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    thinking about an s3

    cheers bud. hopefully ill have some to post up hey haha!!
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    thinking about an s3

    sounds good pal. i used to own an a3 1.8t sport but it was riddled with faults, but it was real good to drive, so comfy haha! think im deffo swaying towards s3 exhaust and a map. should be safe reliable power right?
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    thinking about an s3

    Think im deffo gonna be looking at these. its pretty much an s3 or mk1 octy vrs. but mapped up and exhaust etc on the vrs sees 215. which is near enough what the s3 are standard.
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    thinking about an s3

    not so much worried about it....just wondered what you get really
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    thinking about an s3

    cheers bud!! what sort of price average do you think im looking at?
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    thinking about an s3

    is there anything to look out for on them?
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    thinking about an s3

    well atm i drive a gti-6 haha but its been quite good to me to be fair. renault has major running and servicing costs that i think would be a bit too exspensive for me tbf. what are the s3's like on fuel just out of curiosity?
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    thinking about an s3

    cheers for that!! haha i have a bad habit of changing cars. trying to find one i can stick with for a few years!!
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    thinking about an s3

    45k thats a decent find!! i take it theyre quick when rolling? just looking at a few variants really....mk1 octy vrs s3 and the megane 225. just want reliability and a bit of usable power and some comfert haha!!
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    thinking about an s3

    hey all. i used to own an a3 1.8t sport. to be honest it was a bit of a lemon. had loads of faults and i fixed one found another etc!! ive saved a fair amount of money and i am toying with the idea of an s3....just looking for a bit of advice. are the engines good for 100k + as a lot of the ones...
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    alarm/hazards going off constantly

    im not having much luck!! my alarm/hazards are going off every time i lock the car up. i lock the car wait a minute if that then all i get is flashing indicators for the next however long! is there a fuse of something i can take out to stop it? ive tried the b pillar sensor, but no luck. im at...
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    must have the worst luck going!! overheating :(

    yeah looking into it mate, been up to the car today, sorted coolant level out and started it up. no warning lights, but my fans didnt work, even with the blowers on in the car.....car runs fine, drive ok, so not got a clue....****** wierdo german thing!
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    must have the worst luck going!! overheating :(

    tbh mate, in the service book it says 104 thou. but my clocks have been tampered with and the engines on 200 thousand....previous owner sold it me saying it had only done 120k :(
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    must have the worst luck going!! overheating :(

    possibly. my top rad hose was very hard if thats of any use?! just remembered.
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    must have the worst luck going!! overheating :(

    well i must be cursed!! had the car at c and r enterprises the other day to have my car vcds read....came back with a few fault codes and had the throttle reset. no other major codes realy. but taking the car home it felt like a new car, boosting right, not sluggish at all, nice and smooth...
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    speedo not working, but rev gauge does?!?! pic added

    ok nice, will post up when i solve it anyhow haha!!
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    speedo not working, but rev gauge does?!?! pic added

    ahh right ok! well im getting it on a vcds at 2pm so it might bring up a fault code then?
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    speedo not working, but rev gauge does?!?! pic added

    right got a picture of the cap i found to go on the sensor on the speedo.....can someone tell me if it 1 is the right part lol, and 2 is it broken? thanks!! Dan This : Sits ontop of this:
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    speedo not working, but rev gauge does?!?! pic added

    found that mate and had a look, is there anything inside that cap? like a plastic rod or anything that sits in the hole? ive put it pack on and the speedo still doesnt work....will get a picture late to post up as ive got to get some things sorted out atm.
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    speedo not working, but rev gauge does?!?! pic added

    its just someone else posted some thing about it beind digital so wondered if it was the right sensor. i guess its gotta be in the bay somewhere right?? lol Again thanks for all the replys!!