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    change of car!!!

    Thanks s3, yeh I have seen a few go for 7k+ I have looked at your seat in a garage and a very good way to go to get a to spec car but out of my price range! So do you think I should go for the 170? My mate has a 140 and I will have s ride out this week and see how it goes!! What mpg do you get?
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    change of car!!!

    hey all, i have a 53reg a4 190bhp quattro sport (b6) and its been remapped by revo and is loads better than standard and realy does go well but i am used to diesels and missing the low down grunt and most of all the fuel economy!! at the mo i get around 30-35 mpg, i love the car, its never let...
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    replaced thermostat - coolant now not circulating.

    It's not totally uncommon to get a duff stat!! Yeh there is a electronic stat, my 1.8t (bex) has one, they have a couple of plugs and it's a big plastic hobby!! I didn't remove the alternator just a stay from the manifold too block!! Mine was open and overbooking, now sits at 90 all the time!!
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    Surging power? Why?

    Yeh mate I will do, if u have £199 get it done before this offer runs out, after a quick blast I lifted the bonnet and the turbo was glowing orange!! My 205 turbotechnics used to do that!! Hartey I hope u get yours sorted soon, I can ever so slightly feel a surge as the n75/ wastegate level out...
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    Surging power? Why?

    Well today I had revo come and fully map the car, it's got rid of the surging for now!! Hope it has cured it fully, cars going really well too!! Hope it keeps this way!!
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    crap headlights

    thanks for all the info guys, so can anyone recommend some? would rather get some from uk as shipping times etc!! euro car parts do a set but they dont say the temp colour!! i was thinking of 6000k!!
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    Surging power? Why?

    hi mate ,well i changed my stat and intake air sensor but it was still the same, i took it to a mate and the air intake sensor and the stat were plugged in the wrong connectors!! the only two you can get wrong and someone had!! so swapped them and cleared all faults and still the same!!! i was...
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    190 quattro sport MPG

    well i suppose i am not that for off the mark by what you guys are getting!! well like i say i am getting a remap before xmas so i will see how i feel then with the extra power compared to the fuel usage but if its not to my liking i will be getting a oil burner again, i have had diesels for...
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    Dash swap???

    i changed the top of my b6 and it was quite easy to do,the hardest bit was getting the radio out to remove the centre locating lugs so in the end i had to cut them off but no biggy as there's loads of screw points and it doesnt creak or make a noise!! oh and the wires for the center speaker were...
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    bravia pixely

    ive got a sony bravia tv which on dvd's the picture is mint but on sky its very very poor, i mean poor as in say your watching a dark film like saw the picture is good until theres lots of dark stuff and the dark stuff goes all pixely, as in the tv cant be ***** to make the detail in the darks...
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    190 quattro sport MPG

    nice... is that akoya silver? mine looks just like yours, akoya silver, 19'' rs6's, leather,chrome window rails, tinted windows, sport, i painted the full insert on my rear bumper like the newer ones, its made it look miles better!!
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    190 quattro sport MPG

    thanks mate, well i didnt know there fuel was so bad, i normally dont use supermarket fuel but was on the way!! i will do a fault code check monday at work but when my intake air sensor was pooped i kept on getting the bank 1 o2 sensor fault but it cleared once intake sensor changed but havnt...
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    crap headlights

    thanks guys, yeh i was thinking of the 100w bulbs but like you say they are £20 but ive seen some hid kits for £60 ish, might be a more cost effective in the long run, and i did try the 100w route on a old zx volcane and it didnt make much difference!! this might be a silly question but apart...
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    190 quattro sport MPG

    what MPG do you guys get out of your 190 quattro sport? i havnt filled the tank yet but i just got 200 miles too £40 the fuel was morrisons stuff and i think it was £1.23 per L in the summer i was using shell super plus and got around 115 miles from £20 and thats a bit more expensive!! i am...
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    crap headlights

    hi ive got a 53 reg 190 quattro sport and the headlights are pants! main beam are not that bad but cant leave these on all the time!! ive checked alignment and they are not too hight or too low they just dont do much!! i am seriously thinking of a HID conversion kit but will this make a good...
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    SNOW= I NEED NEW BUMPER!

    Pics man pics....
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    SNOW= I NEED NEW BUMPER!

    Bummer, if it's just your lower bumper they are only £85 from TPS, not sure on the top but I got a standard top from a breakers and modified to fit the sport lower!! If your headlight has gone back it could just be the headlight adjuster base, they are cheap too!! Bummer bowt damage!!
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    Vorsrung Durch Smugness

    The lad next door to me laughed at my a4 when I took him out in it saying his m3 would kick it's *** so bad he wouldnt bother toting with it on the road!! yeh it's only a 53 reg 190 quattro sport but he wasn't laughing today when I drove past his stuck *** in the snow!!!!! Will make a point of...
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    Floor mats

    thanks guys for the replies, will get looking for some today!!
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    Floor mats

    Can anyone tell me if the floormats from a b7/8 will fit my b6?? Basicly there's loads on eBay for newer cars than mine but not sure if they will fit!! Sorry I am meaning genuine fit ones onto the plastic pins!! Thanks