Recent content by ds7_uk

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    16's 17's or 18's (& winter tyres)

    Nothing too fancy........have 5 spoke at the moment, so something similar would be fine, like the double clustered 5 spoke, but as i said, steel wheels black would do, its the dims i'm really after so if you could help that would be great thks
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    16's 17's or 18's (& winter tyres)

    Thanks to contributions on here now the owner of a A3 S line quattro TDi 170 - just over two years old (sept 08) Has 18" wheels with bridgestone potenza but want another set of wheels for winter tyres. Have read all sorts about caliper sizes etc, and trying to get info from Audi results in...
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    New to Audi and looking to buy a3 quattro - but petrol or diesel?

    You're new, you'll learn. You having made nearly 3000 posts, and you say thats how most threads of a certain size talking of petrol and diesel end up that way I can see a pattern here - I'm learning - like you bound to reply
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    New to Audi and looking to buy a3 quattro - but petrol or diesel?

    Was quite exicted to see the number of replies to my original post, which was about 1) diesel or petrol quattro, and 2) DPF purported problems What a disapointed to trial through all this crap about whether a fwd is quicker than a quattro or its top speed or how revvy it is I noted at the...
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    Best time of year for a Ring trip?

    Been many times and ok the summer may lower the %%% ut in three days in may had bright sun, rain and snow. Best advice I could give 1) is go on an organised track day. Public days mean all sorts between bikers who have taken their brains out before doning the crash helmet, to a group of nuns...
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    New to Audi and looking to buy a3 quattro - but petrol or diesel?

    Enjoying the banter about which is quickest FSI / TDI but as pointed out wasnt the aim of the question so sorry if I misled. Still good to see no bad news stories about Diesel Particle Filters. Just want to have the best and the 2.0tdi quattro sounds just the job, particularly going to...
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    New to Audi and looking to buy a3 quattro - but petrol or diesel?

    Great response guys - cheers Of note is the lack of concern you guys recorded about the DPF. i reckon my mileage wont be great say about 10k / PA However having had a look round the net and seen articles as follows it got me wondering as all these issues post date my old golf. And I...
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    New to Audi and looking to buy a3 quattro - but petrol or diesel?

    New to Audi and looking to buy a3 quattro - but petrol or diesel? Hi, Undertook a limited test drive of an A3 quattro sportback today 2.0TFSI - and have to say was impressed. However having driven a 1.9tdi golf mk 4 for 10 years (206000 miles -having spent so very little on it and...