Of those costs not much is attributable to the diesel........ egr maybe? The rest could have just as easily been a petrol car!

yup... agreed.

and to add, mine is a one [celebrity believe it or not] owner car with Audi service history all along.

I share some of your sympathies and agree with comments made... something to bear in mind in the second hand car market is maintenance cost/bills... the higher the [original] cost of the vehicle the higher the maintenance cost is/will be. And again, personally, cost to repair still outweighs depreciation cost of a brand new vehicle ;).

Ta

...something that was appealing to me until I just read your comments...:tuttut:!

either a 7-series or Jag XJ maybe a more prosperous pursuit.

S class yes but only petrol