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I was at the auction. I knew the roof didn't go down and was pretty sure I knew why, hence why I bought it, thats how you get an edge. Other than this the car was an excellent example with no other faults apparent and no swimming pool. I agree, my mistake was allowing it to stay at the auction for ten days. This is simply a forum thread. On a forum we moan about things, let of steam...its the cyber version of being in the pub. Whether or not I make a profit will not change my life. Its taken 2 weeks and a lot of effort to dry it out. Seats out carpets out etc. The rear control ECU turned out to be fucked, but I got a used one for £130 and contrary to all the information, it turned out to be plug and play. I sourced the roof components including the chewed up drip trays for a very reasonable £320 from a Porsche main dealer. I now have the challenge of putting it back together which I am going to have a bash at. The only electrical issue which remains is the PCM which I am pretty sure is related to the battery being disconnected and hopefully something I can figure out. I'm cheesed off at being put in this position, but in a way its been strangely satisfying to overcome all the hurdles and get towards the point where I have one of the best examples of the model for its year on sale.

I can tell you....what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people......I will look for you, I will find you...

You've got my number and I have the number for most of the regulars on here. That's my back up plan.

He didn't bid online he was at the auction, read his initial post. OP I don't understand if you were there and knew the roof was inoperative why leave it there? I would have paid and taken it straight out.

We were caught out with a 2009 A5 about 6 years ago that was using 1 litre of oil every 150 miles. Purchased 1 week before BBC watchdog highlighted the issue. We called Audi uk and explained that as an 'Audi customer', we were 'very concerned' about the watchdog report, and we had also been experiencing these issues. Anyway, they booked us into a local Audi dealer, where long story short, they carried out a 5 grand engine rebuild under warranty. Good result for us!