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Post by Iain_S4 » Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:04 pm

1 Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - LETTER SENT, REPLY FROM R.STARKEY
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - both fronts and valves - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
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Post by lma07 » Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:59 pm

Got an acknowledgement letter today from audi. Thanks ARSEY4 for your template.
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Post by reevesroadster » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:32 pm

Had mine serviced at Bexley yesterday and got the all clear on the shocks.

I also had a recall on the fuel sender. (Mines a Nov 06 Avant).
Everyone is unique, just like you and me.
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Post by ARSEY4 » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:43 pm

lma07 wrote:Got an acknowledgement letter today from audi. Thanks ARSEY4 for your template.
No probs, im glad it got used.
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Post by APM » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:22 pm

Iain_S4 wrote:1 Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - LETTER SENT, REPLY FROM R.STARKEY
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - both fronts and valves - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
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Post by dubbers » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:07 pm

Iain_S4 wrote:40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
Mine was picked up today and taken to Audi's technical centre for repair.
07 B7 RS4 Avant - Misano Red
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Post by Puggers » Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:37 pm

1 Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - LETTER SENT, REPLY FROM R.STARKEY
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - both fronts and valves - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valves - went in for other warranty work and told shocks & valves need changing due to mods but currently I have no leaks!
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Post by ChrisRS4 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:14 am

21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
That's mine gone again. Highland Audi say the parts will be there tomorrow but their techs are away on holiday just now.

1 Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - LETTER SENT, REPLY FROM R.STARKEY
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - both fronts and valves - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
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Post by scoobyc » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:00 am

oh well at least highland audi will have a few under their belts WHEN mine starts to leak ;)
wait for it......
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Post by drcarrera » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:59 pm

How the hell can new shocks start leaking after only two months ? :shock:
Are the ones Audi are replacing even worse then the originals or something? Or is it that the dealers are screwing things up when doing the work ...
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Post by lma07 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:43 pm

Aberdeen audi have some sort of repressurising system now. I wasn't paying much attention so don't know anymore details.... sorry.
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Post by dom888 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:14 pm

1 Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - LETTER SENT, REPLY FROM R.STARKEY
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - both fronts and valves - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
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Post by mjc_rs4 » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:26 pm

1 Dom81 - Avant - 7,500 - Camberley - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
2 S4INT - Avant - 18,000 - Tonbridge - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
3 ARSEY4 - Saloon - 10,500 - Notts - March 08 - Fronts & Valve
4 mac4RS - Avant - 19,000 - Ipswich - May 08 - NSF Shock Absorber
5 4wheeldrift - Avant 07/57 - 3,300 - Leeds - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
6 dom888 - Avant - 21,000 - Milton Keynes - March 08 - O/S Front
7 RS4MAD - Saloon - 13,500 - Macclesfield - April 08 - NSR Shock Absorber
8 MrM - Avant - 9,900 - Teesside - Feb 08 - Fronts & rear valves
9 Caldy - Saloon - 2,500 - Newcastle - April 08 - O/S Front & Valve
10 Mgbruce - Avant - 21,000 - Aberdeen - may08 - Front & Valve
11 SR71 - Saloon - 10,800 - Cardiff - May 08 - OK
12 JackWood - Avant - 18,000 - Stockport - May 08 - Front & Valve-July 08 Valves and Hoses and fluid - LETTER SENT, REPLY FROM R.STARKEY
13 RJKFlyer - Saloon - 11,500 - Sussex - Jan-May08 (car off road at Dealer then Audi UK for whole period) Fronts then all four plus both valves
14 andymcg99 - Saloon - 13,500 - Cheshire - April 08 - Fronts & Valve
15 OliF-H - Saloon - 4,000 - Newbury - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
16 DrCarrera - Avant - 15,000 - Newbury - June 08 - Checked and OK - July 08 - Noticed slight leak from NSF - dealer checked again - "within acceptable parameters"
17 scoobyc - Avant - 25,000 - not checked (just out hospital) - but checked by non audi garage ok at 04/08
18 JHW - Saloon - 16,500 - Docklands - March 08- Front shock (near side) and valve
19 Marcus_RS4 - Saloon - 14,950 - Camberly - both fronts and valves - LETTER SENT, ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECIEVED
20 Softail - Saloon - 15,000 - Warrington - April 08 - Fronts and Valve
21 ChrisRS4 - Avant - 12,500 - Inverness - May 08 - Fronts & Valve, July 08 Fronts and Valve
22 Rotavirus - Avant - 25,000 - Coventry - May 08 - Fronts & Valve
23 Love_iTT - Cabriolet - 9,600 - Huntingdon - May 08 - Both Fronts & rear valves
24 Boysey - Avant - 11,800 - Yeovil - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
25 Booski - Avant - 19,500 - Huddersfield - Jun 08 - Both Fronts
26 mallinguard - Avant - 29,000 - Pentraeth - Fronts & Valve + 63,000 - L'Pool - Rears & Valve
27 marktowl - Saloon - 43,000 - Plymouth - Feb 08 - OK
28 Plodwyn - 5,700 - Pontypridd - July 06 - OK
29 MFire - Avant - 18,000 - Reading - May08 - Fronts and valve
30 PatrickRS4 - Avant - 19,800 - Camberley - Dec 07 - NSF
31 W8PMC - Saloon - 22,000 - Camberley - Mar 08 - Fronts and valve
32 PetrolDave - 22,300 - Camberley - May 08 - OK
33 Jezzer - 8,700 - Hitchin - June 08 - OK
34 Skip - 17000 - Saloon - OK
35 Hanbury – Saloon - 15,500 - May 08 - All four + 17,800 - June 08 - further new shocks required
36 PLG - Saloon - 25,000 - Amersham - Dec 08 - NSF + 30,000 - All
37 MEV - Avant - 11000 - Newbury - Jul 07 - Both front reported leaking
38 Chrisb - Avant - 14,500 - Sheffield - May 08 both fronts, back again fr more fronts
39 David_R - Saloon - 12600 - Reigate - July 08 both fronts - after check up by dealer
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
41 Scoobysnack - Saloon - 14650 - Camberley - Fronts and valve
42 LMA07 - Saloon - 10,352 - Aberdeen - July 08 - Checked and OK
43 Iain_S4 - Saloon - 16,087 - Highland Audi - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
44 APM march 06 saloon- 83K -APS Brackley -july08- KW v3's-drc gone
45 Puggers - Cabriolet - 10,214 - Croydon - July 08 - Both front shocks & valve
46 Dom888 - Avant - 22,000 - Camberley - July 08 - All four plus valves
47 Mjc_rs4 - Avant - 6200 - Exeter - OK
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Post by dubbers » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:25 pm

40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
Now returned from Audi Tech Centre and fixed.
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Post by Jezzer » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:28 pm

dubbers wrote:
40 dubbers - June 07 RS4 Avant - 19K miles from new - OSF Leaking. 90% motorway driving
Now returned from Audi Tech Centre and fixed.
Why was it fixed there and not the dealership?
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