I've also seen a similar badging, think it was an "S4 (or 5) S-Line"...
The other one I saw the other day was a Mini (not sure if it was a cooper or not) with a badge that didn't look right... then I realised it was the Audi style 'Supercharged' badge some put on instead of the V6T badge. I...
Gutted to hear and hope that you get resolution sooner rather than later, be that insurance or the car returned.
Just to clarify the Advanced key thing is a red herring, it's got nothing to do with it in this case. The issue is, as I understand it, that a key is programmable via the OBD port...
No worries, it's your call. Just bear in mind that if anything goes wrong with your driveline I'd put money on Audi pointing at the tyre setup to wiggle out of it, assuming you are under warranty.
I don't know enough to be sure about any potential damage it may or may not cause, but I can see...
Bear in mind that Audi don't recommend mixing brand/tread patterns at all. Seems that some variation in depth is now considered OK but brand/pattern matching isn't. So you'll need it either stick with what you have at the moment (perhaps just replace the one?) or shift all four on to your...
Just a heads up but the original post has disappeared... just your quote of it remains. ;)
Personally I think if it's posted here or not doesn't make much odds - I've previously found links to similar products using a reasonably casual Google search so the organised gangs behind this aren't...
Here's a link that confirms that at least one person's car was stolen without keys and they did not have advanced key. This is their original post regarding the theft of their vehicle. Perhaps if you talk to this guy again you could pass him that guys details to see if there was some reason...
No, not restricted to advanced key. I know of at least one person saying their car was stolen via OBD port and was not advanced key.
I think the confusion is cars that don't require a physical key to go into an ignition barrel are susceptible. Where the car has the "old" style key blade into...
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