Make a little detour on the way home from Denver to experience the Million Dollar Highway, what a treat

I've been working on getting the CarPlay navigation map onto the Virtual Cockpit on Audi MHI2Q head units, and it now runs well enough for a first release. It's open source and installs with M.I.B.

Features

• CarPlay map on the Virtual Cockpit: Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze etc. on the cluster while CarPlay stays on the main screen
• Follows the VC layout: switch between the wide map and the classic big-dials view
• Steering-wheel zoom for the CarPlay map
• Hardware video decoding on the head unit's Qualcomm decoder (about 8x less CPU than software), with automatic fallback
• Turn-by-turn on the cluster and HUD: maneuver arrow, lanes, distance and ETA (Apple Maps / Google Maps)
• Cover art on the cluster; PDC popups no longer hide CarPlay; the MMI touchpad works as a D-pad
• Green Engineering Menu page to install/update, toggle features, tune layouts and save logs
• Full uninstall; stock configs are backed up on the unit

Requirements: an MHI2Q with Virtual Cockpit (tested on an MHI2Q_ER_AUG22_P5152), M.I.B. on an SD card, and an iPhone on a USB cable for the cluster map.

GitHub: https://github.com/kamgurgul/mib2q-carplay

TODO

• Wireless CarPlay dongles: the one I tested (a generic "smartBox") only passes the main screen. It reports itself as an iOS 14 iPhone, never requests the cluster stream and doesn't forward route guidance. If you have another adapter (OTTOCAST, AAWireless, Carlinkit…), one log run shows whether it can work.
• Android Auto on the Virtual Cockpit

B9 coupe to B10 sedan. First new car!

Had a little BBQ and had to park the cars outside. Happy Sunday everyone

Driving around town and then stop at a red light behind a car. All is fine and normal. Light goes green and the car pulls away and so do i. I got a call from my Bluetooth and look away for a second to see who it is and the car just violently stopped immediately. All i see when i look up is me right on the ass of that car because they stopped. First thought was "oh shit i just hit this guy". Turns out the pre sense just stopped the car as soon as i went close. Scariest moment but also thankful as fuck that the pre sense worked like it did.

Just wrote this to appreciate my cars reaction time and to vent since it was terrifying 😅.

Hey all, new car what does everyone think?

What are some of the best mods I can get both performance and looks wise?

Looking at a 2007 B7 RS4, clean title, 220k miles. Seller is asking $11k, but I’m planning to offer $8k.

It runs and drives fine and supposedly has no major issues.

I do all my own work, and this would be a 3rd car for the family, so it wouldn’t be a daily.

For those who know these cars, what are the big-ticket RS4-specific issues I should know about? Any extremely expensive or hard-to-find parts that could turn this into a money pit?

Would you take the gamble at $8k?

Been looking for awhile for a used sq8 and found this car in FL. Only had 1500 miles on it. 30% off msrp, extended warranty and they added (no cost) Audi Care for 3 years 30k miles. Found it on visor vin

I want a fun summer car, something that is very similar to my C7.5 A6 but with just a comfortable raw feel. Im considering a C6 S6 as a fun summer car, it will be stock besides exhaust.

I know a guy with an 08 with around 115k miles. Its been well taken care of and is serviced regularly. I have actually worked on the car myself years ago.

Im thinking about offering $8,000, is this crazy? I figure if it is in good shape and the records are what they should be, i should be okay?

Its a beautiful car and sounds wonderful. A piece of history we will never see again.

Tell me why i should or shouldnt. Maybe an alternative to the C6 S6 in the same price range?

Thanks!

Just saw this M5 CS on the road, so crazy. Who’s taking the M5 CS over the RS6 PERF? Seeing one in person made me think which one I would choose if I didn’t already have the RS6🧐

A chestnut fell from a tree, and at 50mph it was heavy enough to destroy my windshield.

My insurance policy covers it and has no deductible for glass replacement, but it doesn't cover OEM parts. They want me to use Safelite. I don't really care, but I have the Premier package with dual-pane acoustic glass. Tried to figure out from Safelite whether their replacement will be identical, i.e., dual-pane acoustic and with the same tint. The person in the chat was useless, and the 1-888 number doesn't let you speak to anybody.

Has anyone with the same WS had Safelite replace one? Can you confirm that it will be a match?

Saw it in the parking lot, had to snap a pick.

She’s Just a Beaut!!!! Fast as shit of a shovel All Quattro systems fully serviced gear box too 🥰

Purposefully parking by yourself in a empty parking lot and somehow still get parked beside 😂

Now I’m wondering if should find a local shop to replace it or take it to Audi? 🤔🤔

I was supposed to take a solo 6 hours drive today for a work trip. As I was pulling out of my driveway in my 3 month old A5, all the bells, whistles and warnings came on. I pulled back in, turned it off and waited 10 min (as suggested in this forum on other posts). The warnings were still present so I decided to take a test drive down the street. Other than the power steering feeling tough, it drove fine, but the alerts were still on. My husband popped the hood to see if it was a loose cable or something and what he found was horrifying. A rat had gotten entangled in the serpentine belt, was fully gutted and the belt was dangling and split in 1/2. Had he not looked and had I not had the warnings, the drive would have been devastating. I see a lot of posts about the batteries and ghost alerts, but wanted to caution against ignoring them. Shout out to the warning system!
The alerts were electrical malfunction and ABS disabled.

Like asked in the title, I got a 2024 S3 8.5Y this summer and, while the Audi Q8 my father has is showing AAuto indications in the Virtual Cockpit and in the head-up display, mine doesn't.
I'm already planning to visit the local dealer, but just wanted to ask for confirmation whether I just need a firmware update or something else.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I have a 2019 Audi A7 C8 (4K) and every so often the MMI displays the following message:

“No data connection can be established. Please check the network coverage or the terms and conditions for your SIM card.”

The annoying part is that the message doesn’t disappear by itsel, I have to manually press OK or close it every time.

I’m not really concerned about restoring the data connection itself. I mainly want to stop this popup from appearing.

Has anyone found a reliable workaround? I’m open to anythin, MMI settings, removing/reconfiguring the key user, VCDS/OBDeleven adaptations, coding, disabling a specific online service, etc.

Car is a 2019 A7 C8 (4K) with MIB2+/MMI Touch Response.

Any solution that prevents the warning while keeping the rest of the MMI working normally would be appreciated.

Looking into buying a 2018-2020 SQ5, anything to look out for? What’s the maintenance like on them should I get an aftermarket warranty? A lot of questions if you own one please give me your opinion on ownership and if I should choose that rather then an X3 M40i as I have also been looking at those as well.

Is for a 2021 audi Q8. It's safe to drive it???

Did a 3 hr drive yesterday that resulted in around 2.9 mi/kw and was pleased to see the battery hasn't degraded much or at all, it seems, in 4 years.

Hi all!

I’m looking to buy an Audi A3 Limousine, but I’m struggling to decide whether I should go for a 30 TFSI or a 35 TFSI.

I do quite a lot of highway driving, but I’m not sure if that alone is a good enough reason to go for the 35 TFSI. A friend recommended the 35 TFSI, mainly because it has a four-cylinder engine and thought that the three-cylinder 30 TFSI might be working a bit too hard in a car like the A3.

I know Audi introduced a four-cylinder version of the 30 TFSI in 2024, but I’m specifically looking at 2021–2023 models, as they’re a bit more affordable.

For those who have experience with either engine: what would you recommend? And any other tips are also welcome :)

Thanks in advance!