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Problem with people saying "no way it should fail with that milage" is that no-one here knows how the car was driven. You can kill a clutch in 5,000 miles or less if you contantly ride it. You don't need to "rag" or "thrash from cold". Most little old ladies don't thrash cars from cold, but a...

The B8 & B8.5 had metal drain plugs. Must have changed it to plastic to cut costs then realised it was poor design, so changed it back to metal.

I personally would be changing it every 4 years or 38k (whatever comes first) even if Audi say it's mileage dependant only. Oil degrades with time, it is exposed to heat and cold every day and it will break down as a result. Audi love to under service components. A bit like "lifetime" fluid for...

If it's an S-Tronic gearbox (7-speed automatic) it will need a service at 38k and not doing it will void the warranty. A lot of dealers are not very good at telling their customers about it and the car does not warn you when it needs it either. Half way down this page on the Audi site...

S-Tronic servicing at 38,000 miles is the norm on these gearboxes. To be honest I would be happy that they at least called to try and fix their mistake before doing work rather than after they started the work and left you with no choice but to complete the work with them. Honestly don't see the...

It's a part that is open and exposed to the elements, its not very well protected in terms of paint compared to the rest of the body and most of all it experiences EXTREME heat cycles every single time you drive it.....nothing really out of the ordinary. However if it is still under warranty...

Long Life oil is superior to fixed servicing oil, so can be used. However fixed servicing oil CAN NOT be used for Long Life. 99% of dealers use Long Life oil for everything as its cheaper for them to buy 1 type of oil and it is approved by Audi to be used on all servicing regimes and cars with...

Full info available in this link @Daggerit https://www.audi.co.uk/owners-area/servicing-maintenance-mot/audi-service-price-match.html

They do price match, but the quote has to show genuine Audi parts being used (approved oil, genuine oil filter, genuine pollen filter, etc), must be a written quote

Why would you not push it? The dealer messed up, so either they do a good deal that the buyer is happy with or the buyer walks and places a new order for the original spec they wanted, leaving the dealer to shift the other car on themselves which in itself will likely cost time and money for...

Have you looked in the B6 & B7 forums? 1.8T especially suffered lots of sludge build up when on Long Life Servicing which would in turn block the oil pickup and lead to a loss of oil pressure, some people have also linked the Balance Shaft failures on the 2.0 TDI to long life servicing, or at...

Don't really see a problem. Fixed plan servicing (9000 miles or 12 months) is FAR better for the engine than every 2 years. Even if you are on variable servicing, as said above, depending on your journeys it can trigger the service light to come on sooner. Mine just recently came on after 8500...

I am positive it should include a pollen & filter change! Our B8.5 had it's first service in 2015 and it had an oil + oil filter change and a pollen filter change because it was 2 years old (Long Life Servicing Schedule). However now the car is out of the 3 year warranty the cars is being moved...

We've been chaged a £10 admin fee for a courtesy car when ours has gone in for a service, which is one thing, but for warranty work, never, ever. It's broke and it's their fault, so you should not be paying to get about while they fix their problem.

Octane is an international standard, so there is no "mine is different to yours", but you get different forms of octane rating! There is RON (Research Octane Number), MON (Motor Octane Number) and PON (Pump Octane Number)....PON is (RON + MON) / 2 So it depends what is more widely used in your...

To save having to read the majority of that thread (like I did), this is the important bit....

To be honest I don't think I have ever filled up a car to the "capacity" stated by the manufacturer.

Seeing a 99.9% of people have a phone with GPS built in and you can get apps that show you your speed for free and an in-car holder costs £1.99 which would allow you to use it legally (no different than glancing at Sat Nav after all) I doubt you would get off with the ticket. As above...

Thats why I also suggested the Audi dealership. Halfords want £22 for 1L of oil, Audi themselves are £18.50 for the same 1L bottle + a bag + funnels + gloves, so may as well go there. Assuming there is one near him obviously....

£10.95 from Opie Oils on their eBay store with free delivery http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Castrol-EDGE-Titanium-FST-5W-30-LL-Fully-Synthetic-Engine-Oil-5W30-1-Litre-1L-/272020893963?epid=1510322387&hash=item3f55b5710b:g:QEQAAOSwCypWoMeD