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Thank you again - I shall mention all these things to the tech when car goes in next week so shall see what they say. Already sounds expensive :sadlike:

Thanks Dippy Fill cap comes off fairly easily without too much effort whilst car is sitting cold however just tried it there with the engine idling in the driveway and whilst the cap screwed off ok, to try and remove it did create a bit of a vacuum and hissing sound when trying to take it fully...

Hi and thanks for the reply. PCV valve wasn't something I had came across on my googling so will be something I'll mention to garage. Its just really odd that if I open and close the bonnet the oil light goes off for a while. Frustrating that these cars don't have dip stick either to...

Hi everyone looking for some thoughts on an issue I've been having for some months now re oil consumption on my S4. I purchased 2013 B8.5 S4 in June 2022. It had 88k on the clock and had been serviced at the garage I purchased it from for the past 5 years and has FSH. Everything was fine with...

Thanks very much for the reply and advice and I shall be adding these to my list of things to query with the dealer. Much appreciated!

Hi and thank you for your reply No unfortunately they never gave me the diagnostic read out, just the normal sales invoice and all this says is "LABINV- checked and needs both front bass speakers in front doors replaced then rechecked. svm saying wrong 5F fitted" The whole system still...

Hi all I currently have 2013 A4 Avant black edition which has B&O fitted. About a month ago I was away for a few days and the wife was driving the car and she likes to play it loud, like up at nearly 30 whereas I tend to go to about 22 max. Anyway she picked me up at the airport and said...

Many thanks for your reply and this info is much appreciated. Unfortunately I dont know anyone who has access to VCDS but these are all very useful questions I shall be asking the dealer later on today! No pano roof on this one although I do already have a 2013 A4 Avant black edition with this...

Hi all I'm in the market for an S4 Avant and going to look at one tomorrow in a local garage. Its 3.0 TFSI V6 Black Edition S Tronic quattro which is March 2013 registered (so im assuming B8.5 chassis) with 88k on the clock and MOT till July 22 with last service April 22. Its had 5 previous...

Thank you all for your replies. Most helpful and will assist me in making final decision.

Thank you both for your replies very much appreciated

Hi all Looking for some help and advice and apologies if this is wrong part of forum for this. I’ve an opportunity to buy a March 2013 registered A4 avant black edition 2 litre manual TDI 177bhp with 72k miles on the clock for £12k. Took it for a test drive tonight from local garage selling...

Hi there just putting the finishing touches to the order for my new 1.4TFSI COD S-line sportback and one final piece of the jig saw missing Does anyone have some clear pictures/images of what difference in look there is to the cabin if you go for the smoking pack compared to the non smoking...

Thank you both for your help on this and that makes things a lot clearer for me now. Think it will be the LED for me as cosmetically i think they look nicer as well as from a function point of view Much appreciated

Thanks for taking the time to reply a3 - phil when you say "this isnt right" do you mean that i can have xenon plus and the LED as an extra option? or its either xenon plus or LED as you cant have both and the adapative part is an option for xenon plus? you can see why im confused? :(