[Norretal]

Originally Posted by limoncello

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.

I can only offer limited input but when my power steering pipe ruptured and spilled the contents of the system and reservoir on the road that is the exact scenario I had, one roundabout everything is fine, next one half a mile down the road I realise all is not well and have to wrestle it around the roundabout. D3 obviously, but probably not much different?

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