Today I.....

Well done - officially run in now ;)

I managed to miss mine despite reminding myself at the start of that journey that it was going to happen. In the end I was able to work out to within a tenth of a mile where it had turned the 100k mark from the mileage when I parked up at journey's end.
 
I've got to keep an eye on mine tho it will probably take a good few months to get there at the rate we clock the miles up
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Sad to say that it was last "changed" by an Audi dealer, according to their invoice to the owner at the time. It was then apparently "inspected" by a VW/Audi specialist 15k ago. I don't think either took the undertray off.

I work with a couple of chaps who were previously a mechanic and a parts manager for a franchise dealer and some of their tales are shocking. Whilst I sometimes find it a pain working on my own vehicles, I do at least know when a job's been done, which is a satisfying to know.
could not agree more, no one works on my own cars simply because by me doing the work I know its been done correctly and with due care and attension, owe and I'm too bloody tight to pay garage labour rates :)
Totally agree that main dealers are often the worst. Some 20 years ago I bought a 6 month old Mitsibushi and to keep the warranty at the time it had to be serviced every 12 months at the main dealers, the first service I came away £155 worse off with a set of paperwork long enough to wall paper by staircase, all the things that had been checked etc
2 days latter I had to brake very hard to avoid a dog that was doing its upmost to commit suiside, dog avoided but what a noise came from rear drivers side brake. On inspection there wasa groove in the face of the disc and the pad was down to the metal
I took it back and tore a strip of the sevice manager, insisting that it was put on the ramp and re inspected, after much arguments he finally agreed (after I threatened to go to the local press - always a good ploy)
The pads had no friction material left, just metal backing pad to steel disk, hence the noise.
I had a field days as they had charged for 2 off 'brake cleaning kits' at £36ea which had clearly never been used nor had the breaks been looked at
I got new disks and pads on the rear, plus 2 free services
This kept my warranty, but I simply did the work (checks, new oil / filters etc) after the official service had been done and the all important stamp in the service book
The owl thing left a dirty taste in my mouth, I would never trust that main dealer again, only used them because of the free services and the fact that it was 60 miles to the next nearest main dealer


Paul
 
Within a few hundred miles of 100k myself now. Once the A4 is sold I'll be having it serviced, cam belt and water pump changed, and then hopefully a Stealth remap, because the first 20 miles of my commute are hilly and some more torque for the uphill pulls should help my fuel economy further.
 
Today I said a fond farewell to the Silverpig, @Birchalls Son has taken it on. Really sad to see it go but extremely happy that it’s going to a great home and will be appreciated. Thanks Carl, lovely to meet you and good luck with it!
 

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Great day with @timmus, if Car SOS or Wheeler Dealers to an A2 resto and they take some bits to the obligatory artesian who can fix things that no one else can for half the cost you thought it should be, I know who we will see on the telly. Great work Tom! I’m home safe and dry now.
 
Gold star to @Jeff Sutcliffe
Great day with @timmus, if Car SOS or Wheeler Dealers to an A2 resto and they take some bits to the obligatory artesian who can fix things that no one else can for half the cost you thought it should be, I know who we will see on the telly. Great work Tom! I’m home safe and dry now.

What goodies have you had fitted by wizard Tom


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Great day with @timmus, if Car SOS or Wheeler Dealers to an A2 resto and they take some bits to the obligatory artesian who can fix things that no one else can for half the cost you thought it should be, I know who we will see on the telly. Great work Tom!
Many thanks for the kind - and humorous! - review. Despite the rain, I had a great day working on your A2. Many thanks for making the long drive.

What goodies have you had fitted by wizard Tom
Today, believe it or not, was a rare occasion when I did no retrofitting but only did electrical repairs; central locking issues, instrument cluster fault, interior light problem, etc.

Tom could do with moving to Birmingham
Haha! Two things... 1) As a fellow North West owner, I know you'd not like that one bit, John! 2) As it happens, my sister is in the process of buying her first house in Birmingham. It's on a cul-de-sac, and has a small garage, so an occasional midlands-based electricals/retrofits/upgrades station is in the pipeline.

Cheers,

Tom
 
Many thanks for the kind - and humorous! - review. Despite the rain, I had a great day working on your A2. Many thanks for making the long drive.


Today, believe it or not, was a rare occasion when I did no retrofitting but only did electrical repairs; central locking issues, instrument cluster fault, interior light problem, etc.


Haha! Two things... 1) As a fellow North West owner, I know you'd not like that one bit, John! 2) As it happens, my sister is in the process of buying her first house in Birmingham. It's on a cul-de-sac, and has a small garage, so an occasional midlands-based electricals/retrofits/upgrades station is in the pipeline.

Cheers,

Tom
Tom,
That’s great to know for us A2 owners in the midlands.
The guru Tom ( timmus )
 
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A big thanks for that, did you order them from Audi or on online supplier?
 
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