What have you done to your 8V today?

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Looks like a fancy gizmo ha
 
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pburv said:
Nice car mate....Correct me if I'm wrong but did you have a red S4 estate in your profile page?
I think it's the first time I have seen your A3..:friends:
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Shuddup Foooool!! lol
 
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15audis3 said:
Turned this:

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Into This:

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Well happy with that for couple of hours work, some sandpaper and lacquer off ebay.
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That's a fine job, a man after my own heart, and saves you £100+
 
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S3_Blue said:
How much is that oil thingy lol
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Draper 77057 manual or pneumatic oil extractor around £94. You can get other makes/models manual only (which is all you need) for a LOT less but this thing is built like a tank and will probably last a lifetime. Doing oil changes every 6k as I'm prob around 380-390hp so it'll soon pay for itself. 30 mins start to finish and no mess or grovelling under the car !!
 
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pburv said:
Nice car mate....Correct me if I'm wrong but did you have a red S4 estate in your profile page?
I think it's the first time I have seen your A3..:friends:
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:friends:
Many moons ago I joined here with a Red B6 A4 saloon then moved on to a B6 A4 Kingfisher blue saloon then went onto a Avus silver B5 RS4 then ended up with a Misano red B5 RS4 which was in my sig pic, now Im back in the daytona A3 - Love it :wub:
 
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J7USS said:
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Many moons ago I joined here with a Red B6 A4 saloon then moved on to a B6 A4 Kingfisher blue saloon then went onto a Avus silver B5 RS4 then ended up with a Misano red B5 RS4 which was in my sig pic, now Im back in the daytona A3 - Love it :wub:
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'' I love it when a plan comes together'' :friends:
 
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Rob2k68 said:
Wasn't far off mate looking at the state of the oil that came out of it !!
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I think the oil in the tfsi engines get's sooted up very quickly.Something to do with the direct injection I think..:shrug:
 
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Alli_RR said:
Had my S3 on the rollers at Ecotune in Glasgow. She made more than 300hp but im not fussed about numbers, more concerned about how driveable the car is!
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Had my car remapped, smooth things out a bit and give me a bit more power. She's now stage1 APR so a bit closer to 400hp than 300. Intake/exhaust and some cosmetics and I'm all done!
 
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Had a road trip down to Coventry and back for Waxstock.

600+ miles and the car was excellent the whole way, surprised how well the car still performs in economy mode.

Bought myself a Gecko air freshener too. Keep me happy for a while
 
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Got my window trims and grille wrapped black gloss, couldn't stand the chrome :)
 

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Has anyone found paddle shifter extensions that will fit the 8V A3's paddles? I bought some before but turned out they were for the previous generation and didn't fit :(


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WarwickL said:
Opposite sides of the country :)
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He's from the snob side. I'm from the yobbo side ;)
WarwickL said:
Well we do urinate like everyone else but no more AFAIK
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With the amount of alcohol Aussies drink, we would urinate above average I expect
WarwickL said:
Well, maybe he/she is in ozaudi, the local Audi forum plus I've owned VAG cars for a decade and been annoying local forums for a long time
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Neither I, nor my feminine side, are in ozaudi. I found this forum and stayed here , plus I like pome gits. :salute:And who doesn't like VAG!!... cars :whistle2:
 
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Yesterday - 240 mile traffic free journey up the A1M...in 4 hours including a stop for coffee, averaged 63 mph , and only encountered one knob (in an A class Mercedes)
 
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nik patel said:
Got my window trims and grille wrapped black gloss, couldn't stand the chrome :)
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Looks awesome. I'm trying to find somewhere to buy the black window trim. Either to to ship here or in Australia. So far I've found only horrendous pricing.
 
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C1j2w3f4 said:
What I did to my A3 today was turn back and admire it, and considered myself dam lucky to own what I think is a spectacular car!View attachment 97664 View attachment 97665

Will have had it 2 years tomorrow and have loved every minute of owning it. Great external looks, classy interior and a brilliant 1.4 cod engine which no only still surprises me with its umph, but also gives me 50mpg quite regularly! Proud owner!
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As I have a similar car (and also love the 1.4COD engine) I wondered where you got your black mirrors. As I have the BSP they would look good on my car also.


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glospete said:
As I have a similar car (and also love the 1.4COD engine) I wondered where you got your black mirrors. As I have the BSP they would look good on my car also.

I wrapped mine myself mate! Got some 5D gloss carbon fibre wrap off Amazon, decent quality stuff for only about £10. I've seen some members on here using the propercarbon fibre mirror caps, and they look great! Just not as keen on the price tag, although I read somewhere recently some members were getting them from a website for about £90 I think?


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They said it couldn't be done... They tried to charge me £80 for something that didn't fit!!

I showed them!

Made my super exclusive Audi mats fit properly with fixings !!

