Cheers for the replies.

I think i'll go down this route for now if the car goes up for sale.

I have already treated the rust spot with some ACF-50 to stop it from getting any worse. I'll keep an eye out on it for the time being.

Re the 'key' mark. Unfortunately it is too deep to polish out ...

Hi,

I'm currently exploring the possibility of having to sell the X5 (emmigration to the US).

Admitedly i'm a little lazy when it comes to cleaning the car but when looking over the car last weekend, I noticed a little rust on the rear door (drivers side) just along the widow seal (about the size ...

My car's a 57 plate 3.0d with c70k on the clock...It has a main dealer history and I was quoted the following for my service and MOT which is due next month:

MOT @ £54.85
Oil and Micro Filter Service @ £363.80
Vehicle Servce Check @ £144.00

I've looked around for some recommended indi's instead ...

Yep difnately a good result in the end.

£414 was broken down as £90 diagnosis and £324 to supply and fit the battery. I asked for a copy of the bill but they were not keen on giving me a copy with how much they charged Audi though...i have a feeling it was somewhat less!

Just a quick update.  Car went into BMW yesterday after the AA kindly gave a boost for the 3rd time!

A new battery fitted as the old one wasn't holding its charge.

Grateful to Leeds Audi who covered what would have been a £414 bill 

Yep I have heard the battery will need to be "paired" to the car...it's booked in at a local Sytner for tomorrow morning as the selling dealer (Sytner Audi) have said they will cover the cost on the battery...makes it easier as they invoice Audi direct :)

With regards to the AA, I called them last ...

Ok, makes sense...probably a bad cell so it no longer holds it's charge...

I think it's the original that came with the car so it's approaching 5 years now.

I just want to be able to start the car...i feel bad calling the AA out for the 3rd time just to give me a boost so I can start it...although ...

Came back to the car last night to find the battery had dropped to just under 10v.

Put it on charge overnight and this morning it read 11.7v...not sure if this is because I had the charger on the wrong setting though...needless the say the car wouldn't start so i chose the correct setting this time ...

Mailed the dealer to tell them the car will be going in for diagnosis this Friday.

They came back and said they will cover the cost of the battery if it needs replacing...result

Yep i've been reading any fault that appears within 6 months is deemed to be present at point of sale.

Got issues with my battery going flat now...what are the chances I can get this covered by the dealer too?? I know this is excluded under the WMS warranty.

The warranty is part of the Sytner Select used car program underwritten by WMS / VGS group.

Basically they agreed to cover £284 of the c£1500 bill I was expecting...however, Leeds Audi stepped in to ensure I did not have to pay a penny 

Thanks for the info.

It could be as you said with the dealers as the car was at there for almost 2 weeks whilst the suspension was being sorted.

I'll charge it overnight tonight and see what that does as according to the charger I have, when the car is off, it shows a next to 0 amp draw ...

Having only picked up the car from BMW after major suspension failure, less than a week in the next fault has reared its head.

After using the car on Monday (for an hour journey each way), the car was parked up for 3 days...come Friday, it's started on the buzzer and drove it to the shops 10 mins ...

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£1500 for that lot sounds a lot, but thats BMW pricing sadly, charging fortunes as usual.

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It was interesting to see that what I was to be charged £1300 for (as the cost of the air spring was covered by the warranty company), was charged to the selling dealer as £750 ...

Speaking to BMW they told me there was some corrosion which may have weakened the springs enough for them to snap...I was a little surprised to find out they'd both gone though...

I don't think the bumpy roads and wealth fo speed bumps around here helped matters either although I did use to take it ...