I'm fairly certain it is (or was) a proper remanufactured item, but not sure if it's straight from the factory or has been used. 
Either way I now have it at an acceptable (to me) price for what it could be and will use it for testing/comparison if nothing else. It will help in my diagnosis as to whether this odd little problem is caused by the MAF sensor.
The engine does run OK with it fitted and there are no immediate/obvious problems on a couple of short runs. I'm not doing any long runs for a few days so the short journeys I do over the next few days should be a reasonable test, both of whether my problem is MAF-related and also whether this dubious one is performing OK.
Any suspicions or doubts and I'll be getting a brand new one from Audi. Meanwhile my old one is carefully wrapped up in the car, along with the tools needed to change it (just a large Phillips and large flat-blade screwdriver).
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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