Servicing recommendations

[cidered]

Apologies for posting this on the wrong board - but getting the right service is pretty important to me, and this board seems to get the most hits (besides - next car will definitely have an 'R' in its name, so that counts for something, eh?!)



Hi there,

Last October I became the proud owner of a Quartz grey S4 – and very lovely it is too.

However, now it needs a service – and seeing how well the last owner cherished it, I’m keen to get it done properly. To that end – could anyone recommend a good audi dealer for an S4 service in any of the following areas:

Berkshire (anywhere near Maidenhead)
Bristol
South London (nearer Tooting the better).

Fountain for Audi are only 20 mins down the road from where I’m working at the moment – they seem to specialise in S cars. Anybody used them for a service?

Couple more questions:

1. I’ve always had difficultly getting a smooth gear change from 1st to 2nd – I always get a ‘lurch’ unless taking it very steady (and I don't think this is the 'normal' S4 1st to 2nd crunch everyone gets). Dos this suggest a new clutch is needed? Or could a clever bloke with a spanner just set it up differently?
2. At the back of most car mags there’s an ad for a tuner somewhere Birmingham that offers (amongst other things) “Blisten lowered springs” which promises to cure vague steering. Would anybody recommend these?

Thanks for any help – and if you ever see S842 SBE on the roads, gis a wave.

Cheers,

[Thorney]

I use Amersham Audi - nice peeps and seem to do a good service.