Recent content by Redwing289

Please please please don’t base your decision on what you read here………You really need to take the s-tronic for and extended test drive and then make your decision. There are some “characteristics” that people do find annoying and, depending on your driving...

Depends which model you specify..... The sport model (as pictured above) comes with the aggressive grill and no star. The SE (or what ever merc call it) comes with a more subtle grill and the traditional star. Trying to aim it at both merc traditionalists & the 'younger' audi/bmw crowd. Sport is...

I hope not :ohmy: Xylene is used as a solvent for paint thinning applications etc...... It's not a very nice one either :doctor: Think you might mean Xyletol :icon_thumright:

:uhm: Well I don't know how you're driving it then........ I have the V10 and average 24-25 without any problem

or you could 'put up' :laugh: with your S3 for a bit longer and wait for the new S4 to come out...... Rumoured to be a blown V6 :eyebrows:

Yep, common problem. Had mine replaced twice under warrenty!!

In reality though, isn't "playing devils advocate" just a dressed up term for "arguing for the sake of it" ? I agree there is a line but I don't think Bowfer has crossed it and certainly don't think he deserves the constant criticism / childish responses he gets every time he posts these...

I sure hope he still posts here........ generally find his posts a lot more interesting than the "Audi are so much better than everything else" rubbish that seems to be the current trend :ninja: :rolleyes:

My sportback also had this 'no cost option' so not just limited to the 3-door...... fortunately for me the sound of this was masked by all the other rattles coming from the dashboard & glovebox..... :banghead:

On mine (05) the light symbols next to the off/auto/dipped selector switch go green when lights come on...... pretty easy to tell :icon_thumright:

Haven't they recently brought out newer / re-vamped versions..... might be worth another look. I'll be looking to change my car in the next 6 - months, very tempted by the 159, but would want to wait for the GTA version. Had a 156 GTA a few years ago..... totally impractical but a hoot to...

It does do that...... but it waits until the air is warmed a bit by the engine first. If it just blew air straight in as soon as you started the engine it would blow in cold air. If you start your engine and leave the setting on 22c you will notice that initially it blows at a very low speed and...

Well mine rattles to buggery, is back at the dealers for the 3rd emissions fault in 2 months, had a new radiator fitted 3 months ago after the old one dumped all its coolant on the a1...... and there is still a fault with the climate control that they are unable to diagnose !! Audi superior...

Look in your service book, it specifies all maintenance required outside of 'normal' servicing as well.