Recent content by James P

Audi service guy said if the clutch is found to be 'burnt' it may not be covered. Not sure what that means- but will be fighting my corner if they don't cover it.

Hi All, Has anyone had any issues with the clucth slipping on their A3? I noticed this within a few months of buying the car, particularly when in 'Auto' or 'Dynamic' Drive Select mode. RPM would shoot up at around 2200rpm without the corresponding increase in road speed. I've booked into...

I've also noticed a marked improvement in fuel economy- achieving over 60mpg on most journeys now- even got over 65mpg on my commute to work last week. Pic below...

What kind of journeys do you travel Suzanne? Mine is nearly all A- Roads, and find the car only runs well in 6th gear when travelling at 60mph and above. I find when the engine gets below 1600rpm in 6th gear- its time to change down.

Any idea how much the cable costs?

Bottle in mine is 504.00 / 507.00 (Castrol Edge 5W 30), 1.6TDI though- though I'd imagine the 1.6 and 2.0 use the same oil.

A3 1.6 TDI S-Line 3dr 54-55mpg Glad someone started a dedicated thread on this. I took delivery of a 1.6TDI S-Line (3dr) early in December Fuel economy has been a real gripe for me having traded in a 2006 2.0TDI (140bhp) 8P and not seeing any mpg improvement yet loosing almost 1/3 of the...

Hi Suzanne, Just been reading through your last through posts on this thread. >I contacted my local Audi Centre yesterday about the red collar cable to display I Pod album artwork- apparently it only works if you have the Technology Pack. >I've got up to 62mpg this week. That was on a 40...

Photo of mine just before it left the showroom (1.6TDI S-Line)

That's excellent on such a short run! I have got up to 62 / 63 on the odd journey, but could have got that from my old 2 litre A3 (8P) which had over 160K on the clock. Just feel that 62 is a long way off even the combined figure Audi quote (74). Gonna wait until I've 10,000 covered before I...

In the showroom before I collected

How are you finding the fuel economy now? Had mine for just over a month now and love the car- just a little disappointed in 54mpg compared to the quoted 74. Pic was mine in the showroom ready to go out

Chris Took delivery of my A3 1.6TDI around 4 weeks ago. Car is beautifully finished, but as you correctly say- power is a disappointment. I had hoped the fuel economy gains would be enough to justify the power / torque reduction (had a 2.0TDI 140bhp 8P). Having drove around 3,000 miles...

Got delivery of mine (1.6 TDI S Line) early in December. Car is beautifully finished- but engine has underwhelmed me. Realistic fuel ecomomy is closer to 54mpg- a far cry from Audi's claimed 74! Take a drive first is my advice, and don't believe the running in ****- after 3,000 miles mines...