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Cheers mate, will do that as it goes, since coming from just having a diesel, I found that petrol is so cheap!! So the extra pennies not a prob. And if performance AND economy is improved, it pays for itself! :)

Cheers dude, I'll check that out later.

I'm not adding the space in, the nav does it. So say I'm trying to enter SS7 5PQ, I use the dial, one character at a time, when I get to the '7', it plonks a space in then gives me the options for the next number, I choose 5, it puts a space in and shows 'SS7 5', and then that's it, end of...

cheers AK47, will post separately.

I got me an A3 yesterday, 1.8 petrol 2008 (facelift) 3-dr. S Line in dark metallic blue (anyone know what name blue that would be? ... assuming there was only 1 standard dark blue metallic option on this...) really impressed with the engine, in terms of performance/economy balance. I mean it's...

I got the car (yay!), it has no shark fin, and it does have satnav and bluetooth, and both work fine. the guy said it was factory fitted satnav, but then the guy was pretty clueless about pretty much everything! hey ho, not bothered if it was a retro fit, cos it's a good job anyway, and seems to...

Ah that's confusing then, as it contradicts the previous post which says if don't have a fun, then it's not a factory fit (BT or sat nav). Did you add the fin on afterwards then? (And if so, may I ask why? Just for show?)

Thanks. That's interesting then, as the current owner bought it from his friend. His friend is the only other owner, who bought it from new, and this guy says his mate specifically chose sat nav as an option when he ordered the car. So he's got his story wrong by the sounds of it. Will call him...

Hi all, I'm going to look at an A3 tomorrow. I've got a couple of questions that the current owner didn't know the answer to... - it has a 'Technology Package' (if there were variants for this model/yr, like Tech Pack High or Low, then I/he don't know which one of those it is), what would that...

Thanks for the advice, guys. As advised, after little research, I think that a diesel is not really for me. So back to the drawing board! The 1.8 petrol engines look good enough to me, but after a very quick search, doesn't seem to be much of what I want in my price range... they certainly hold...

oh my gosh, I've only just converted from thinking that I needed/wanted a diesel to going back to stick with a petrol, and now you're laying these wonderfully tempting options on me!! :uhm:

Ta

Ok, I'll have a look, thanks. What should my search criteria be? just "DPF" ?

Thanks Sayam. My daily commute is about 15 miles, on an A-road, between 50 and 60 mph, so not too short. The engine gets to warm up on each trip. I just had a diesel A5 (2012) for the last 7 months, no issues there. I do want the diesel, and I just compared the nearest A3 petrol engine for...

you can...it's a question I've been hearing a lot, and I don't understand why people question it.. A. Cos it's more economical, less trips to the petrol station, great for long trips,... lower emmissions?! So just reversing your question, just so I know what the deal is, why wouldn't I get a...