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It's the little things.. :tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::sweatsmile:
 

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zippster said:
They said it couldn't be done... They tried to charge me £80 for something that didn't fit!!

I showed them!

Made my super exclusive Audi mats fit properly with fixings !!

Before and after attached ..

It's the little things.. :tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::sweatsmile:
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Never take no for an answer!

Can't beat a good makey-do'ey, good job mate!
 
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zippster said:
They said it couldn't be done... They tried to charge me £80 for something that didn't fit!!

I showed them!

Made my super exclusive Audi mats fit properly with fixings !!

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It's the little things.. :tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::sweatsmile:
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Yer first step on the Audi Exclusive Ladder mate....well done
 
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Driven to work and back, put about 20 miles on it, might use it tonight to go out (apologies if this has been done previously)


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bluemoona3246 said:
Driven to work and back, put about 20 miles on it, might use it tonight to go out (apologies if this has been done previously)


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Aye the meaning of this Thread...is getting a little thin....lol
 
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Daveotto said:
Yesterday - 240 mile traffic free journey up the A1M...in 4 hours including a stop for coffee, averaged 63 mph , and only encountered one knob (in an A class Mercedes)
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On the return journey today I got caught behind an extra wide load for 20 odd minutes at 50mph on the A1M but.......every cloud has a silver lining!!

Was third car in the ever increasing queue. First 10 minutes was just frustration in not being able to make progress. Then as it got to 15 minutes and longer the realisation sunk in that when the wide load eventually exits on a slip road there is mile after mile of empty motorway/A road in front of me.

So when it finally left ( around Blyth services I think) it was wave goodbye to white van man, A class merc man and believe it or not A3 Daytona TFSI man......OMG the next 10 minutes or so was FUN :)
 
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Had a bed delivered today, lots of cardboard boxes, obviously it wasn't going to fit in the Audi, so I got another car, a VW Tiguan, two of the boxes were too long, so yeah I slid the passenger seat forward, then I thought, does this seat fold forwards? And yes, it does! The cars been in the family over a year now and this has never been used I'm sure.

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I drove the s3 last night.
first time in ages after giving it to the wife...

2 months ago it was less than 10k on the clock.
now it has nearly 21k ok it. it's a year old and she's done more milage in 2 months than I do in 2 years.

she isn't having the next car...
 
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RO65ERS said:
I drove the s3 last night.
first time in ages after giving it to the wife...

2 months ago it was less than 10k on the clock.
now it has nearly 21k ok it. it's a year old and she's done more milage in 2 months than I do in 2 years.

she isn't having the next car...
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Holy moley!.. She does some serious mileage..You should charge for mileage...As to what she uses for credit is between yourselves..lol:whistle2:
 
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pburv said:
Holy moley!.. She does some serious mileage..You should charge for mileage...As to what she uses for credit is between yourselves..lol:whistle2:
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She's gets it paid, so she thinks it's OK. she doesn't seem to understand how it depreciates the value of the vehicle.

she will keep it after the finance finishes, so it kind of doesn't matter to her.

it gives me time to look for a new car.
I have 3 on my mind at the moment.
 
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RO65ERS said:
She's gets it paid, so she thinks it's OK. she doesn't seem to understand how it depreciates the value of the vehicle.

she will keep it after the finance finishes, so it kind of doesn't matter to her.

it gives me time to look for a new car.
I have 3 on my mind at the moment.
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You are going to have to say what they are now..lol
 
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Just a wash and EGP while my mate did his A-Class
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While the Karcher was out (and seeing the inspiration on here a week or so ago), thought wend have a go at the driveway... Well needed!

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Tried a new QD on my car today after a maintenance wash, called Autoperfekt N1 Finisher. I'm quite simply amazed by the results.

My car has two coats of Definitive Wax 0102 wax on it, but I like a QD to make the paint really pop after a wash.

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!
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Gave it a good clean today
 
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Just finished installing these. Midnight here right now. went for a drive. Cant say I really noticed anything but I like the concept and they were cheap enough.
TIP : when doing the front dogbone mount only jack the car up as much as you need to because the higher you go the more hole and nut move out of alignment. It also helps if you push the motor towards the back of the car when trying to locate the receiving nut. It was the only way I could line everything up to start threading the bolt.

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Parked my bouncy castle up outside Hamilton Audi and this caught my eyes..... Stunning

Love them wheels with yokohama Advanced sport tyres on them
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Pity it didn't have the RS badge
 
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Washed it and added Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid Wax, twice. Since I am dumb I assumed Audi had washed it properly before selling it to me since it is a one year old CPO, but not really. So when I had already applied most of the sealant I saw there were a few spots there, so I had to go home and get the other cleaning materials. Since the wash place was very dark I didn't get everything off, something I noticed when I added the sealant again. I guess i'll have to get some clay for the next time.

After that I was too tired to take a picture though. It looks amazing there are just a few small spots left to get.
 
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