Recent content by octagon

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    ANY IT SPECIALISTS HERE I NEED HELP

    I use spinrite to recover from failures,it takes a while (im talking days) if you have a large drive with a lot of problems but it should get you to a stage where you can retrieve your data. http://grc.com/spinrite.htm pm me
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    Sticky ??? fuel gauge

    I had my fuel warning light come on two weeks ago when the guage still showed quarter of a tank.I left it for a day or so and it didn't move down past quarter.I filled her up and the guage went back up tp full.Now its back to a quarter tank the ****** light has come on again.Anyone else had...
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    6 disk changer

    ill sell you a changer to go with it. mucho cheapness.Cant guarantee that it works tho :P
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    6 disk changer

    no im afraid its fecked.looks like im gonna be singing all the way down.
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    6 disk changer

    ill try that and see. I just checked the manual. ERR3 is a fault in the changer mechanism.
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    6 disk changer

    no joy
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    Question for TDI drivers: what diesel are you using?

    I was buying only from BP for the first 3 or four months after getting my A3.I then tried shell and Esso and found I got better milage from BP.I then went to sainsburys as I was running on vapour one day and got over 40 miles more out of the tank.I tend to only use the supermarkerts in...
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    6 disk changer

    Im off to France tomorrow and my ****** cd changer decides its giving up the ghost. I get an error on the display : CD01 ERR3 any ideas on a quick fix ?
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    Cancer Scare

    A man walks into a shop...... Customer: Worcester sauce crisps please Shopkeeper: Sorry can't, it's off the shelves, cancer scare. Customer: Oh right, Chinese Chicken Wings? Shopkeeper: Ah that's the same , Cancer scare Customer: Hamburger Relish? Shopkeeper: Cancer scare Customer...
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    Number Plates

    Im off to France next friday and rather than put a GB sticker on the back im changing my plates to the euro flag ones. I havent taken my old ones off yet but they are not screwed on.Has anyone taken this type off without damaging the car?if so how. Alos what did you ise to stick the new ones...
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    Sat Nav

    I couldnt endorse copying them on a public forum its against the law I would always tell people to buy the original from the program vendor. You could always try sending a PM. I only have version 3 for PDA's I don't think it works on tom tom GO.
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    Letter from Dealer

    yeah thats the catch then lol. its the turbo 2.0 FSI. Ah well I wasn't in the market for the 3.2 anyway
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    Letter from Dealer

    I dont think it is restricted to one car.They say there is a limited amount on offer.Ill give em a ring and see what the story is. Just thought it was a bit unusual.
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    Letter from Dealer

    Yesterday I received a letter from the dealer I bought my A3 (8L chasis) from.Offering me something for nothing, thier words :P anyway they are supposedly offering me a 3.2 A3 quattro for the price of the 2.0 FSI. whats the difference in price between the two models before options? Is this a...
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    Return to Castle Wolfenstein

    worth downloading the freebie mulitiplayer version Enemy territory. If you liked the original you will love this. http://enemy-territory.4players.de:1041/