I'm not loving my S5 at present. Not only has it developed an annoying rattle/clonking from the exhaust (to be investigated and no doubt remedied by APS next Weds - if it doesn't fall apart by then cos it's really, really loud and persistent and steadily getting worse) which my local Audi dealer diagnosed (at a cost of £70 - thank you vey much!) as the one of the Milltek baffles banging on the rear transmission housing - but leaving the office tonight, I had a whole new set of issues.
Reversing out of my parking space and then selecting first, I subconciously noticed that the gearchange graunched somewhat (more than usual - my gearchange has always been more notchy than Spinner's, whose car I drove a couple of weeks ago and whose change is like driving a hot thing through an easily melty thing).
At first didn't register with me, then I went for second and could barely select it. Same with third, fourth.....you get the picture.
Drove to the pub (20 miles or so) with the problem seemingly getting worse - had to force changes, even when double de-clutching. Parked nose-first up a slope, mindful that reverse was likely to be even more of an issue. As it was - I tried it once parked and couldn't select it. Tried other gears and required huge effort (to the sound of much mechanical 'noise') to get any gears. So left it and went in to be laughed at about how I drive a £45K car that's basically falling to pieces. Muse about what the cause may be and got lots of 'clutching at straws...'-type jokes. Ha ha. Phoned local Audi dealer, receptionist took a msg and promised someone would call me - they never did. Teutonic pricks.
Couple of shandies (about 90 mins) later, left the pub and miraculously, slotted straight into reverse and then first. Second then threw up a familiar challenge, as did third, and then on the journey home, a familiar pattern, although curiously, seemed marginally better. Still one sick car though....
Spent the journey thinking about how/where I could park without having to select reverse but when I got towards my drive, risked rolling-up onto the adjacent driveway (from which I could roll back if required) and tried reverse again. Went in, although not happily and I got the car rear-first onto the driveway.
So - any ideas? No evidence of fluid under the car, every gear seems affected, clutch pedal pressure seems relatively normal (and no symptoms evident when depressing).
This week, I am mostly hating Audis.....
(PS, just under 14K miles, one careful owner, etc....)
Reversing out of my parking space and then selecting first, I subconciously noticed that the gearchange graunched somewhat (more than usual - my gearchange has always been more notchy than Spinner's, whose car I drove a couple of weeks ago and whose change is like driving a hot thing through an easily melty thing).
At first didn't register with me, then I went for second and could barely select it. Same with third, fourth.....you get the picture.
Drove to the pub (20 miles or so) with the problem seemingly getting worse - had to force changes, even when double de-clutching. Parked nose-first up a slope, mindful that reverse was likely to be even more of an issue. As it was - I tried it once parked and couldn't select it. Tried other gears and required huge effort (to the sound of much mechanical 'noise') to get any gears. So left it and went in to be laughed at about how I drive a £45K car that's basically falling to pieces. Muse about what the cause may be and got lots of 'clutching at straws...'-type jokes. Ha ha. Phoned local Audi dealer, receptionist took a msg and promised someone would call me - they never did. Teutonic pricks.
Couple of shandies (about 90 mins) later, left the pub and miraculously, slotted straight into reverse and then first. Second then threw up a familiar challenge, as did third, and then on the journey home, a familiar pattern, although curiously, seemed marginally better. Still one sick car though....
Spent the journey thinking about how/where I could park without having to select reverse but when I got towards my drive, risked rolling-up onto the adjacent driveway (from which I could roll back if required) and tried reverse again. Went in, although not happily and I got the car rear-first onto the driveway.
So - any ideas? No evidence of fluid under the car, every gear seems affected, clutch pedal pressure seems relatively normal (and no symptoms evident when depressing).
This week, I am mostly hating Audis.....
(PS, just under 14K miles, one careful owner, etc....)
