Hi Guys,
Big time lurker here, but would appreciate any help i can get.
Due to a hell of a year last year, i've neglected my poor stag and only serviced her once.
Now as things would have it, i cannot afford to keep it so i have to sell her, but i want to fix a couple of things first. As i'm not much of a DIY guy, i need to take it places to get things fixed, but i don't wanna take it just anywhere and am looking for recommendations from those in the know.
I live on the northern beaches of Sydney. Its a 2001 RS4-S.. Pretty much stock standard apart from a couple of minor mods
1. The rust under the side mirrors is a problem and i need to get that fixed on both sides. I'm figuring this will be expensive because they will have to match the pearl white paint, expecting about a $1,000 for this.
2. Both my front power windows don't work. First it was my driver side window which slowed down over about a month and then didn't move at all. When i tried to pull the door apart to find out what the offending part was, i wrecked the front passenger window as well. So i'd rather get someone to fix that than break anything else.. I'm figuring this will be fairly expensive as well, a few hundred $ at least.
3. There's an excellent thread on here about a random shuddering problem.. which i seem to experience sometimes in second gear. I'm putting it down to a front end issue, i'm thinking this could be quite expensive to fix as the problem could be a number of different things so i might just warn the buyer of this because its not getting worse.
4. A good service centre with people that know their stageas. I need a good service with proper oils. I need new front pads, and a new battery. I've got a great mechanic but the poor guy knows nothing about imports..
I would love to DIY with a lot of things, but i just do not have the time and i hate to not look after her. Any help and recommendations are really appreciated!!
Cheers!