Who's to blame for this tragic collision?

[steveindenmark]

What! No high viz jacket?

Thats a legal requirement and is always in the car.

First aid kit and warning triangle as well.

We dont get much shopping in the car during winter.

 

[simon.r]

There have been lots of instances of the newer Audi engines (not the one in this sad event) using a great deal of oil. Audi says anything up to 1 litre per 1,000 miles is normal...

I had a 2010 A5 (2 litre petrol) and was told exactly this by Audi. The only car I've ever had where I felt it necessary to carry a bottle of oil in the boot. No dip-stick either, so I used to wait for the warning light to come on before topping it up. Having said that, I'd wait until I could find somewhere safe to pull over and top up, on the assumption that the warning light would have at least 20 or 30 miles safety margin built in.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Thats a legal requirement and is always in the car.

First aid kit and warning triangle as well.
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I didn't know that, but now i do.

 

[Jody]

Seems like a good reason to not buy an Audi. As I don't find that oil usage acceptable.

Obviously intervals vary depending on model for servicing, but a quick google suggests it's around 12 months or 19 000 miles. If you do 20000 miles per year, I don't find having to put 20L of oil in per year acceptable. For an A5 TFSi engine, that is 4x it's engine oil capacity.

Burning it's full capacity of oil in 5000 miles I don't find acceptable, with my mileage I'd have to put a litre of oil in every month.

I don't understand how that argument can be used to say oil consumption is acceptable. £40k car, and it will burn it's full capacity in less than 5000 miles. Ludicrous

Completely agree and yes it ludicrous.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Where Steve is.

Er no, that you had to carry a high viz jacket in your car in Norway.

 

[Profpointy]

I had a 2010 A5 (2 litre petrol) and was told exactly this by Audi. The only car I've ever had where I felt it necessary to carry a bottle of oil in the boot. No dip-stick either, so I used to wait for the warning light to come on before topping it up. Having said that, I'd wait until I could find somewhere safe to pull over and top up, on the assumption that the warning light would have at least 20 or 30 miles safety margin built in.

If it's oil pressure warning the you'd have very little time before the engine goes bang. Oil level warning, a bit longer, sure. Often there's only one light for both - and older cars only had the pressure warning

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I sometimes do but i never drive with a full tank of fuel. Not only am i being tight but i see gallons of fuel in a car as a bomb waiting to go off if hit by a large vehicle. Maybe i'd die anyway due to the impact but why add to the danger, unless you're going on a long journey and haven't time to refuel?

Petrol vapour mixed with air is explosive, whilst petrol itself is just highly inflammable. Or so I recall my chemistry teacher telling us.

Hollywood special effects and shoot US safety standards may have a lot to answer for...

 

[nickyboy]

If it's oil pressure warning the you'd have very little time before the engine goes bang. Oil level warning, a bit longer, sure. Often there's only one light for both - and older cars only had the pressure warning

To clarify, it is the oil level warning light that I'm on about. It is an amber light in most cars I think which indicates "advisory"? In any case, I have driven quite a way with this on.
The oil pressure light is a different matter entirely. This is a red light I think? Anyway, it's one of those stop asap lights

I don't carry oil as the oil level warning light gives me plenty of time to go and get some more

 

[Jody]

Petrol vapour mixed with air is explosive, whilst petrol itself is just highly inflammable. Or so I recall my chemistry teacher telling us.

Diesel highly inflamible yes but petrol is highly flammable regardless of its state.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Petrol vapour mixed with air is explosive, whilst petrol itself is just highly inflammable. Or so I recall my chemistry teacher telling us.

Hollywood special effects and shoot US safety standards may have a lot to answer for...

Ok so i might not get blown to pieces but i'd still be burnt to a frazzle!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Ok so i might not get blown to pieces but i'd still be burnt to a frazzle!

I fear half a tank or even much less will do that too. But I hope it never happens.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Diesel highly inflamible yes but petrol is highly flammable regardless of its state.

Is a petrol vapour / air mix not explosive? I may have been misled...

 

[Jody]

I fear half a tank or even much less will do that too. But I hope it never happens.

I've witnessed a 5 litre jerry can go up. Its an eye opener

 

[Jody]

Is a petrol vapour / air mix not explosive? I may have been misled...

Its explosive alright


View: https://youtu.be/kDz_9kfrcFk

 

[burntoutbanger]

I used to carry a lot of brake fluid around with me, in truth I was drinking it and at one point my family thought I had got quite addicted.

But it was OK, I could stop at any time!