can you imagine the bill!

[neilparf]

Audi parts do carry 2 years warranty.

Just read this thread - christ, time to go nuclear...

Everything crossed for you...

[CellDamage]

Wow, bad luck. Sounds like the light is at the end of the tunnel hopefully.

[CycleSi]

Where has the video disappeared to?

I wanted to show it to somebody

[DuncanF]

The vid was taken down by the poster after I used it to have a pop at Audi Watford. Their MD called me to discuss things generally and the matter of the vid came up. I was happy for it to be up there, and he would have been OK with it staying up, negative comments included. His tech decided to pull it.

[DuncanF]

So, 127 days after the accident the car is ready to be picked up. I'm down to Audi on Monday to meet an inspector from the insurance company and Audi Watford's chief tech. Fingers crossed that it will all AOK. Im trying not to get too up about it just in case there is another glitch ...

[Ellis]

This sounds very similar to a 409 day insurance claim saga I had in relation to a 15 year old Subaru Impreza.

Glad to hear things are on the up. Hope all is well when you see it next.

[DuncanF]

So, 127 days after the accident the car is ready to be picked up. I'm down to Audi on Monday to meet an inspector from the insurance company and Audi Watford's chief tech. Fingers crossed that it will all AOK. Im trying not to get too up about it just in case there is another glitch ...

Well I took it for a 15 mile test drive with an inspector from the insurance company. All was good. So I paid my bills and took it the five miles home.

Sadly I only made four miles before the EMU light came on so it's now back at Audi Watford while they try to figure out the cause of a fuel flow imbalance across the banks.

I seriously don't know whether to laugh or cry ...

[irishmike]

Ah ffs man, that must be a killer. It's been some saga so far and hopefully it's something simple...
You'd really have to question the ability of the technicians who worked on the car.

[RS4_Ollie]

You'd really have to question the ability of the technicians who worked on the car.

I guess that's why the youtube vid has been removed

[DuncanF]

You'd really have to question the ability of the technicians who worked on the car.

I guess that's why the youtube vid has been removed

That was removed when I used the comments to vent my spleen and name/shame Audi Watford the first time I went to pick up the "repaired" car in mid-April.

[DuncanF]

Ah ffs man, that must be a killer. It's been some saga so far and hopefully it's something simple...
You'd really have to question the ability of the technicians who worked on the car.

Apparently it is. They applied the magic spray and found a vacuum fault in some pipe. New part arrived today and I'm told I should be back in the car on Friday after an extensive road test.

I'm musing when the next fault will bubble up. The first attempted collection failed after 5 metres, the last after 5 miles. The next ... after 5 days? Who knows?

[DuncanF]

Well Watford Audi put on 90 miles in their test drive yesterday and it didn't skip a beat. I'm more than happy for them to do that just to really make sure all is OK.

Fingers crossed this story is coming to an end now!

[marc1]

Patience of a Saint. Good luck Duncan.

[DuncanF]

Oh! And to answer the thread title re: the bill ... I am in to the tune of £500 insurance excess plus £244 for a new clutch. Audi Watford are owed in excess of £14k, of which the insurance company only approved around £10.5k. Plus the depreciation on an A6 which I've had for three months/2500 miles.

Due to the hassle, Audi have offered me a complimentary one year full Audi Warranty, paid for the MOT and put the car under the Audi Warrantied MOT scheme, completed the due intermediate service FOC, and chucked in some new number plates.

When all is said and done I don't see much change out of £20K on all parties ... which is the estimated value (by the insurance company) of the car. But I will end up with a car that is either perfect to keep, because of all the warranties and 80% new engine/clutch, or perfect to sell, for the same reasons.

Off to pick her up (finally??? ) in an hour.

[Shinobi675]

Good luck mate, I really hope it works out well this time!