Anybody know anything about cars?????!!

I would suggest Indie and make sure you regularly change the oil most importantly.VAG have produced some really duff engines over the last few years with tandem fuel pumps 

connected to oil pumps and brake vacuum systems.Ive repaired a good few over the last few years

that have balance shaft issues that need to replaced. An engineering company (I use, only one I know of)

in the UK has re engineered the shaft with a larger hex rod and hardened composite to keep the problem from re arising which is most definitely has.

The oil is so so important as they coke up strainers in the sump if they go beyond service intervals.(all VAG)Results are low oil pressure. and blown engines.This where they have you by the cojones,(dealers)

for warranty. anything over 6 years is indie time.Just make sure you have a good one.

 

Depends if its an essential journey or not....

Will be fine to drive under normal conditions, try to avoid hard braking tho just to be extra safe and don’t leave it long getting it sorted 

 

Petrol or Diesel BSM?

does the wife know this time?

Audi are still doing some fixes on the oil consumption problem on the 2.0 TFSI and some 1.8's too, even if they're way out of warranty. It's being kept quiet though. It's engines between 2007 and early 2012 that are affected, as far as I know. If you think you have it, they top your car up  and get you to drive 600 miles and if you've burnt more than 1 litre of oil, they take it in and  I think give you new rings and adjust internal engine pressure. If it persists, there's a second fix they do and then if that doesn't work, they drop in a new engine. It all depends on who you're going through apparently and whether they got their leg over the night before, but Audi will pay for some, or all of the fix. Having a full Audi service history is a crucial factor in how much 'goodwill' they're willing to give you, from what I've seen. Mad though that they even think that 1 litre of oil per 601 miles is somehow ok and within  acceptable limits. Sounds mental to me.

I'm hoping this car holds its value a bit better as it's the only petrol quattro A5 from its age that I've seen or know of here and given the trim it came with and the way diesel is going, it might be worth a bit more to somebody out there when the time comes to selling it, Who knows