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Well rather handily the garage that fitted the Ghost were also the only garage in the area to have access to the main dealer ODIS portal. So I had them code the vehicle, remove the ghost and 4 wheel align the car. The total came in at £350 for all of this so not to bad considering the removal of...

Final update on this guys. So the used steering rack was fitted and a few other things replaced. Tested the alternator and it ended up showing that it was operating correctly!? Had the car fully updated and coded for the rack and it’s working fine again now. Really all very odd but thankful...

So an update.... It appears we have located the original cause for the breakdown. The alternator with the vehicle running is only pushing 12v when it should be at a minimum 14v so that explains why the power gradually degraded in the car going from a yellow warning to a red warning. The...

Yes the steering rack is dead. After speaking with a few VAG specialists they have seen jump started VAG products numerous times end up with dead steering racks so this is not a new problem. The rack also denies communication with the car via diagnostics UNTIL the steering rack is unplugged...

I had the car recovered out of the dealers yesterday. The vehicle now starts and runs under its own power. They removed the steering rack that they fitted and replaced it with my original (none working rack) so that saved the whole argument that was going to come with that and them saying I...

it’s electric I believe...

It probably cost me £1000. had a 3 camera system. Since then I've found the beauty of Ring products and now have a ring floodlight camera for the back garden and a ring doorbell to complement my existing setup. I cannot recommend Ring products enough, very straight forward to install, the app is...

Ok so the finance company called me today and said that for any faults they are liable to step in for are those found within the first 6 months of my ownership. After this time any faults that occur with the vehicle are on my head and should (I think she said) be taken up with the retailer that...

See that's exactly the double standards I have come to realise exist over something like this. I can guarantee that's the salesman's viewpoint though. If he said that to his manager the response would probably be more corporate than helpful. However if you have a link to the forum that you have...

Yes it appears my options are dwindling quickly, at least I can say I have exhausted all avenues BEFORE pulling the car out of the dealer. I will update in the coming days with what's going on... Thanks again people for replying as you have done, for the most part the responses have been very...

So the RAC emailed me this morning... Dear Mr **** Following my previous correspondence, I have now completed my investigation into your concerns and welcome this opportunity to explain my findings. Our partner Burke Bros who attended your vehicle on 17 February 2021 has issued a report to me...

This was Auowatches response when I emailed them as well.... Hi ***, I am really sorry to hear about the ridiculous stance Audi have taken when you are supposed to be a valued Audi customer. We unfortunately do not have an Audi approval or any car manufacturers approvals for that matter but...

Well I would certainly prefer to have the car back and was initially thinking about going and getting the vehicle recovered to another garage to have it assessed. This would have then presented other issues because the RAC could then say 'well its not where it was before it left and other things...

No nothing as of yet. RAC have replied and are taking it seriously it seems. They are awaiting a report from the recovery agent which is bound to say 'we didn't do it'...

exactly this. It stops someone standing outside my house with a computer stealing my car... It doesn’t stop main dealers being dorks though

I suppose that could be one way of looking at it. In the meantime the house alarm is going off, my wife would be kicking off, etc, etc. I have no doubt that if a knife is against my throat for the car I'm helping them take it but your going to have to be pretty clued up to come into my house...

Its a black edition as well.... Trust me this car would have no problem disappearing and my little town has had its own spate of car thefts over the years. For my M5 they came into the house for the keys but didn't come upstairs. The guys that came for that knew exactly what they were doing as...

Yes I think you have a point. Car alarms have been fitted for years to vehicles to stop them being stolen, how can this be seen as being a negative? I've had people in this thread calling me an idiot for wanting to protect something that I 'own' with an immobiliser. Saying I should happily use...

I'm waiting for the RAC to come back to me. I'm going to give them a call on Monday to see if they have a response for me. Meanwhile the car remains at the dealership...

Appreciate that, thanks.