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Cheers folks, well i took a test drive of an '07 8P. Very nice place to sit. Interior is finer than my old S3, though i think the piano black trim and cream Recaros in mine have aged really well and still look sharp. Love the two-tone white on black leather in the new one, and the exhaust note...

Hi y'all, I currently own an '03 S3 with revo map, H&R springs, and few other little mods, so tend to frequent the 8L forum. But had/having a few electrical probs of late so thinkin of cutting my losses and plumping for an '07 S3...i would probably tweak that a bit too (Revo etc)! Has anyone...

Hey Liam sorry for the delayed response mate. It's an issue with the o/s dipped beam. First it was intermittent, if say i went to the garage and switched engine off, filled up, start the car again and suddenly the 'bulb out' symbol flashed up - with drivers beam not working. Now it just seems...

I've got a faulty O/S (drivers) unit. Need to get another one - Audi quote £500, so i'm on the hunt elsewhere!

Thanks for the info Jimgrim you've definitely taken your 'moddin' seriously. Was considering going all out on a full brake kit, but was hoping braided hoses might just sort the job, at least until i get hybrid and FMIC etc. Might just have to give Badger5 a bell, tho i did PM him a few months...

Yeah i'm quite tempted by the 335d tbh - i'v no issues with a diesel as i owned a Furby vRS PD130 for 3 yr. i'v driven it before and my dad would hopefully cut me a fair deal on it. It's an '07 M-Sport, Estate with 100k. I'd be tempted to take it, and trade it for the coupe...and then have that...

Is there much between a mapped '03 S3 and a standard new S3 - obviously it maps up to over 300 ponies. What about reliability, handling, etc?? Would like to test drive a new 1. How come i've seen on here that peeps tend not to like them?...i've heard 'boring' being used, much like with the old...

Hi, Having had an array of annoying issues with my S3 in the past 5 month, i couldn't help but have a sneaky peek at a few alternatives. It was a toss-up between the S3 and a 130i 10 months ago - although i never actually got round to test driving the beema, as i test drove the Audi and went...

Yeah that post would be great mate so you can share your findings with us all as there's very little out there as far as i can see! Dare say i could send you the old one once i've sorted the replacement. I'm based in County Durham, whether that's any use. I've got a local VAG specialist, so...

Cheers Liam, yeah just had a quick check on ebay, and there's a used S3 xenon ballast on there for £110. Not sure if whether it's drivers or passengers side is relevant as it doesn't specify. With it being a tricky job, i just hope the sparky in the workshop would be skilled enough to...

Hey folks, it's a facelift '03 plate S3 with Xenons, and i've been having an intermittent issue with the offside (drivers) dipped main beam. For example, if i start the car, drive to fuel up, engine off. Start up again to drive away, switch lights on, the beam is out and the "bulb out" symbol...

Having only bought my '03 S3 a month ago, I booked it in to Newcastle Audi to get the glovebox repaired (cos it was hanging off!). I was in there 2hrs, gained new ignition coils that i knew nothin about, car health-check, washed & vacumed, returned to me with a free tin of sweets - not a penny...