Falling out with our A4 S-line Avant...

[crazant]

We bought a 32,000 mile 06 S-line 2.0 Tdi Avant a few months ago and to be honest we are not enjoying it at all. It just dosen't feel right, a few weeks after we got it it was hesitating while driving along, we managed to get it into Audi on the last day of the warranty, they said it was dragging a bit of oil through with the diesel or something so they changed a pump or two and did the latest software upgrade which has cured the hesitating but it is not what i would call a nice drive...
When in first it sets of and then dies , then when in second the turbo lag is terrible..Its just hard to drive nice and smooth.
On starting the engine shakes for a few seconds and the idle is lumpy..
Then this morning the air con/heating is only blowing air out of the 2 right vents ( warm from the left 2)

We have an extended warranty ( Third party) but are unsure as to what to do next, we got the car for a good price so may just get it right and sell it.

The car looks the bees knees but to be honest our old 130,000 Passat TDI felt just as nice to drive and that didn't cost us 11.5k...

Any thoughts to help me improve our first Audi experience...Re map etc...

Thanks A lot
Anthony

[randall977]

I'm having a simular experience with my 06 A4 Avant - a bit disappointed as it looks great and should be great but just doesn't really feel it...and the fuel economy...don't get me started! I'm thinking about remapping; after the hefty investment to buy the thing in the first place I'm lothed to sell it after just a few months. Only problem is £300-400 is a lot of money and the insurance will be affected.

[crazant]

Yep the fuel economy isn't brill, I put £22 in the other day and got about 170 miles out of it, 100 of which were gentle motorway miles, I'm beginning to think the 330d Touring was a better option...at least if the economy wasn't brill I'd have a big smile on my face doing it....

[bhprs]

hi

get a remap that will put a smile on your face .

[kodkod.84]

Or trade in and get a 2.0T Looking at your fuel consumption, the petrol isn't too bad 450-480 miles from a tank (70 litres)

[redducati]

To be honest I'm not 100% happy with my S-line. I loved the B5 1.9 Tdi we had before, it was such a reliable work horse. It had a whooping 250k on it when we sold it but the engine was spot on.
Maybe I was just expecting more. TBH if i hadnt spend £500 on a removable towbar and another £500 on BBS LM rep's then i would have downed it.

[szebe1983]

Well, I got my car back. It was fine for a day and a half before the rough idle returned with a vengeance. I called the workshop and we agreed that I would give it a good drive on the autobahn over the weekend. Somehow I doubt this will solve my problems. The senior tech said that there might still be still be some contaminants in the system. We'll see about that....

[crazant]

Hi thanks for the update, ours is due a service in the next few weeks, see if they can sort anything out , its going to Audi Sport in Gt Harwood so some fresh eyes might find something. Its only had its new tyres on for about 1000 miles and i'm sure i can see them wearing on the outside edge, we have had the tracking done etc... Given that we got the car at a good price a few months ago , I'm pretty sure we will get our money back so it might be move on time...
To be honest it doesn't drive any better than my old W reg Passat Tdi with 100k on it, and its cost me 10k more....
Cheers
Again
Anthony