I've just bought an Audi A6 2.5 Diesel Avant from Car Giant in London. As it was an ex fleet car, the service book and handbook were both missing. Anyone got any ideas where I could get the handbook at a sensible price? Also wouldn't mind a copy of the service manual on CD?
Many thanks
Jim Bradshaw
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Not sure about the service manual on CD, but possibly eBay.
The handbook though - try an Audi dealer, who may well not be as dear as you might think, or failing that, have a look on ebay. If you've got a breakers yard nearby that breaks a lot of late model cars, then it'd be worth giving them a go - also an Audi specialist breakers may flog you the complete set of books for a reasonable price.
AstraVanMan ( snipped-for-privacy@Whataloadofforeskinbollocks.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
This certainly does not follow. The XM was ex-lease, and contained handbook, service book and full maintenance printout from the lease company.
Service manual's available from Robert Bentleys
It's normal to have a lease company expenditure printout for the car, and service book. Lease companies I've dealt with in the past have thrown a wobbly if the car is returned without a fully stamped up service book. Any clues as to the previous driver/user to ask them whether they have it at home?
If you know where the car was serviced you could phone and ask them whether they could provide a duplicate service book (at a cost probably) or just note down services as they read them out. If you don't know where it was serviced you could try Audi customer services to see if there have been any claims under warranty for the car, and then which dealer made the claim. Contact that dealer and ask if it was serviced there too.
Ebay or scrapyards/Findapart for the handbook?
Doctor D ( snipped-for-privacy@nospam.f.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
I wonder what mileage it left the lease with, and what it has now...?
That was my thought too. AFAIK most supermarkets like Cargiant buy from auction rather than direct from fleets. I wonder if this is one of the thousands of cars that leave a fleet with huge mileage, go via auction to a "dealer" who never registers them, gives them a haircut, "loses" the service history and then gives it a fresh MOT with the new mileage and puts it back into an auction under a Mickey Mouse name usually with mileage not warranted.
Doctor D ( snipped-for-privacy@nospam.f.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Got to be worth a phone call to the lease company - I presume they're the previous keeper on the V5?
You're assuming it's not given a haircut before the lease company sees it again.
True. A branch manager for one of the smaller "daily" rental chains was telling me they often have to get mileages reduced before cars go back to the manufacturers after their 9 months on hire.
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