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Just had a variable service and a brake fluid change plus a couple of other things done at an Audi dealer. Very expensive but I'm sure it is worth it in the long run. Mmm...
However, there are some issues it has raised:-
1) They have reset my service indicator and it is currently only reading 9,300 miles until the next service. That is not going to last me anywhere near 2 years. Have any other members experienced such a low number of miles following a reset?
2) They have advised me that the front anti-roll bar sleeves are cracked and will need replacing and consequently, I will have to have all 4 wheels aligned. This will cost £490.00 if I do it there. Is there a less expensive way of getting this repair carried out? I vaguely remember that there have been some posts already about this seemingly all too familiar repair.
3) Very worringly, my dealer can't tell me when the cambelt was last changed. My 1.4 TDi Sport is 4 and a half years old and has done 65,000 and the cambelt was supposed to be changed as a condition of sale when I purchased the car in December 2006. Is there an easy way of checking the cambelt status? If I do have to change it, are there garages that members can recommend that will carry out the necessary work (including the water pump) for considerably less than the £520.00 quoted by my main dealer?
Sorry that this is such a long post. I do like and enjoy my A2 but I'm just a little disconcerted by its current appetite for my hard-earned cash.
Thank you in anticipation for your help. Seasonal best wishes.
Just had a variable service and a brake fluid change plus a couple of other things done at an Audi dealer. Very expensive but I'm sure it is worth it in the long run. Mmm...
However, there are some issues it has raised:-
1) They have reset my service indicator and it is currently only reading 9,300 miles until the next service. That is not going to last me anywhere near 2 years. Have any other members experienced such a low number of miles following a reset?
2) They have advised me that the front anti-roll bar sleeves are cracked and will need replacing and consequently, I will have to have all 4 wheels aligned. This will cost £490.00 if I do it there. Is there a less expensive way of getting this repair carried out? I vaguely remember that there have been some posts already about this seemingly all too familiar repair.
3) Very worringly, my dealer can't tell me when the cambelt was last changed. My 1.4 TDi Sport is 4 and a half years old and has done 65,000 and the cambelt was supposed to be changed as a condition of sale when I purchased the car in December 2006. Is there an easy way of checking the cambelt status? If I do have to change it, are there garages that members can recommend that will carry out the necessary work (including the water pump) for considerably less than the £520.00 quoted by my main dealer?
Sorry that this is such a long post. I do like and enjoy my A2 but I'm just a little disconcerted by its current appetite for my hard-earned cash.
Thank you in anticipation for your help. Seasonal best wishes.