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It's time for a serious chat with Oscar at this stage. He can't undo the past few weeks but he could at least extend the warranty on the car at the very least.
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There isnt a time limit to reject a car as such, and i am on day 2 (as of monday coming) as far as anyone is concerned. obviously the sooner you reject the better, but im still well within my rights, and the finance company are already aware of the situation which makes it easier for me. and i will be talking to oscar.
But i like to be fair, Oscar is partially responsible by lack of pre preperation on the car etc. I have no doubts i can still reject it easily without to much fuss. and having only had it for 24 hours i havent yet even tried every feature of the car. these things happen even on brand new cars, the main fault here is with Audi. IF the pump which is very rare according to them has really gone, 27 days to fix is still an unbelievable amount of time. The current position/excuse is - we were moving the car back in to the workshop to apply the software update and a pipe ruptured (its one of those hard pipes look to be made out of metal) - when there is no pump it puts a much greater strain on the rest of the system and the pipe burst. Im not an expert on mechanics as most of you know. so whether this is likely or possible i dont know yet. the cynic in me is saying that there is a far greater likelyhood of the pipe being the main (only) cause of the problem and the pump was never at fault. When you consider that i was driving at the time and it went from normal steering to no steering in a second, no warnings no degradation of steering functions etc. It would seem to me that a pipe off or ruptured is by far much more likely than a steering pump. what do you think - are my assumptions correct. is there a greater strain on other parts of the system? is what they say posiible/probable. As it stands i will get the car back on monday after the free MOT being done by them and the new pipe fitted. Whether or not the pipe or pump is at fault there has been a catalog of errors here . and 27 days
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I feel your pain on the Audi front too, I was told in August 2014 that there were no inlet manifolds available for the D3 S8, and none would be produced until January 2015. After hearing that news I looked at alternatives (import / repair) and six days later TPS delivered a brand new one to the independent who had my car. Fortunately I'd arranged a repair of mine so told them to stick their £2,500 replacement. The scenario was a bit more complex than explained but it left me thinking Audi and TPS weren't very professional at all, nigh on incompetent in fact I hope you get sorted satisfactorily, and in a way that suits you best. Personally, I'd have bailed out ages ago and started looking again, I'd never feel confident and comfortable with a car I'd had such an unpleasant start with. Good luck
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My 1000th post
The car finally has power steering again, havent been to collect it yet just had the call. hopefully its passing its MOT as I write, so will collect today or tommorow morning unless it fails of course
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Good news, although the sceptic in me will save celebrations for the 1001th post where you post its actually arrived home safe and working.....
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Indeed. Postpone celebrations until you're happy with it, in the flesh so to speak.
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Post 1001
finally home, been for a drive or 2, happy again, the D4 is a lovely place to be MMI version seems to be on 0065 which isnt listed on the updates (maybe because it was the first.) god knows what map version i have, suspect i need to update put in a giffgaff sim card, but no option for google maps, though the online services works ok. not getting the funnny sign in the display except briefy when i rebooted the mmi. first mod done - the boot now opens and closes with the key fob
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Yay....
I confess I took mine out for a run today too. Harrogate to Birmingham this morning. Was very, very peaceful.... Lovely wafty comfy place to be. Enjoy P.S. Feel free to document the boot mod....
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For parts enquiries and Forum User Administration please contact customer services directly, not me - enquiry@a8parts.co.uk, www.a8parts.co.uk, or call 01642 783537 The Daily Town Car - 2023 Tesla Model Y Performance. Black with Black. Giant ipad screen, huge sunroof, 4 wheel drive, Tow bar, lots of ooomph and made in China, so actually built properly unlike the Californian ones. The Family Wagon - 2018 Tesla Model X. Black, 7 Seats, Towbar, Homelink, Enhanced Auto pilot with Summon and self park, Heated front seats, CCS Charger upgrade, MCU2 Upgrade, Falconwing Doors, Self opening / closing doors, Netflix, Spotify, toys, Air suspension, alcantara roof + lots of other stuff...... The 17 year old Driver Wagon 2015 Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo. Alloys, Power steering, Aircon, Leccy windows, Sat Nav, bluetooth, central locking, cup holders, 59 whole bhp. Million times better than my first car. Well jealous..... The First 20 Audis: 2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey, 2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue, 2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue, 2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey, 2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6, The Second 20 Audis: 2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster, 2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black, 2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi) 2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black Most Recent Audis: 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8 Everything Else 1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance |
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Excellent.
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Post the map database version and it should be possible to work out the age of the maps (I imagine original). I'm on 6.22.4 now It may be a case of RTFM for Google maps access, now you've inserted a SIM, or it may need a firmware update. Assuming yours is definitely 3G+ then it should be available.
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