Hi there everyone,

so if you have been active on this forum you may have seen one or more of my 29842403 posts about me trying to figure out how to make my car drives "correctly", let's forget driving great...

Basically, my issue since getting the car almost a year ago is the clunky and jerky transmission (a4 b8.5 zf8 quattro).
When it shifts, it is really really rare that I dont get a ridiculous hard and clunky shudder. Even worst when going to a stop, the transmission ALWAYS goes by 4-3-2-1, downshifting every gear each by each causing a forward lurch that feels like someone driving manual and letting off the clutch pedal too soon.
Also, when in a traffic jam, lets say the car is in 2nd gear, it keeps the gear till maybe 3000rpm, never shifts and then when it passes over the 3k, boom I get a hard kick and it lurch forward to the 3rd gear, then I brake because, obviously traffic jam makes you accelerate/brake, and boom another kick because it downshifts to 2nd gear, way too soon.
And god dont let me start about the manual mode, jesus, I can't even drive it. I feel like getting hit from behind every time I shift as the forward lurch is hard.

I have already done for more than 3000$ of repairs and maintenance on it since then, and still, it shifts like real sh*t. I drove a ton of cars, manual, automatic, and this one is by far the worst transmission I have ever tried.

So here is what I tried to do to resolve the issue, in order since august 2019 :

- spark plugs (ngk-r) and coil packs (bosch red top r8)
Result ? Absolutely nothing.

- oem pcv valve last update
Result ? Less oil consumption, nothing on resolving my issue.

- transmission software update and readaptation at the dealer
Result ? Meh, a tiny bit smoother going from 2nd to 1st, like 1/10 of the time. All other downshifts still harsh as f**k.

- engine and motor mounts (lemforder)
Result ? Absolutely nothing, or maybe less in-car vibration at a red light.

- Transmission lifeguard 8 fluid drain and refill + filter replacement (about 7liters) + adaptation reset
Result ? Felt smoother the first day, probably placebo. Sometimes I have 2 or 3 inline gear changes smooth, but this happens like 1/10 of the time.
Shop showed me the filter and it was muddy, clogged up and the magnets were all sticked with scraps. But of course, after a day of "smoothness" that honestly wasnt that smooth, still shifts shitty.

I've visited dealers and shops and always claiming that "it is not that bad" "it is a bit hard sometime but honestly, it is kinda smooth" "it feels normal to me"
But trust me, it is NOT normal at ALL. Especially that I have tried other B8.5 and B8 and they all shifts silky smooth, you cant even notice you have a transmission running.

I'll take the last ideas this month from you guys, if I dont find a final solution as of august, I'm selling this garbage and getting a manual A5/S5 and never buying an automatic. Never ever.

I was so happy to go from VW to Audi expecting more "luxury" and even more smoothness on a somehow recent car and damn, I'm so disappointed it makes me sad and regretting the move.