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Wife has 2011 A3 TDI. Experienced HPFP at 78K, leaving us stranded in the desert 200 miles from home on Christmas day 2013. Inconvenience aside, all was well since dealer replaced everything, no questions asked, even though we were out of warranty due to mileage. Apparently VW/Audi are pretty sensitive to the HPFP problem now and try to keep it quiet.
Nice little car. Bought it thinking fuel mileage and engine longevity. Suspect the tranny will be the weak link in the future. Wish it was a manual (Audi only offers the evil Tip with TDI).
The current emissions flap doesn't bother me. The govt. told VW the car had to produce particular emissions under a specified test condition. VW complied. That they were maybe a little (OK, a lot) sneaky about how they complied? Well, that's just what people do. Somewhat like Porsche complying with FIA standards when it unveiled 25 "production car" 917s in 1969. Still an amazingly efficient and clean operating vehicle by anyone's standards.
But now I'm wondering what the heck is a "DPF"?
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