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    3 Steering Racks in under 9K miles

    The test drives at the dealer each time take about 30 seconds for the mechanic to diagnose, and the car always come back fixed for a time. I learned to drive in an age when power steering was a luxury car thing only, and have never suffered the classic tyre wear when the wheel is turned...
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    3 Steering Racks in under 9K miles

    Hi All Just to let you all know watch out for those steering rack problems, my original rack lasted until 2700 miles, the next was good until 8100 miles, and now the 3rd rack has gone at 8900 miles. This is the worst one it also have very patchy assistance at parking speeds. If you have a...
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    How many faults have you had?

    March 07 A3 SB 2.0T Quattro sport, currently covered 8200 miles Warranty work So far -Poor moulded wheel (replaced before car collected) -3 wheel centres (due to corrosion, and that’s before the winter salt) -Rear ash tray lid snapped off -Steering Rack at 2K miles -Another Steering...
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    Audi warranty!

    I have posted before about the way warranty and the dealer network works, basically the dealer has targets, and it's in their interest not to make non essential (and expensive) claims. Dependent on the dealers spending habits sometime another dealer down the road will see thing differently...
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    Noise when steering at low speed

    Hi Guys Just a quick FYI My 07 2.0T Quattro SB had a steering rack replaced at 2.5K and I have just booked it in for another one at 7.5K - VERY DISGUSTED IN AUDI. Chris.
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    Symphony II to II+ upgrades

    Be carefull, one member tried it and failed because the aerial system had changed. Also if you play MP3 cd's as advised by the manual, Audi won't warranty it when it goes wrong. (my experiance) Chris.
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    God damn speeding ticket

    Like ex smokers, ex speeders like to preach I am an ex speeder, maybe it's because I am older, or maybe its because I have spent time on the track, but I realised speeding on public roads is just a big no no for me. I have to work hard to keep my car at 30, and often creep over a bit, but...
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    Track Day?

    I don't think there is any A3 specific driving courses, but I might be wrong. I would suggest you check out PalmerSport and a Palmer Sport day, at their track in Bedford. The track is unlike any other track in the UK, 1 its a proper track, unlike a airfield days, even though it was a...
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    My day admiring an Audi

    Our A2 TDI was better than a Prius on CO2, if that is the future of motoring then it's not so bad.
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    Bird poo stains on my S3

    My painter does not polish the etching, he heats the paint and re floats it. If I had not seen it with my own eyes I don't think it would be possible. All he did was put the drying lamps on my bonnet and the etching slowly disapered... no polishing. He also menthoned the audi paint seem...
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    Help - Ive got a dent!

    PS - it was £40 at the beginning of the year, but I had to wait until he had other work in the area (a couple of weeks or so) Chris.
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    Help - Ive got a dent!

    Why do you think it would be drilled? I have not seen a body pannel drilling for many years, if needed, spot welding and pulling is the norm. But ding men normally don't need anything more than the drain holes in the bottom of the doors, or the light cluster, using very special hammers and...
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    Latest Concert/Symphony II + MP3 CD players

    No - if I want playlists I use the ipod interface ;-) Chris...
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    Latest Concert/Symphony II + MP3 CD players

    I can anwer some of your questions The ID3 tags (v2.3) are displayed, you can scroll through the track name, artist and album name. Directories are supported, but I have only tried directories directly of root. Directory names are shown when you browse the CD Chris.
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    Parking Sensors Did not work!

    Common sense should dictate that you trust your eyes more that your ears when in reverse gear. Parking sensors are a parking aid, from the manual "The Parking aid cannot replace the full concentration of the driver. The driver is always responsible for the safety during parking and other...
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    lol service time approaches...

    S3 may have an oil cooler and the 2.0TFSI Quattro not. This may explain the oil temp difference Chrs...
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    Launching S3 8P

    That's the big problem with Quattro cars. The simple answer is be more brutal, thats what audi did to get the quoted times, if something breaks, and it often will doing acceleration testing, who cares the time is all that matters. You also need perfect conditions, engine oil temps, gearbox oil...
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    lol service time approaches...

    Pretty much yes. I don't think idling does as good a job, as driving under boost pressure revs, but is ideal for coming off motorways into services etc. Typically dependent on how I have been driving the oil temp will show around 104 – 105C. I have found driving under 2K for about 2 miles...
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    lol service time approaches...

    Don't blame the remap - it's all to do with the oil condition and the type of driving. I tend to do long trips in my 2.0T Quattro, always warm the oil up, and cool the oil down, the service interval is currently looking at 18K If you do short journeys then maybe get you dealer to put the...
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    S3 NOISES

    I agree, think it would be worse in the 3 door, but it's pressent (or was) in my SB.