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    Michelin PS3 they didnt last long

    9k, how the hell you driving, you should be proud of that! the rears are normally only 1mm behind. And the worst thing is Michelin normally make the longest lasting tyres, so you'll be even more underwhelmed if you change brands. On an S3 I got 22k out of the Michelin Pilot Exaltos but only...
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    Bye Bye.....for now.....S3 gone.....

    S3 prices are bit funny at the moment. Upto 3 years and in warranty- £20k+, get to the fourth year and they drop like a stone. Have a look on Autotrader, it's very odd. for £20k (my budget) the best sportback you can get is a 2008 with pretty low rent options. Look at the 3 door cars at 4 years...
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    Bye Bye.....for now.....S3 gone.....

    And the best bit- my 19" CK's are now up for sale with some very nice Michelin Pilot Supersports- 225/25/19's. Link is in the Ebay thread! Ta
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    Bye Bye.....for now.....S3 gone.....

    They claim it a support noise to the natural engine noise, it' sounds very natural. Only kicks in when you floor the accelerator, if you drive softly it doesn't play it.
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    Bye Bye.....for now.....S3 gone.....

    Sounds like a spitfire, it's so loud, problem is it's early days and quite addictive, so I'm struggling to see 26MPG, vs 28MPG in the S3, just because i keep putting my foot down....I'm sure it will become very tiresome in a while!
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    Bye Bye.....for now.....S3 gone.....

    Hi, Yeah Car Magazine. Might have over-egged the times it appears- twice in all. Below is a page shot, left hand side, in the background behind the guy in the shorts.
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    Bye Bye.....for now.....S3 gone.....

    I'm sure it was. They have a feature on the Golf and took it to GTI, sure it's your car parked behind, short number plate grey SB. It's in nearly every shot. Check it out... i don't have a copy with me now but will check it out later.
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    Bye Bye.....for now.....S3 gone.....

    Couldn't afford a decent one, with plenty of waranty left. When i got my S3 it was the height of no one being able to sell a car, it was 8 months old and cheap. with the same money today i would just scrape a nearly 2 year old sportback with the same spec, or something very basic. Also- was...
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    Bye Bye.....for now.....S3 gone.....

    S3 to Cupra R... Well the time came to move on from the S3. 3 doors needed to become 5 doors. The early maths wasn’t good and looking at the classifieds I just couldn’t stretch to a decent enough low mileage S3 Sportback, so the painful decision to change was sealed. Now I love 4wd...
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    RS3 Discussion Thread

    Edinburgh Audi have an RS3 in black in the showroom, boy it's dissapointing. I walked past thinking it was just a normal S3, only the silver tipped roof spoiler made me do a double take. Poor show Audi....
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    Festival of Speed- Audi Invite

    Anyone been to this with Audi before? Won some tickets last week, get free entry and vip lunch....sounds promising.....
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    S3 400 miles on a tank....whats the record?

    Last week I had to go to Newcastle from London on a Friday afternoon. I'd done 75miles before i left and the first 3 hours were all done at 50mph, traffic and roadworks. It didn't get much better after that. Filled up with with 400 miles on the trip and still showing a further 10 in the...
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    S3/19" Tyres

    I have Continental Sport 3's on mine, they've lasted about 16k miles and need a change soon. Good tyres, but have worn out quickly. On 18's had the Michelin Exaltos and they lasted 22k, same driving style....new tyre choice is hard....Dunlop Sport Maxx seem to be the cheapest branded tyre but...
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    Led Plate Lights?

    Can anyone recommend a set of led license plate lights? Noticed tonight one of the std lights was flickering and on closer inspection the light had rust on the inside, so water must have got in. So need to replace and thinking LED's as they look good on cars that i've seen. I saw these on...
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    How to train your dragon

    Second that....
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    RS3 Discussion Thread

    Does the facelift grill fit the old shape? i do fancy the grill.....clearly can't fit the whole bumper without spending silly money And on the bright side for all of us who clearly think this is an overpricved half hearted effort, think of the now OEM upgrades available- Springs Brakes...
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    RS3 Discussion Thread

    And no fog lights.....
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    RS3 Discussion Thread

    Front tyres are 235 wide, back ones 225, looks like they couldn't get over the rubbing of a sportback.....or maybe another mistake in the spec....