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    Ordering new S3!

    Colour choice is now so difficult I'd be struggling without Sepang if I were buying now so good luck ! Mpg wise varies ! I've done a multitude of commuttes across the country in the last 6 months! Around town with a cold start 20ish mpg at best, around this reigion when hooning, much less if...
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    Try filling up like this!

    So I needed more fuel yesterday, usually I just leave the keys in my pocket to lock the car but I had a passenger so I left the ignition on ( for the heated seats ) The car had about 25 miles worth of range left my driving style ATM 25MPG so about 1 gallon plus reserve left in the tank. The...
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    What would you do !

    So my S3 lives at my parents place , my dad (who is now in my sin bin ) decided to move it off the drive to do a bit of car juggling and then swung in too tight to the kerb causing damage to the outer circumference of the wheel rim with a total length of 2"( front r/h drivers side) He cleaned...
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    Description & age?

    boy racer, cop magnet, chav, nike, tacky.trackies, road wing. 22Y
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    Insurance premiums

    that's interesting how old are you then, as I was 21 when I started to get quotes and Aviva had no problems- ended up taking insurance out wtih them!
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    How many miles done in your s3?

    4months 2 days since new = 1900miles of which I've only driven ~1200m
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    Knew it would get me in trouble.......

    Maybe us younger folk should call for a retest of the older generations having taken theory tests with <25 questions or none at all and no hazard perception, easier practical tests (remarkably less traffic on the roads even 5 years ago let alone 30+!! no show me tell me etc etc ). Whilst we are...
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    Extreme Parking

    Went to my nans. Unfortunately parking there involves many massive trees with lots of birds and leaves etc so outcome some old bed sheets! Paintwork was clean as when I got there well worth the effort !
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    Does your S3 turn heads

    I was driving home the other night and the turn off to the local cop shop was on the route, female officer driving the car and her male colleague were both staring sideways out of the window as I drove past..... luckily they didnt turn around :busted cop:. Let my dad take it out for a spin he...
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    What have you done to your 8V today?

    Took it out for a drive for the first time in 7 weeks !
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    How do you deal with the waiting?

    you'll read every post and thread numerous times! watch every video on youtube and read every review in any language you can get your hands on! But the waiting for you will end when you drive yours daily! It'll be 8 weeks from the last drive till the next one and because of where the car is...
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    Any noticable turbo lag on the S3?

    I find there enough torque to keep you potting along around 1700rpm and response is excellent above this but any lower and its flat, compared to my remapped 06 2.0tdi diesel its a vast improvement! but the majority of the time I try to keep the revs above 2K plus its a petrol let it rev..:arco:
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    Post Pics Of Your A3/S3 8v In Here

    loving the weather !
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    North Wales....nice driving route

    love this idea!
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    S3 MPG -what's yours?

    28.1 700miles in with a fair amount of redlining. Seen 17mpg average driving it well aggressively ! S-tropic 5dr
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    what is the 2nd car in your household?

    Car A: Audi A3 8P SB 2.0TDI Sport Car B: Audi S3 8V SB but they live at different ends of the country, car A is my go to my work car gets me across the country cheaply for work, car B for time of shift and to have some fun!
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    S3 stealth

    perfect example tonight caught up to a corsa VXR on the A264 towards Tonbridge, he was casually poodling along obeying all the speed limits, I overtake him and another then preceded to carry on my way sensibly, straight away hes overtaken the car he was behind aswell then is inches off my...
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    wheel nut torque setting

    or 88.5 lb ft remember this is a "dry torque" ! this is in the manual somehwere I think it was page 254 or 354 had to do a lot of page flipping to find this when I needed it a few days ago!
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    Another 'stop engine, check coolant level thread'

    I'm not quite at the "check coolant level" but after 310 miles It had lost approx 1/4 of the volume between Min and Max on my S3 that was yesterday now its nearer 460 miles ill see whats happened to it tomorrow.... if it goes near minimum at 1000 miles ill be taking it to the dealer :mad new...
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    S3/A3 ride/handling...? Honest opinions

    :3sadwalk: damm it you figured me out all ready lol I blame unfamiliarity with the car :undwech: