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  1. Bainie

    Jaguar Xe

    I am lookng at a new car at the moment , a few , very different, options in my head at the moment. Then I stumbled across the Jaaaag , not something I would have considered but I am quite taken by it tbh ! Anyone had any experience with one , the awd is out now . No dealers near me for any of...
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    Reversing light (Or lack off ! )

    I live out in the sticks , and have found that now the winter is here there appears to be no reversing light on the S3, or not one that produces light ! This is the first car I have had with such a pityful reversing light . Can one be put in the other side (3 dr) , or will a 50 watt LED from...
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    Heated seat lights ?

    noticed this morning there are no lights on my heated seat switches , is this normal ? Also no light in the dash to tell me the fog lights are on ?
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    S3 , Turbo Noise, Normal ??

    Had my S3 for a few weeks now, and noticed when I lift off the throttle between 2.5/3k revs there is a whistle, like a toy dump valve . Guessing it is a recirc valve . Is it normal , or the start of something sinister ? Didn;t notice it to begin with , but I am a bit obsessed with noises ! 50k...
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    Removing Parrot ?.

    I have a parrot hands free kit installed in my S3 , and want to remove it , prefer an oem cabin. I have ordered keys to take out the stereo , will there be much to taking it out ? Is it just going to be a case of unplugging an adaptor and plugging the stereo back in ?
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    Picked up my S3 , question on seats ...

    Well picked up my Dolphin Grey facelift S3 on Friday , which is actually Meteor (And stunning in the light), dealer got it wrong ! First impressions are great , Friday it was a bit thirsty ! But some sensible driving has brung the mpg up to 30 which is spot on for a car like this (Dis reading) ...
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    Buying 8p , facelift or pre ?

    Hi, Tried searching but got 10000 threads on facelifting ... I am looking to buy an S3 , 15k max . This puts me into the facelift age . Is it worth buying a preface lift , especially a lower mileage one , over a facelift ? Or is a facelift worth an extre few miles on the clock / £'s ? As they...
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    Hello, looking to get an S3 ...

    Hello, joined up to get some info on S3's , looking to buy one shortly ( will post q's in the right section) , currently own a jcw kitted Mini Cooper s and a bmw 3 series m sport . Going to a 1 car family and think an S3 would fit the bill after looking at various options. ..... Looks like a...