Recent content by mikel_86

Its a 2004 Indi Blue Cooper S. First time I've bought a car from a dealer. But its in good nick, and will have a full warrenty etc, plus they did me a pretty good trade in on the A3. Has half leather seats, Harmon Kardon speaker system, white roof, etc. Done 29000 miles. Managed to get them to...

I'm sad to say the A3 1.8T Sport is going. Nothing wrong with it but I wanted something a bit newer / quicker and couldn't afford the insurance for an S3, so I had to go for something non-Audi. Am picking up my Mini Cooper S at the end of the week. I don't expect there to be a lot of love for it...

There are quite a few Audi / VW specialists in the T Wells area. I have used Martin's Volks Works in High Brooms (North Farm Road) a few times. They do a good job there and always seem to squeeze me in at short notice. He's not particularly cheap though. I bought my first car (Audi A4 1.6 SE)...

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I have the the same, although it only started on my car just after I got it back after having new discs, pads and tyres all round, and the tracking done. Not sure if anything here could cause these symptoms?

My old a4 used to do this but then randomly one day it started working again. I guess it must have had some dirt or something buggering the mechanism in the tank. Not sure how it works exactly but this is the only explanation I can think of.

Mine dosn't screech but the drivers window was always slower to rise than the passengers. The other day it made a sort of clicking clunky sound as it came up and since then it seems faster. However when cleaning it on Saturday I noticed a series of short horizontal scratches in the window at a...

Mine tends to average about 40 mpg when I drive it and about 32 mpg when my girlfriend drives it. I drive it VERY gently though, 5th gear at 35 mph etc. My driving tends to be varied, both M-ways and urban. The best I ever got was 49 mpg on a round trip from my house in Tunbridge Wells (kent) to...

I want to keep it looking OEM, and thats why I was looking at the one for $29.99 in the original thread. Remember that thats only about £15, and they say international postage on small items is free. Still I'm tempted by the S2000 one as it looks standard. I take its made on a similar...

I came across a thread in the R32 Owners Club forum (http://r32oc.com/showthread.php?t=648) and it shows a stubby replacement ariel which fits the R32 Golf. Just wondered if anyone has fitted this to the A3. I think it looks much better than the original one on my A3, and am considering getting...

My boss has a standard Mustang GT as his company car, and I go out with him in it all the time. Its amazing, really quick, and the sound is brilliant, the only downsides to it are that it does about 17 mpg average, and the interior trim literally falls apart, its so badly built... oh and it...

Just cancelled my insurance for my 98 1.8T Sport which was in my girlfriends name through Diamond which was about £1500 and put in my name with elephant.co.uk. First they quoted me (I am 20, no NCB, 2 yrs driving) £1370 (this includes my girlfriend who is also 20 no NCB 2 yrs driving) then when...

Strange, I got in it today and nothing, it was back to its normal silent self. I had just returned from a 50 mile journey last time, don't know if that might have anything to do with it?

I know there is another thread about a clutch problem but mine is slightly different. Basically, today when I got home from work and turned the engine off, when I pressed the clutch pedal down it made a sort of creaking noise. I tried pressing it again and again and it does it eveytime, both...

Do you mean like the one they sell on VAG parts, with the fogs in it. Was thinking of getting this myself, and I think it is a straight swap, although you may need to do some re-wiring in order to make the fogs work. Anyone know anymore?