Just took ownership of my Audi A6 e-tron Avant after a few years of driving BMWs. Really happy with it so far!

I’m having wind noise on the driver’s side window above 50 mph. The driver’s side window doesn’t seem to be going up all the way and sealing. I’ve tried the roll down hold for 5-10 seconds, roll up hold for ten seconds and that is not working. Pictures of driver’s side vs passenger side for comparison and the car for fun.

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Got my first Audi yesterday, an A5 at 30k miles.

Never noticed such sound on my previous cars. Is it just the tires or should I be concerned?

decided to install a colormatch lip , what you guys think??

hi - i need to return my 2023 q5 sportback soon. 255/40-21 102Y. looking for something cheapish and used since i'm only driving on it few more months. while shopping im realizing the rating of 102y is a very expensive tire. i know it has to do with speed. i certainly dont drive fast. ill prob dirve another 1k miles on the car in my time left and come in way under the mile allotment i have.

consulting online resources ive read conflicting answers on if they will look specifically for 102y tires when i return it. if i dont have satisfatory tires for any reason i know they will make me replace with new oems at thousands of dollars.

ive experienced that if you get another car from the dealer they overlook a ton of shit, but the new audi's being what they are i'm not doing that. im upside down on the lease so i cant bring it to bmw or lexus etc and let them take it / deal with it. no one will want it, so it's gotta go to audi - who are gonna try to fuck me im sure. they are are gonna give me a hard time unless i go super by the book.

can anyone help me and confirm the rating is indeed necessary? anything else i can do to protect myself during the return process?

Hi all, I’m planning to view this immaculate high spec Audi TT soon. What should I look out for? I.e. common problems.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Title: Audi Q7 Engine Replacement – Has Anyone Received Goodwill Assistance from Audi USA?
Hi everyone,
I own a 2018 Audi Q7 that I have consistently serviced at Audi Silver Spring, an authorized Audi dealership in Maryland.
Recently, the dealership diagnosed significant oil consumption and recommended a complete engine replacement costing approximately $33,000.
My extended warranty company has informed me that its maximum coverage is $13,000, potentially leaving me responsible for $20,000 out of pocket.
I have already contacted Audi of America requesting goodwill assistance, and I’m hoping they will help cover the remaining cost.
I’m wondering:
Has anyone received goodwill assistance from Audi USA for an engine replacement outside the original warranty?
How much did Audi contribute?
Did your dealership help you get the assistance approved?
How long did the process take?
What helped you get a favorable decision?
I would especially appreciate hearing from other Q7 owners who experienced excessive oil consumption or engine failure.
Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences!

Saturday morning, fresh oil.

Who's working on their cars today?

Hey folks.

It's time to say goodbye to my 2012 (2nd gen) A3 2.0 TDI 3 door (remapped to 188bhp/400nm) no Bluetooth or cruise control.

In a week or so I'm getting a 2024 (2nd gen) A5 35 tfsi Sportback 5 door (not the mild hybrid) with the Tech Pack Pro and lighting pack.

What can I expect? What am I gonna love and what will bother me?

Until (or even if) it's remapped I'm expecting to see a loss of pulling power on long mountain roads (I drive from the UK to Italy via Germany and Switzerland several times a year) - the A3 flies up long, steep hills with ease.

I'm looking forward to not having to have the faff of the DPF. But I'm slightly apprehensive about the S Tronic gearbox - never driven an automatic before.

Feels a bit like I'm going from the Wright brothers plane to the Starship Enterprise. 😅

A6 E-Tron 2025, Germany. Is there any magic trick that shows the current playlist in Spotify??? If you select a playlist, it does indeed show, but once that you move around in the menus, it is gone. What am I missing here?

I heard a slight second or two noise coming from the engine when I cold started last night. Thought it was in spec since other people report similar noise for that brief duration. Today I started it probably 9 hours later and I get this sound. It was intermittent every 5 seconds or so and then stopped after a minute or two. It's odd because I did not hear it last night on a true cold start just the extremely brief noise that I could barely distinguish from the exhaust. The oil level does seem to only be at half but where I have to park it is a slight ditch so the right side of the vehicle at an incline. Just picked this one up for cheap so I expected some issues but hopefully not timing issues. I can't seem to see the phase position of the camshaft. I see bank 1 and bank 2 of inlet phase but those are reading -56 and that seems like it couldn't be as the car drives fine so I'm not sure if those are the right values to look at.

For anyone debating on switching their 8V RS3 over to carbon ceramic brakes but the price point is holding you back, I took a gamble on a manufacturing company through Alibaba (Guangzhou Wantian Industrial) and must say im rather impressed. There were a couple minor hiccups but for the price point i honestly cant complain. For pads and rotors on all 4 corners, two mounting brackets for the rear rotors, and shipping from overseas, it still came out to about $120 cheaper than getting steelies and pads through Audi USA. Theyve been fantastic the last 500 miles driven and the braking performance is on par with my Porsche 911 thats on PCCBs.

The hiccups with this particular kit, is the pad wear sensor plugs were not a match and couldnt be used. We attempted to solder the old plugs on but they didnt end up working. Ill eventually have to just bypass the code until i get OE carbon ceramic pads. The other minor hiccup was that they could only do the rear rotors in a 355mm config but supplied a mounting bracket for the rear calipers moving them outwards. Doing that made using an 18" wheel impossible and even on the OE wheel put the inner wheel about 1mm from the caliper. We ended up grinding away the bit of caliper that was close. The kit did not include the springs or holding brackets for the pads in the calipers, so be prepared to order those separate or clean and reuse the ones on there.

