mk2_craig Posted January 5 Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Westbay said: From the Audi User Guide That equalise the tread depth thing used to be supposedly a killer of transmission bits in the early AWD Volvos and certainly there were warnings of doom in the 850 handbook. My dad never bothered that much with his and nothing disastrous happened (I would have probably been quite religious about rotating the wheels around the car every few thousand miles though)
Cord Fourteener Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 Fixed! On one wheel. Going for a tyre appointment for the other front wheel tomorrow. Rear wheels seem OK, I'll measure the rears tread depth and all that tomorrow to make sure it's within Audi limits, or not. Bren, bangernomics and Westbay 3
Cord Fourteener Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 So out in sub-zero temperatures I temporarily forgot it was arctic outside and had been for a day or two and went to open the driver's window... oops. It didn't go well. A loud noise happened and window doesn't go down! I'm going to have to get into the door to see if I can fix it, hopefully something has just popped off something...
bangernomics Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Where abouts are you these days? I'm tempted to either roffle it off or get rid it some other way, there's a laundry list of issues. I think it had a very hard life, it's served me well but it's beyond my means. Which is why I had the Audi sat waiting even before this latest breakage. I am just off junction 10 of the m56 so a few miles closer. Cord Fourteener 1
Dave_Q Posted January 6 Posted January 6 33 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said: So out in sub-zero temperatures I temporarily forgot it was arctic outside and had been for a day or two and went to open the driver's window... oops. It didn't go well. A loud noise happened and window doesn't go down! I'm going to have to get into the door to see if I can fix it, hopefully something has just popped off something... If it's like A3s and golfs of a similar age the glass is held with these plastic clips which are quite shit anyway with a tendency to break. https://ebay.us/m/4Qww9o Cord Fourteener 1
Cord Fourteener Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 3 hours ago, Dave_Q said: If it's like A3s and golfs of a similar age the glass is held with these plastic clips which are quite shit anyway with a tendency to break. https://ebay.us/m/4Qww9o Yes Volvo use the same type of thing, I've been annoyed by these a few times! Thanks, all will be revealed probably when I bother to take the door card off. lesapandre 1
Cord Fourteener Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 Alleged A4 B7 grill arrived, I paid buttons for it so i took a punt. But it looks different at the top to all the other A4 B7 grills and looks a bit different to what mine would have been, if it was intact. But maybe it will bodge on? lesapandre 1
Dave_Q Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Could be off a convertible, I think they're different Cord Fourteener 1
Cord Fourteener Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 8 minutes ago, Dave_Q said: Could be off a convertible, I think they're different No, I've looked up the same era Audi A3 grill and it's that... damn. Dave_Q 1
Dave_Q Posted January 6 Posted January 6 I can recommend a place called Wigan VAG parts, they are trusted and we're decent on price when I last had a VAG. Find them on Facebook if you use it. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BvfdHbcds/ Cord Fourteener 1
Cord Fourteener Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Dave_Q said: I can recommend a place called Wigan VAG parts, they are trusted and we're decent on price when I last had a VAG. Find them on Facebook if you use it. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BvfdHbcds/ Ideal, I'll give them a look. I've got a promise of a refund from ebay on my Audi A3 8p grill or whatever it is that was sold as A4 b7 grill. So that's good. It's not something I'm massively bothered about but if I can get an unbroken grill for cheap enough I'll do it. If its going to cost hundreds of pounds then I won't. lesapandre 1
Cord Fourteener Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 So I never really saw the buzz about Audi that people seem to have, at least in my area every other car seems to be an Audi to the point my 6yo really wanted an Audi. Apart from the Quattro Torsen drive train and the seemingly limitless power options, I guess I see why people would want a practical estate that can also do genuine performance car stuff. Mine is not that though, even though it's the most powerful car I've ever driven. For all the brand nonsense though and flaship models I never saw why I would want to buy an overpriced VW. Mine was not overpriced, let's say. Maybe mine was too cheap, that remains to be seen. I might need to spend £1000 on a headlight one day, who knows... But actually I kind of get it, especially with the Torsen awd drive train and some (un)healthy power, it's really quite nice! Auto is quite nice too, relaxing perhaps, but manual is still better. But I like it a lot and I'm enjoying the experience. It's quiet, unflustered, capable. Especially in the snow and ice. It's unbelievable in the snow and ice. Yes I use my indicators religiously, never cut anyone up, always leave good distance behind traffic, allow good flow and all that. Definitely don't want to be 'that' Audi driver. However, after having read about the timing chain horror stories I'm constantly listening to the engine, is that slightly tapping the valve train or the timing chain bursting out of its runners? I think I would be able to tell if it was the timing chain rattling. Wouldn't I? Cookiesouwest, SiC and lesapandre 3
Cord Fourteener Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 My 11 year old daughter did this... SiC, lesapandre, jon.k and 4 others 7
Cookiesouwest Posted January 17 Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Cord Fourteener said: I think I would be able to tell if it was the timing chain rattling. Wouldn't I? Yes Cord Fourteener 1
Cord Fourteener Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 16 minutes ago, jon.k said: "ooh - a bit of wheelspin there" Instead of gently adding progressive power to the point I'm moving with minimal slip i decided to floor it. Makes for a better visual.
jon.k Posted January 18 Posted January 18 11 hours ago, Cord Fourteener said: Instead of gently adding progressive power to the point I'm moving with minimal slip i decided to floor it. Makes for a better visual. I got that, I just liked the commentary! Cord Fourteener 1
Cord Fourteener Posted January 18 Author Posted January 18 9 minutes ago, jon.k said: I got that, I just liked the commentary! Haha yes sorry, I expect you did 😅
Cord Fourteener Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 So, one road trip complete. All good, no issues. Lots of playing with gearbox settings and stuff, lots of 'oh shit it really goes in S mode' moments; after using S mode for engine braking down hills then getting off to an exciting start at the T junction at the bottom of the hill, having forgotten to go back to D mode... press the accelerator as I'm used to for D mode and get the fright of my life as the power punches in when I'm turning onto the new road. Quattro is the shit, the dog bollocks and makes all that sudden unexpected power go straight into the tarmac and not into wheel spins. Motorway driving is fun, back road handling is fun. Whole car is effortless at speeds well above normal. So my journey was into England from Denbighshire, down to Lichfield, around the High Peak and East Cheshire, to Cumbria, some sightseeing and then over to West Yorkshire before returning home to Denbighshire. So a good few miles playing with things. Here's a picture of us parked up at the lovely Mardale Inn at Bampton, near Shap, pretty much the zenith of my tour in Cumbria. beko1987, dome, stuboy and 3 others 6
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