Ouch, not a good start to the weekend
Just had a call from Mackies in Glasgow (the ZF gerarbox specialists).
My car's in for a gearbox service, replacement output seal and shaft/flange and a look at an oil leak (which A4 Audi keep telling me is nothing to worry about).
The oil leak is from the front diff, and Mackies say it is something to worry about and the the seal needs replacing. To do this, they have to drop the subframe, so it's a pretty big job.
And they gave me the cost before they went ahead... for the whole lot (as above) .... £675! 
It's a good job that I:
1. Don't play golf
2. Don't have a mistress
3. Don't smoke
4. Do love the car 
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .
Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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