Dave Gilbert said:
cant trust main dealers, i best they just wipe the metal air filters with brake cleaner n say they have changed it, cant beat doing it yourself then you know what n when its had
This is it. I'd trust buying a 2nd hand car from someone who had been maintaining it himself, with receipts for all the parts etc. Audi had no issue taking the VXR from me with the self signed service book, as I'd got all the receipts to back up all the work done on the car.