Audi A3 losing coolant

I own an Audi A3 diesel on a 57 plate and coolant is disappearing. There is no noticeable leak and it doesn't appear to be mixing with the oil. Before I embark upon a costly garage investigation have you...

Is a warranty void if serviced by non-approved dealer

My wife is interested in buying a one-year old Audi A3 from a car supermarket. They carried out the one-year service and stamped the service book. On their website they say they carry out 'a full manufacturer's...

Need a new car that is comfortable and can carry a wheelchair

We have owned an Audi A4 2.0-litre saloon automatic for the past nine years. It has now done 70,000 miles. We are aged 74 and are thinking about replacing it with a new or low mileage second-hand car....

Why are modern cars designed with headlights where changing the bulb is so difficult?

On of your correspondents mentioned the number of cars driving with a light not working. One reason may well be the tendency for manufacturers now to make a lightbulb change a garage job. In recent years...

Banned from driving - should I mothball or sell my car?

I own an Audi A5 Sportback 2.0 petrol TFSI Quattro. The car is rarely used by my family and I have recently been given a two year driving ban. What advice can you give regarding mothballing or selling?

My hood is becoming unstitched

I purchased my 2009 Audi A3 cabriolet used from Audi West London three years ago. Has done 25k miles and hood is furled almost every trip. Wear marks about to break threads of fabric and thus anticipate...

Hassle-free Estate

We are interested in a roughly 2 year old estate and have whittled down our choices to an A4 Avant or, failing that, a C class estate. We cover no more than 5,000 miles a year, mainly made up of short...

Buying an Audi A3 - the one I want is so hard to find

My wife had a lovely (R-1998) Audi A3 (1.8 sport), which was recently written off by the insurance due to an accident. I'm urgently looking for a replacement with the following spec: 1.8 TFSI ...

Buying new luxury small car - what would you recommend?

I am looking for a small car which is stylish outside and luxurious inside. It must have fully automatic transmission. My budget is about £20,000 and I am looking for a new - or nearly new - car. I have...

Does my Audi have xenons or not?

I have a dipped beam headlight bulb on my 2009 Audi A6 2.0TDI SE which has blown. How can I tell whether the bulb is Halogen or Xenon?