quattro Digest, Vol 136, Issue 18

[Tihol Tiholov]

Holy crap!  Occasionally I have an urge to get another Audi. But posts like
> this remind me why I sold my last one and haven’t gotten another.
>
> May your A6 now treat you as well as you treat it.
>
> —
> Kent McLean
> ’02 VW Beetle TDI and lots of ex-Audis, including Bad Puppy
>

 > Sounds like part of the anti theft immobilizer system. Any recent
vehicle will be subject to these kinds of issues.

AFAIK or remember reading, VAG products 2004+ need this reprogramming of
certain modules, done only at dealerships by the car talking directly to
HQ. Not sure, if all brands or all markets. It's why I'm eyeing Audi Avants
up to 2003 MY.

Tihol
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