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    funny noise when idleing on a3 tdi

    hi im hoping somone can help iv been to couple of garages and they dont know what it is when i start my car up and its ok but if i leave it idleing for around 3-4 min it sounds like there is a woodpecker under my bonet if i tap the accelerater peddel it goes away then after few min it does it...
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    dim headlights on a3

    got a 05 plate a3 and the headlights are so dim i might aswell not put them on i changed the bulbs and put some bosh xenon bulbs in the seem to have made more of a whiter light but there still dim. my old v reg a3 had much brighter headlights along with a mondeo we have at home are the 8p...
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    another headunit question

    so for the switched live i just come off the ignition for the rear amp do the do a loom for it to work or do i need to cut into the harness of the car iv seen the aerial aplifiers on ebay i wont be changing the factory speakers the volume is fine for me i just want a little more control of the...
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    another headunit question

    i know its been asked a million times but iv read all the posts i can find and none make sense to me so maybe im a dumb *** or is it realy so much work to fit a aftermarket headunit to a 2005 a3 non bose iv looked at a few headunits which seem to be as descrete as possible saw a pioneeer...
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    got rid of my old 8l a3 for 8p

    seems gr8 on fuel but saying that it could be bad but compared to my old 1.8t a3 quattro this feels like a 1.2 on fuel
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    got rid of my old 8l a3 for 8p

    iv done about 300 miles in mine since i go it monday and i must say they are much nicer drive the old a3 i think i used the paddles 2 or 3 times might get the car mapped if i get board what u recon is it werth it
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    got rid of my old 8l a3 for 8p

    well he said he paid that for it but u never know 100% but i to tell the truth i got it cheap so im happy even if he paid 5 for it wouldnt make a differnce to me i did a hpi before i bought it
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    got rid of my old 8l a3 for 8p

    no car was from a trader but i got the car for what he paid for it it was from coventry audi from new and my boss knew guy so i got it at what he paid for it so how could i complain its a good 9 to 9.5k car in the autotrader
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    got rid of my old 8l a3 for 8p

    do i heck thats the person if u did know ud walk the other side of the road so she didnt see u. milleige is quite high 94k but on a tdi is nothin full history sevice was done at 91k had 4 brand new bridstone tires not so long ago 6 months tax mot middle next year car needs nothin beside a good...
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    got rid of my old 8l a3 for 8p

    just bought myself a new car its a lava gray 2.0 tdi dsg i paid 8k for it what u think good buy?
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    going to look at a car today what to look out for

    im goin to look at a 2005 a3 2.0 tdi dsg today its got quite high miles but that has also made the price quite alot better for me i just though id ask you guys what do i need to look out for ie gear box probs ect...
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    buying a3 ap advise please

    right iv got a a3 quattro al at the moment im after buying a a3 8p but i want the version with the deeper grill from what iv read them came after late 2004 if thats correct but id like to know whats the difference between just the ones that say a3 then u got sportback and s line im after...
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    Aaaaarrrghhh Mr unluckys back yet again, got my S3 back for 1 week then this happens

    yes i think absolute red audi's are kerst the person who made the paint colour must have died badly when doing it
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    Aaaaarrrghhh Mr unluckys back yet again, got my S3 back for 1 week then this happens

    i feel for you falla i know the feeling very well my car been nothin but bad news from day one if u need turbo manifold and stuff i got a ko4 setup in my shed got the turbo manifold inlet manni injectors downpipe the lot if u interested
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    my a3 just got wiped out :(

    right been striping the front end down today and done some cleaning to find were all the oil if from and lucky enough its not from the gearbox or the stearing rack its from the suspension strut the wheels are so wide there is only like 1/2 cm between them and the strut so when the woman twated...
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    my a3 just got wiped out :(

    forgot to say me and my gf both alreadt been to doctor i got a letter from doctor for whiplash still got a bit of saw neck but not as bad as here the just did xray waiting for results they think she got whiplast and fractured coler bone from wer the seatbelt got her. gotta see the other persons...
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    my a3 just got wiped out :(

    bit of a update: insurence essesor come out today and we striped the car down and not as bad as looked but never the less he rite it off. but sadly audi a3 quattro's are werth jack all at moment so with a abit of a **** and moan we come to some sort of deal £3700 and i keep the car which will...
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    my a3 just got wiped out :(

    insurence company rung me today and 3rd party has claim full liability for the crash the gave me such a nice curtacy car a ford c max lovely boat on stilts lol but deff beats walkin
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    I give up...!

    iv just learnt when it comes to paint work dont be too fussy my car just had pritty much a full respray and all it needs is some dumbass to hit into you and its all over and you will never get any of it back
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    my a3 just got wiped out :(

    gotta see the outcome from insurence might buy another a3 and swop parts over but to tell truth kinda had enought i not long put nealr 3k into the car when it got damaged lastime modded parts are so dam expensive thinkin nice tdi cheap cheap