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    Difficulty Selling my S3

    Its the new style Passat. 1.9TDI. Comfortable to drive and looks ok. Bit plasticy inside and the 1.9tdi is not particularly quick. Its a company car though - so free, no tax disc, no insurance, maintenance etc I also get over 50MPG which has got to be good and as an extra sweetner to make it...
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    Difficulty Selling my S3

    Good news and bad news! It sold on pistonheads in just a few hours! Thank you ever so much for pointing me to the web site Adam! I sold it for 9900 - which is a bargain for the buyer I think. Wish I could have held out for more - but it has been up for sale for over a month and I lose money on...
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    Difficulty Selling my S3

    It has been in autotrader for 3 weeks. The last 2 for 10995... maybe thats just a bit too much - but was expecting people to knock me down to 10? So do you think its worth putting on autotrader again for 10k? Maybe I should wait until after xmas... If anyone here is interested .... ahem. Ben
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    Difficulty Selling my S3

    Personaly I am not keen on the face lift ones - dont like the chrome mirrors or the centre console - yuk. but I guess other people may want the latest stuff etc... Whats weird is that another S3 of same reg and similar spec is going for 9.5k on ebay at the moment. Not that far off my asking...
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    Difficulty Selling my S3

    I recently got a company car so need to sell my S3 It is in very good condition and has doen average millage - but no one seems to be interested? Its a W reg 2000 S3, in mineral grey. It has 59500 on the clock. FSH, MOT, TAX. 4 new tyres - and I even paid to get the CAM belt changed - because...
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    Concert radio locked

    I rang the garage back and said that other audi garages do it for free. Guess what.... "Just this once sir, we will be willing to do it for free" Only annoying thing is - I have to book it in for an apointment - take along my V5 + driving license as ID - and they cannot fit me in for a week...
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    Concert radio locked

    Unfortunatley no kind soul wrote the number in the service manual I will try looking on the unit itself - if I can remove it Worth a try. If not - HTC - which garage did it for free? I may try quoting it to my local stealer and see what they say Thanks Ben
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    Concert radio locked

    I had some work done to my car - and now my stereo says "SAFE". I guess the battery was disconnected for a while. Problem is - I never received a code for it The Audi Stealer want 54 quid to reset it!!!! I cannot beleave it costs so much! 54 quid to fix a fully working stereo. Does anyone...
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    Oil Min light

    Hi, I took my S3 (2000 Reg) in today to have some new pads fitted. On the way the oil min light switched on. Speaking to the garage that fixed the brakes, he suggested that by the time the oil light comes on - my engine is knackered. I jokingly said "well I was thinking of changing my car next...
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    ORange brake symbol not in manual

    Hi, My audi S3 (2000 reg) just came up with a symbol that I cannot find in the manual. Its an orange priority 2 light - Looks like a brake light failure symbol, but without the bulb in the center with the cross, and the "pad" bits around the circle are dashed. Any ideas???? I would guess it...
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    When was Dolphin Grey introduced for S3's?

    I just bought a W reg (June 2000) S3 - via Autotrader which is in Mineral Grey. Looks very nice - and a bit different :) Dont have the car yet - picking it up next week hopefully.