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    WHINING COMING FROM FRONT END

    thought i had a wheel bearing going on front drivers side, left car at audi bridgend (who have been excellent in the past) they got in touch and reckon that there's nothing mechanically wrong with the car but the front tyres have gone grainy on the surface causing this whining road noise, tyres...
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    Silly insurance :-)

    my wife works in insurance, she reckons if your premium comes down your excess goes up and a lot to do with these premiums going up are the tossers who are claiming for whiplash when there's nothing wrong with them and as a result insurance companies are running at 400%, meaning, for every £1...
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    NOW I'VE GOT TO GRIPS WITH HER

    van's been off the road for the past week so i've had to take the car, A3 s-line 2.0 TDI, had the car about 2 months but havn't driven her much as my mrs takes the car to work. And i have to say, these A3's handle well and when you get used to the torque range thay shift as well, very pleased...
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    How did the b**tards get into my car?

    people have been doing this for years, they stand outside your house and copy the frequency that comes off your fob, one way around it is to lock the car using your key
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    new to the forum and just bought an A3

    thanks for all the welcomes guys, i will try and get some pics up soon
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    new to the forum and just bought an A3

    thanks NHN, i was waiting for a welcome, i thought the audi boys had become unfriendly, its a 140, I test drove a petrol version when looking for an a3 which had been remapped and it was rapid but i didn't know the history so walked away from it, but the diesel 140 is pretty quick so happy with that
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    new to the forum and just bought an A3

    are they prone to going or quite reliable
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    new to the forum and just bought an A3

    as above and looking for some info on what to look out for regarding common faults etc, bought an s line 2.0 tdi 07 plate and also wondering do they have dual mass flywheels and is it worth getting them re-mapped or do they start to break afterwards