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Had a towbar fitted to my (sorry non quattro) Sportback a couple of years ago - took about 3 hours, inc electrics, they just removed the bumper internals and fitted a new stronger unit which incorporated the attachments. The exterior plastic bumper section was unchanged as far as I could see...

Whether the 170 is CR or not is rather irrelevant - it is still lumpy, slow revving and incredibly noisy. My advice would be to go for the BMW. I couldn't stretch to the M-Sport, so have a normal 320D SE and its fantastic. Not only is it more refined than my old A3, its also more refined than...

hi guys - done 2000 miles in just over a week. Already loosened up nicely, got 610 miles off last tankful (58 litres to refill). Remap to 211bhp on its way next week. The car just gets better - have really started pushing it in the wet, and its so predictable, just keep a bit of gas on through...

Well Audi have told me its the highest mileage TDi Sportback in the country! Gave it back after 24 months with 124,000 miles on the clock, and picked up my 320D SE the same day. Although I had some major complaints about the noise levels and the nose heavy handling, I have to say it was...

Well its a great looking car - I'm (fairly) sure you won't be disappointed!

I have no chance of getting to choose whether I want a CSL over an RS4 for my next company car, so their relative merits are irrelevant. All I know is that the 320D was so much better to drive (in terms of steering, balance, drive and especially refinement at town and motorway speeds) than the...

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I would add that Lava Grey, although a great colour, makes the snout look well dodgy as it highlights the chrome surround. If you go for a dark colour maybe consider specifying the black grill surround (if its an option for A3s - It is for A4s)

Absolutely - and if its predecessors are anything to go by it will be more common than a mondeo etc.. Trouble is that if you want an exclusive car these days, you have to buy something like an alfa that looks great but drives like a heap (chill bowfer) I think its fair to say that for most...

Well the A3 2.0 TDi SE Sportback is up for replacement - its been ok I suppose and has covered 115,000 miles with no faults. Initially I was gutted at the amount of road noise, engine noise and understeer, but you get used to that after a while. If you want to see how upset I was look at any...

Well thanks for the advice guys. Took an A4 S-Line for a drive (2 days as it was a courtesy car) and loved it; it was refined, had loads of grip, and personally I didn't find the ride too hard at all. Then I took a 320D SE for a drive... unbelievable. It was so much quieter, steered so sweetly...

Cheers Andy. Currently comparing 320D SE with "equivalent" A4. The S-Line A4's I have seen look fantastic and definitely win the bling war (especially in red), and even with Xenons and the new 170TDi engine it still comes in at less than the BMW. Only trouble is I have an A3 at the moment...

Sorry guys, I know this is a basic one, but I've looked on the Audi website and can't figure out what you get when you upgrade to S-Line spec. Cheers J

Well done Tinka! First relevant power quote so far!

Mine is an SE and it was very noisy. Whilst I would expect lower profile tyres to be even noisier, I would also expect them to benefit to the same degree with a change of tyres. Anyone bothered really should try premacys next time out as they have totally changed my opinion of the car in this...