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  1. Swap the rears onto the front and see what happens. If it still pulls, go ask the service manager to do an alignment.
  2. Viking

    New motor.

    So, the overall spec of the car. 3.0 ltr TDI, 245 bhp, S line, Quattro, S Tronic gearbox, Drive select (givesvyou options for sport, economy, comfort), keyless entry & start, heated & electric adjustable seats, heated folding mirrors, sat nav, built in hard drive, sd card slot, dvd drive. Just ordered an Android Auto interface which will give wireless Android Auto & Apple Carplay. Really nice to drive, plenty quick enough and more economical than the Kuga it replaced.
  3. Viking

    New motor.

    The pollen filter was as bad as the air filter. Replaced both today and also got the fuel filter to replace tomorrow.
  4. Viking

    New motor.

    Certainly is. I expected nothing less tbh.
  5. Viking

    New motor.

    The usual used car dealer attention to detail. Full service this weekend I guess (again).
  6. Viking

    New motor.

    Not quite. I couldn't get memory seats, but that's not really too much of an issue. Overall, with the service history, full mot, wheels refurbed and 4 nearly new tyres it was close enough. Keyless entry was the biggest one, I got that. As usual, they gave it a detail before they sold it, so that means spending the next few days doing it properly. The leather interior was greasy so I dunno what they applied to it, but I'll wash it all and condition it properly myself.
  7. Viking

    New motor.

    Finally... Picked this up yesterday.
  8. Sounds like there's gonna be some good BBQ evenings happening at some point. 😊
  9. Viking

    New motor.

    I guess it's a new thing, flagging it on MOT tests as the guy said he'd never seen it before. I don't want the emissions fix because the car is fine without it. Once you get the emissions fix it overworks the egr system and causes more frequent DPF regens. Essentially you end up burning more fuel to reduce emissions. That can never be a good thing in my book...
  10. Viking

    New motor.

    No dice on viewing today, or indeed til next Thursday. Went in for MOT & passed with no advisories, but came back with a note on the MOT that there's an outstanding recall for the heater element electric connection. Is can wear through the insulation and possibly cause a fire. I knew about this already & had spoken to my local Audi dealer about getting it done. They said there's an emissions recall as well which I immediately said wouldn't be getting done. So now the dealer says they don't really like sending cars out with outstanding recalls so they would like to have it done themselves. After discussing it with him he's agreed to get it done down there and refuse the emissions fix. Makes it easier for me as I don't need to muck about up here with taxis, loan cars and suchlike. So next Wednesday it's booked in, will be with them for a day, so possibly ready for a week today pick up.
  11. Viking

    New motor.

    Well 10 days on and had a call from the seller. He's had it in for service and detailing, changed a tyre which had a cut in it (fitted a Uniroyal so I'm good with that), needs an MOT, and he's got to get the wheels refurbished as they're a bit scabby. He gave me the option of having them done now or he'd knock the price off the car if I wanted to take it as is. Looks like I should be going to have a look on Wednesday. If it's as it should be then the deal is as good as done.
  12. Viking

    New motor.

    Found one which sounds good, so put a deposit on it. More importantly the seller sounds good as well. Answered all my questions, didn't haggle over the price of my part ex (just said he'd give me what I was looking for which was WBAC and Autotraders valuation), getting it prepared and serviced / mot'd for next weekend hopefully.
  13. Viking

    New motor.

    Nope, nothing good coming up just at the moment. Checking a couple of times a day though. 😊
  14. Viking

    New motor.

    Found one yesterday, popped up on Autotrader with one picture and a good description. "Fully loaded" it promised... So I called and asked a few questions. He obligingly went to the car and sat in it while I said... "Does it have folding mirrors?". No "Does it have keyless entry and push button start?" No "Does it have electric memory seats?" It has electric lumbar adjustment. "Well, I guess it has heated seats at least?" Err... No... "Does it have sat nav?" No, I'm afraid not. "DAB radio?" No... "Well, how about cruise control?" Yes, it does have cruise control. So that'll be the fully loaded bit you're talking about then? 🫣
  15. I'm surprised actually. Last time I asked at Costco they didn't do repairs / punctures, so maybe they changed their policy. In any event, to be repairable it needs to be in the central 70% of the width of the tyre. Where the tyre starts and the sidwall ends is open for debate, but that (as you say) looks borderline. If it were me I'd take it to my friendly tyre fitter, andif he says yes then I'd fit it on the rear and be aware of pressures etc.
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