Upgrading from an old A3

I just retired, I used to drive 300 miles a week. My now 14 year old Audi A3T never any problems until February when it had a new clutch kit fitted. Recently the clutch seems loose and appeared to stick...

Temporary loss of power when turning on the lights

My Son in Law has been experiencing a loss of power when turning the lights on in his A3, the engine recovers in about 30 seconds? A duff alternator, or an intermittent fault with a regulator, or a smart...

Buying an Audi with adaptive air suspension - should I buy the Avant or the Allroad?

I'm about to change my 2007 Audi A6 Avant Quattro 3.0 TDI SE for the new model. As some roads are often poorly surfaced these days it has been suggested that adaptive air suspension would provide a smoother,...

Misrepresentation at Auction

I bought a car at auction today (BCA Manchester) - An Audi A3 2.0 TDI (140). The auction catalogue, web description and screen description all said air conditioning. Sadly the car is a far-from normal...

Which wheel size for my Q7?

Audi Q7 2013 3.0T (with no air suspension) offers wheel size of 255/55/18-inch, 265/50/19-inch, 275/45/20-inch and 21-inch. I cannot decide whether I should pick 19 or 20. 20s look so nice on a large SUV...

Affect of diesel additives on DPF

I purchased my second hand Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDi 170 in December 2009. Have had no problems with the DPF until last week. DPF totally clogged - despite weekly long distance dual-carriageway driving....

Is this Audi Quattro too good to be true?

My daughter-in-law wrote off her trusty Honda Jazz recently and is looking for a replacement. They now have a one-year-old child with another on the way, thus they are looking to replace with a roomier...

Which petrol car to replace our Audi A3 Sportback?

We have a six-year-old Audi A3 TDI 1.9 Sportback but it's time for a change. A vehicle of similar size, 5-door, with a petrol engine and also the ability to accelerate and manoeuvre in a similar manner...

BMW 320D Touring or A4 2.0 TDi Avant

I have been running a Passat 2.0 Tdi SE for 5 years, trouble free and doing 25k miles per year. I am now looking to replace it and am considering either a 12/18 month old 320D Touring or (from DriveTheDeal)...

VAG 1.2-litre engines - what's the difference?

What is the difference between the 1.2 engine in the VW Polo and the 1.2 engine in the Audi A1? The VW is more powerful. Are they both chain cam driven?