This is pathetic.
29-08-2009, 09:21 PM
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This is pathetic.
Last two weeks the A3 tdi has been cutting out now n then at junctions, then the glow plug light started flashing on our way to skegness last saturday, so il pulled over, turned engine off. Tried to start it, it sounded like a tractor 
Tried again fired up as normal, off we went, no toruble. Tuesday Lindsay rings, the glow plug light is on again and another one 
So next day she rings Audi, who decide to send someone out as it may not be safe for Lindsay to drive - fair enough 
Bloke puts it on tester and says 'ah, have you changed the left brake bulb recently?' Lindsay says well my husband did yes. Bloke said thats your problem, its still registering a fault with the brake light, which registers a fault with the braking system and reduces power etc...So she says so what do we have to do when a bulb goes? Get us out or take it to Audi he says Sorry, but thats just a joke! Glad im going back to the blue oval on 2nd sept Or are all new cars like this now?
Tried again fired up as normal, off we went, no toruble. Tuesday Lindsay rings, the glow plug light is on again and another one So next day she rings Audi, who decide to send someone out as it may not be safe for Lindsay to drive - fair enough Bloke puts it on tester and says 'ah, have you changed the left brake bulb recently?' Lindsay says well my husband did yes. Bloke said thats your problem, its still registering a fault with the brake light, which registers a fault with the braking system and reduces power etc...So she says so what do we have to do when a bulb goes? Get us out or take it to Audi he says Sorry, but thats just a joke! Glad im going back to the blue oval on 2nd sept Or are all new cars like this now?
29-08-2009, 09:35 PM
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Luckily its still under warranty but even so!
29-08-2009, 09:46 PM
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Bloody hell, I've heard it all now!!! 
That's not real!
Most over active traction control I've ever experienced was on an Audi A2.... throw it into a bend and it virtually kills all power until you totally straighten up again
I'll stick to 70s and 80s cars thanks, 90s at a push but I'm never buying anything newer, ever!
That's not real!
Most over active traction control I've ever experienced was on an Audi A2.... throw it into a bend and it virtually kills all power until you totally straighten up again
I'll stick to 70s and 80s cars thanks, 90s at a push but I'm never buying anything newer, ever!
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29-08-2009, 10:42 PM
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thats what i thought, i mena they're going to need all kinds of relays and shit to make that work so why not just not bother? it came up as a bode on the ecu too when the bulbs went, how thick do you need to be to have to draw a code to fix a bulb?
29-08-2009, 10:51 PM
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i allways gound that waiting to get pulled for it worked fine lol, i got pulled outside my local motorfactors for having a bulb out, changed it there and then, the copper was fucking praising me lol
29-08-2009, 10:58 PM
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29-08-2009, 11:04 PM
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my mate autobiography range rover tells you when a bulbs gone but you dont need to reset the ecu just give u a warning message when u fire her up even tells u if the trailer you have on has a bulb out which i think is good but if i get told ive got 1 out on the st i change it asap as i may be leaving the pub after a few and it gives them an excuse to pull me
29-08-2009, 11:06 PM
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my mate autobiography range rover tells you when a bulbs gone but you dont need to reset the ecu just give u a warning message when u fire her up even tells u if the trailer you have on has a bulb out which i think is good but if i get told ive got 1 out on the st i change it asap as i may be leaving the pub after a few and it gives them an excuse to pull me
29-08-2009, 11:59 PM
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a 19 year old girl got killed up here the other day, i wouldnt say i knew her but i hung round with her a few times, really drills home the fact that she's gone and isnt coming back
her new drunk boyfriend drove her car into a fence, hes still critical
her new drunk boyfriend drove her car into a fence, hes still critical
30-08-2009, 12:01 AM
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Sapphires/Sierras/Cavaliers and i'm sure many many more had bulb out indicators years ago, you didn't need to rest any ECUs when replacing a bulb on them did you??
Step backwards possibly?
Step backwards possibly?
30-08-2009, 12:09 AM
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look stop worrying as i aint got a car on the road atm my st is out of mot needs 4 tyres and a steering pump and the escort well its been on the farm for 6 months or more i aint driven for yonks
30-08-2009, 12:12 AM
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30-08-2009, 12:16 AM
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Last two weeks the A3 tdi has been cutting out now n then at junctions, then the glow plug light started flashing on our way to skegness last saturday, so il pulled over, turned engine off. Tried to start it, it sounded like a tractor Tried again fired up as normal, off we went, no toruble. Tuesday Lindsay rings, the glow plug light is on again and another one So next day she rings Audi, who decide to send someone out as it may not be safe for Lindsay to drive - fair enough Bloke puts it on tester and says 'ah, have you changed the left brake bulb recently?' Lindsay says well my husband did yes. Bloke said thats your problem, its still registering a fault with the brake light, which registers a fault with the braking system and reduces power etc...So she says so what do we have to do when a bulb goes? Get us out or take it to Audi he says Sorry, but thats just a joke! Glad im going back to the blue oval on 2nd sept Or are all new cars like this now?
Tried again fired up as normal, off we went, no toruble. Tuesday Lindsay rings, the glow plug light is on again and another one So next day she rings Audi, who decide to send someone out as it may not be safe for Lindsay to drive - fair enough Bloke puts it on tester and says 'ah, have you changed the left brake bulb recently?' Lindsay says well my husband did yes. Bloke said thats your problem, its still registering a fault with the brake light, which registers a fault with the braking system and reduces power etc...So she says so what do we have to do when a bulb goes? Get us out or take it to Audi he says Sorry, but thats just a joke! Glad im going back to the blue oval on 2nd sept Or are all new cars like this now? Either way it's just money for the car makers to try an get back through dealers. Piss take but true
30-08-2009, 11:09 AM
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ADE: I like modern cars, far more reliable, especially a good feeling if they are under warranty still, I'd not trade my new M3 for an 90's car unless it was a macca f1, however I appreciate that they become hard to maintain if u are wanting to do home mechanics on a budget.
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30-08-2009, 11:18 AM
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30-08-2009, 11:21 AM
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Having had to tell one of my soldiers parents that her son had just died because of drink driving is something I would not wish on my worst enemy...he was 19. Your attitude stinks and the above comment is spot on....it's twats like you that will kill someone else and walk away unscathed....oh and then of course it won't be your fault......obviously.
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