Dane
Had an 8L S3, a B5 RS4 now I have a B8 S4
So I sold the old allroad on as she was a bit long in the tooth and I hadn't anticipated driving to the alps twice a year in it.
So out with the old
In with the new!
3.0tdi, leather, sat nav, phone prep, so much nicer to drive and sit in in general. And these 17" wheels use the same tyres as the old allroad so I can use the spare winter tyres I have
And its wayyy more efficient than the old 2.5 tdi, 40 odd mpg at 130 kph :shock:
It'll get some summer wheels and maybe some rear tints, potentially a roof rack for skis etc ooh and a map hello 300 bhp!
Some questions though.
Recalls, are there any, Ive noticed a bit of water passenger side rear is there a recall to remedy this?
It struggles to start first thing, it doesnt struggle to turn over it just doesn't fire straight away - glow plugs perhaps? did a 160 mile round trip the weekend I got her with no change.
I get a battery low warning every now and again if im just sitting in it listening to the radio with the engine off for 15mins or so... seems a bit extreme for just a little time with the engine off and the socking great big battery in the boot.
SO any common battery drains and solutions?
I've read about a CD changer issue?
A wing mirror heater issue, I thought these were intelligent and just came on in the cold, apparently you can leave them on?
Any others?
All comments welcome!
So out with the old
In with the new!
3.0tdi, leather, sat nav, phone prep, so much nicer to drive and sit in in general. And these 17" wheels use the same tyres as the old allroad so I can use the spare winter tyres I have
And its wayyy more efficient than the old 2.5 tdi, 40 odd mpg at 130 kph :shock:
It'll get some summer wheels and maybe some rear tints, potentially a roof rack for skis etc ooh and a map hello 300 bhp!
Some questions though.
Recalls, are there any, Ive noticed a bit of water passenger side rear is there a recall to remedy this?
It struggles to start first thing, it doesnt struggle to turn over it just doesn't fire straight away - glow plugs perhaps? did a 160 mile round trip the weekend I got her with no change.
I get a battery low warning every now and again if im just sitting in it listening to the radio with the engine off for 15mins or so... seems a bit extreme for just a little time with the engine off and the socking great big battery in the boot.
SO any common battery drains and solutions?
I've read about a CD changer issue?
A wing mirror heater issue, I thought these were intelligent and just came on in the cold, apparently you can leave them on?
Any others?
All comments welcome!