A7 back at last

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Well.. after a few weeks wait (6!!!), the A7 has made it back to the driveway, complete with a whole new engine!

It died on me twice in the space of a week, with Audi unable to find a fault the first time. The second time it stopped terminally with a lovely smoky smell from under the bonnet. After a flatbed trip to Audi, a new starter motor was fitted after a few days wait to no avail.. Some manual assistance was applied and the engine would start but apparently made 'some really scary, going to throw a conrod, noises on one bank', so some further investigation ensued and a new engine approved by Audi warranty.

Finally fitted last week along with a mount of some kind (still waiting for the full write up) and road tested over the last few days at an estimated cost of over 10k, plus the A5 I've had for the duration.


A5 was OK.. 2.0TDi manual FWD.. nowhere near as nice as the A7, but not bad seeing as all I was doing was heading to and from the office really. 3G MMI High, with the SD slot and Audi connect/Google maps and really active traction control, though that may just be me expecting it to behave like a quattro