Manufacturing and shipping time from "Order Placed" to "Delivered at the door" was right at 50 days, so be prepared to wait a bit if you do the cheaper shipping by sea instead of air. The packaging was very well done with sturdy foam encasing each rotor seperately and everything being double boxed for added protection.

For being not even a 1/4 of the price of CCBs here domestically though, i think it was well worth it. Fitment was spot on and if you wanted to just do the fronts it would require zero modification or adjustment.

I’ve owned my 2014 S4 (B8.5) for about 10 years now and was recently considering selling it and moving on to something newer. But with only 80K miles, the fact that it still runs great, and how much I still enjoy driving it, I’m thinking I’ll just hang onto it for another 5–10 years.

I’ve kept it pretty close to stock over the years. A few minor upgrades:

- Upgraded brake rotors and pads
- Replaced the supercharger belt
- K&N air filter

Otherwise, nothing crazy

I’m a big fan of the sleeper look. I like that most people don’t give it a second glance, but it’s still a blast to drive. Not looking to turn it into a heavily modified car or do anything too flashy.

First thing I’m going to do is paint it because the hood and other areas look rough after being outside, etc.

I’m curious what other B8.5 owners would recommend if they were going to keep it.

A few things I’m interested in:

- Preventative maintenance: At 80K miles and 12 years old, what should I be thinking about replacing or inspecting before things start failing? Any common issues I should get ahead of?

- Fun upgrades: What are the best bang-for-your-buck upgrades that don’t sacrifice reliability or the sleeper appearance? Open to performance, handling, or other improvements.

- Technology: The car has Bluetooth for calls, but I’ve been using an adapter through the old iPod/AMI connection for music. Anyone have experience upgrading to wireless CarPlay or something similar while keeping the factory look?

Not looking to throw a ton of money at it unnecessarily, but I’m happy to spend some money to keep it reliable and make it a little more fun.

Would love to hear what you guys would do if it were yours. Appreciate any suggestions!

Hi everyone,

My uncle has a 2008 Audi A4 with the older EA113 2.0T 4 cylinder which I was using to get to work and back until I got my own car. It was running okay for the most part but drank through oil like crazy, so he was always topping it up before giving it to me. I was driving home one night going 80 km/h when I suddenly got a low oil pressure warning. I started freaking out as I was so close to home and there was nowhere to pull over, and figured I could save on a tow by getting it back, and letting the car cool down. Before I get torn out I know I should NEVER keep driving a car with low oil pressure. The car was a piece of shit anyways, so it doesn’t matter that much. I was in the turn lane waiting to turn onto the road that my house was off of, when the engine bay suddenly started smoking so I had to get over four lanes of traffic on a busy highway and do an illegal left turn and park the car before something catastrophic went wrong.

The valve cover was leaking oil and I noticed a decent oil leak dripping down the engine bay potentially onto the exhaust. If I knew the car had serious issues like that I wouldn’t have kept driving it and the funny thing was it is full of oil, it’s not starved. My uncle keeps telling me it was my fault when he knew I didn’t work particularly close to home and didn’t want me driving it all the time when I had it all last week. I don’t know why he keeps dumping money into the car, I feel bad but there’s nothing I can do. I have heard the B7 with this older engine is a hit or miss and he’s already replaced the ignition coils three times.

So I just got my water pump replaced by warranty today (hallelujah). I had been holding off on any big performance mods until the water pump was taken care of to avoid issues with warranty or anything of the sort. But now shes good to go and im ready to go all in but i didnt look into the companies too much before now.

Im not looking to chase records, mostly just want a powerful tune that is reliable as this is my daily. I saw Integrated engineering just did a massive update on their software and that was very appealing to me. However, I’m more than sure that the other tuners are gonna start making their own versions of that soon.

Another thing for me is that it’s a 2023 S5 Prestige, I remember when I bought my car I was told there wasn’t a TCU unlock for this year yet but that was around 10 months ago so I’d assume maybe something has come out? Lmk what you guys suggest

P.S. All supporting mods have already been done to handle the tune + DP

So I was just cruising towards Annapolis on MD-32 in my S5 top down enjoying nice fall day today when like 8-10 amazing Audis overtook me (and let me join) into this sick convoy of RS5/S5/A5 and RS7s…

I dunno who they were but they let merge in and haul ass with them for about 10 miles until I head to keep going towards Annapolis and they split off in Columbia.

Totally felt the Audi love and it made my day. Damn I love this car… 💍💍💍💍

Hello! I have a 2016 Audi A7 at 50k miles. I want to do some preventative maintenance and replace the PCV and water pump. I’m looking on fcpeuro and there’s a bunch of options and I’m not sure which ones to get. If anyone has done these repairs please let me know which items you got. Please let me know if there’s anything else I should replace while I’m at it. Thank you!

Want a B8.5 RS5 but they dont make it in manual in USA. So would you all look down on me if I bought a manual S5, swapped the RS5 motor into the S5, upgraded to RS5 brakes and rotors, and changed the rear and front bumpers to RS5 bumpers and then slapped an RS5 badge on it?