s not a great time to buy. Great time to sell if you don’t ‘need’ a car though.

Does anyone else’s rear wiper judder on their Q5 ( or Other Qcars) ? have you been able to fix it? How did you do it? Mine judders and skips over the screen all the time. Have tried cleaning it, lubricating the blade, checking the straightness, polishing the glass, nothing seems to work. Given...

SQ5 has 6 piston callipers on front and much bigger disks, I’d expect it to brake harder and grip faster. Brakes have been very good on mine no issues, unlike my previous Alfa Stelvio with its “brake by wire” system, now that was inconsistent, same pedal pressure/press, sometimes nothing would...

Those are the all season tyres aren’t they? Wouldn’t have thought they would be std fit for an Sq5? Mine is on PZero’s.