Recent content by gilesf

  1. gilesf

    S3 dirty exhaust tips solution!

    I have tried some 00 very fine wire wool on my tips with autosol, doesnt damage the tips but equally doesnt seem to shift the really ingrained carbon, i'll try WD40 but someone recently advised me to run the car for a few mins up the road to warm the exhausts, then clean them. It is...
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    2013 Audi S3

    Hi all, I am now 1000 miles in with my S3 and have loved every minute. Just wanted to ask a question of anyone who has the pano roof. With the roof open and at motorway speeds I get some whistling on the drivers side, only happens with the roof tilted or open and at 60mph +, and I don't know if...
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    2013 Audi S3

    Agreed. I love the s tronic box too, those up shifts sound great and using the paddles is good fun, going to have to be seriously careful on motorways! My kids love it, plenty of space in the back, just a great all round package. Have fun!
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    2013 Audi S3

    picked mine up from Kings Lynn yesterday, chuffed to bits. Had a 3 hour drive home, a few opportunities to put my foot down and compared to my Q5 it felt brutal! Pano roof is great, love the parade red interior and the glacier looks the dogs, very nice motor indeed.
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    2013 Audi S3

    After a 6 month wait my S3 is finally ready for collection at Kings Lynn Audi. Counting down the hours until Monday, can't flipping wait!!!
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    2013 Audi S3

    Good stuff.
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    2013 Audi S3

    Ditto! Mine is build wk 16, so technically next week. Dealer has kept me informed and said on Friday that he'll have news this week. Tried to make a slight change to spec last week and couldn't, wasn't overly bothered tho. Sure you'll get news soon.
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    2013 Audi S3

    Mine was wk 19, that was back in Dec when I ordered, so 3 weeks early is better than nothing but the wait isn't great!! Mine is a company car but it's a family run business so I get away with it! Regardless, no dogs in the boot full stop!! Cannot wait for the S3, this forum has kept me going!
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    2013 Audi S3

    I'm in the same boat. My S3 is build wk 16 and our 4 dogs are going nowhere ****** near it. My wife has an S Max which easily takes 3 springers and a lab, I can't even get them in my current Q5 so no chance in an S3!! I can have the sporty number, my wife gets the people / dog carrier, fair deal!
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    2013 Audi S3

    Nice one. I ordered early Dec for wk 19 build, come fwd 3 weeks already, mid May collection, CANNOT WAIT!!
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    2013 Audi S3

    Yes you may be right. I originally went with Misano but then changed to glacier, still loved the red interior though so stuck with it. Gives it a sporty feel and I'm just bored with black. I'm build wk 17 so a while to wait yet!
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    2013 Audi S3

    Great review, well found! V glad that I specced the parade red interior, not everyone's taste but having driven a demo with it in I just had to have it.
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    2013 Audi S3

    Yes I agree. I actually ordered beginnig of Dec for a wk 19 build, has come fwd to wk 17 already and what seemed like a hideously long wait is getting a tad closer now - Jan and Feb have flown by!! Is yours a 3 door by any chance? Many of us 5 door bod's are waiting close to 6 months.
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    2013 Audi S3

    To me the S1 looks pretty good. Just saw a yellow one on Audi's facebook page and that also looks nice but everyone is slating it for the fact that it has 5 doors and is S badged. The A1 has sold very well for Audi so an S1 was inevitable, if the demand is there Audi would be mad to ignore it...
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    2013 Audi S3

    No!! I only had half an hour in one on my test drive, and loved every second of it, you def wont regret it. The auto is great, felt seamless to me and very smooth through the gears. You lucky person, mine is late April :(