a8 4.2 tdi RIP steering rack

[Wayne1983]

Title says it all really,started with a loud metallic scraping and heavy steering got it diagnosed as a rotten steering rack with rusty water coming out of the rubber boots either side which was a bit of a surprise!
managed to source a replacement at a decent price so now im back to driving my trusty e46 330d touring.
So far ive its had quite a few small issues arise think Noor off here got rid just in time, ive had drivers air bag problems headlights intermittent oil level sensor failed and various other sensors fail and to top it off im pretty sure the drivers side turbo or wastegate is faulty as it sometimes makes a loud whistling side on cold startups but once warmed up it dissipates.
So on conclusion its definitely the most unreliable car ive owned and that's out of 30+ cars and the shortest time span of things going wrong (4 months)
I still love to drive it though and hopefully when the steering racks sorted it wont give me any more presents!