Wheel alignment query; Slight pull to the left

[anonymousmoose]

I find when I'm driving my AWD audi I get a slight pull to the left. I'm in Western Australia.

Example; on a straight streach of the freeway I have to slightly hold the steering wheel right to drive straight. Same on a lot of suburban roads.

But here is the funny thing. I took it to a flat car park and did the same test. I drove it back and firth between the lines and no veer. But there was not much distance to drive it and I couldn't get the car up to a fast speed.

Would this all be because of the roads camber?

My car has about 2500km on the clock so it's still pretty new. I test drove a friends hyandai i30 and it did the exact same thing.

Is this normal or would a proper alignment take into consideration road camber better? Or is this how Audi's should behave?



When I had my C200 Mercedes W203 I had Mercedes put in adjustable camber bolts. It had the same 'veering' feel before that BUT Mercedes sold OEM adjustment bolts and it did the trick. I read my B8 A4 only has rear camber adjustment. What I suspect is that they used the bolts to compensate for the road camber angle.

I guess its my own fault, I got so used to driving the Benz that now every other car, including the new Audi, feels like it veers. Every loan car, my folks commodore and friends cars all now feel strange to drive.

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Almost forgot to mention. Audi dealer did have a go of it but it was pretty much the same (tiny bit better) on return. And they can't see the vehicle again until the new year.

Is anyone here from WA what can advise where is can get a good honest opinion and if it can be made to drive like my old mercedes did, also do the job? I used to have a guy in Osborne Park but he sadly passed away

[Guest001]

Sounds fairly normal Get up on the white line and see what it does

[anonymousmoose]

Do you mean in the middle of a 2 way road (obviously when safe to do so)?

[Guest001]

Yes of course

[Umai Naa!!]

Slight pull to the left over a good distance is perfect.

You don't want the car wondering into oncoming traffic if you fall asleep at the wheel, for instance.

[dylan8]

Slight pull to the left over a good distance is perfect.

You don't want the car wondering into oncoming traffic if you fall asleep at the wheel, for instance.

This^

often (not all the time) roads will camber to the left anyway so the car should slowly make its way that way