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​Date ​Modification / Maintenance Item Mileage Installer / Service location Notes​
​09/22/2011 ​Pre-purchase inspection ​20,655 Mountain Imports, Inc. Missoula, MT. ​No issues found.
​09/23/2011 ​25,000 mile service ​20,655 ​Mountain Imports, Inc. Missoula, MT. ​Oil and filter, brake fluid topped off. Tires at minimum wear bars.
0​9/23/2011 ​Bought the car! :-) ​20,655 ​ ​Drove back from Missoula to Seattle. Fun drive :-)
09/27/2011​ ​New Summer Performance tires ​~21,400 ​Tire Rack, Inc. / Rock's Shop ​I barely made it back to Seattle on the old set, and went ahead and got new Michelin Pilot Super Sports, 255/35R19 summer performance tires, including road hazard program for each.
​10/01/2011 ​Window re-tint ​~21,700 ​The Darkside tinting, Seattle. ​Remove old tint and installed Geoshield 20% tint on all windows.
​10/21/2011 ​Stereo upgrade ​~22,200 ​Benchmark Motoring ​Removed RNS-E in favor of Pioneer Z130BT with Sirius, XM, backup camera, steering wheel controls, Apline PDX-F4 and PDX-M6 amps powering Focal 165KRX2 components in front, JL Audio 10w6v2 in trunk (custom enclosure).
11/02/2011​ ​Braided oil line leaking, weather seal on windshield ​22,526 ​University Audi ​Oil lines rubbing together, both replaced under warranty. Weather seal on top driver side's corner was starting to peel off. Also replaced under warranty.
12/23/2011​ ​Belly pan replaced ​24,236 ​University Audi ​Belly plan was broken by tow truck driver who delivered car for oil line repair above. Belly pan replaced during this visit.
01/14/2012​ ​Winter tires mounted ​24,752 ​Rock's Shop ​Put on four new Bridgestone Blizzak LM60 snow tires, 255/35R19. Also tried to - unsuccessfully - turn front rotors on a lathe.
01/17/2012​ ​Upper Control Arms ​24,885 ​University Audi ​While doing prior maintenance, shop found that all four upper control arm bushings were torn. Hmmmm... Replaced all four upper control arms under warranty.
01/21/2012​ ​K&N Air Filter ​25,005 ​Self ​..because it gets me 1,000 more HP :p . But seriously, surprised what I found.
​01/23/2012 ​Front plate filler ​25,095 ​Self ​Removed the front license plate holder and put in the black/black plate filler instead.
01/23/2012 ​New windshield wipers ​25,095 ​Self ​The old ones were chattering. Replaced with the Bosch Aerotwins. I thought these were the exact OEM replacements, but turns out the clasp that secures the wipers is different here. I like the OEM look better. We'll see how these work, and maybe go back to straight OEM next time.
02/04/2012 ​VoodoTec Remote V1 Display ​25,434 ​Self ​Got the custom VoodooTec remote Valentine One display from LI-S4. A breeze to install and I love the look and funtionality.
03/12/2012 ​Stasis Motorsport Coilovers ​25,865 ​Achtuning ​Got a brand new set, never installed for an unbeatable price. 750/1200 springs, currently setup with 'Performance Street' settings.
05/06/2012​ ​Last Warranty check-up ​26,778 ​Barrier Audi

​Last check-up under warranty, and it was worth it. Work completed at no charge:

  • Carbon Clean
  • Oil change (because of carbon clean)
  • Software update (unknown benefits)
  • Both Xenon bulbs replaced
  • Oil seperator replaced
03/28/2012 ​MTM 10mm spacers ​27,651 ​Self ​Perfect fit and no vibrations.
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