I feel even more for you after an incident I had yesterday.
One of the grandkids opened the front passenger door into a moving baby carriage. Mother and baby are OK. But my 8!!!!!!
A long scratch along the length of the lower door panel. :mad::mad::mad:
Hopefully most of it will polish out.

I have a result. After sending in the sales receipt for mine along with two adverts for similar cars and also quoting the ombudsman about what market value means (likely cost to the customer of buying a car as near possibly identical), they've agreed the valuation was wrong and are going to repair it. +++

The bodyshop called today to say they've ordered the parts, I'm not sure what the lead time will be on them but they'll be giving me a call later with an estimated date for completion.

well done Pete, good result and the only sensible one +++

+1 from me.
Happy that you managed to change their minds

Great news +++

that is good news, great result+++

Yay +++

Good news and useful knowledge for us all if we're ever in a similar situation. Really pleased it worked out for you.

Well done and excellent result ... and a helpful definition of "market value" +++

great result ++++++++++++++++++

I'm still waiting for my car! Speaking with the garage, there's been a delay due to the wrong lower bumper being ordered which meant the fog lights don't fit. They've ordered a different one which is on back order.

I was also told that the fog light grilles are obsolete but can't remember if that's the early two part facelift or late one piece facelift ones. Mine has the two part ones.

I thought I read somewhere that Audi will make parts for these cars for 20 years after the last one leaves the production line. Is that not the case or is it only certain parts?

All done. I finally have my car back :D

It felt quite strange driving a D2 again, but so nice to have some power :cool:

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Good to hear! Well done for the perserverance involved. +++
Now enjoy it. :D

Great News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +++ +++ ++++++ +++

Nice one!! ++++++

That's fantastic news! Enjoy... +++

Great news Pete.
Only problem is that in a very few short years you will lose it to your growing little person :love:

Pleased for you, quite an ordeal, but a great result in the end!

Hurrah! +++