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I had a very similar problem with mine because the speed sensor was faulty. It would rev normally till around 4K then just stutter, jerk etc. Basically the engine was cutting back power for safety because of the faulty sensor. £120 later (and its the second time it has gone) the fault...

I've got a set of these. I think the offset is 35, I fitted 13mm FK spacers all round to fill the arches. See this thread for pictures. Would suit a black car more and the pictures I took don't do them justice really. I got them from performancealloys.com really nice company to deal with...

Yes 18x8 with ET32 offset. I got some FK 13mm hub-centric spacers as they didn't fill the arches well enough IMO. I wasn't 100% sure when I fitted the wheels but now I'm used to them really pleased with the look. German make alloy so you know they are well made.

I'm in Manchester so can't come and show them (!) but here is a picture of my car with them fitted. Only had them on 1 month and not had chance to take a better pic, they look better in the flesh. They are spaced out 13mm all round. When I was looking the audi TT was one of the better...

Well you'd have to tell them it was an S3 model obviously otherwise your insurance would be invalid. The issue is if they view it as a 'grey' import, as this would likely mean a hike in the premium. This is one of the reasons imports are usually cheaper. Good luck and let us know how you...

A lot of imports came with sunroof so look out for this. You may be able to negotiate a discount based on the HPI report. Bear in mind it 'may' affect your insurance premium though.

Would be nice but it all comes down to the 'food chain philosophy' in the same way Porsche fiddle with their own variants, i.e. cost-to-power S3 265bhp R32 246bhp S4 339bhp RS4 414bhp RS6 572bhp A r32/s3 V6 turbo (remapped) would likely be quicker than the RS4, so VAG would have to...

I've just had the FK452's put on my car. I used event-tyres.co.uk as I work at home sometimes so it was just easier have them come to me and fit them. I've also run these tyres on a 340bhp Evo as well and they did a good job, so price wise a very good tyre IMO.

In todays market its only worth £5k. However, its just been serviced, got new tyres, 12 months tax so that's a saving of a good £600. I like the black combo with alcantara and if its the one you really want go for it, but it is overpriced. £5,500 tops. But this power loss issue would concern me.

I think essthree back in the day used a TT MK1 Neuspeed ARB http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/product.php?xProd=3836&xSec=465

Doh! So a good price all in then and peace of mind.

Didn't he recommend the water pump as well? Would have been sensible so swap this unless its been done on the car recently.

I've not heard of fuel starvation on modern fuel injection engines but I'm no expert tbh. All I can say is in 5 years ownership of my S3 I've never lost power, even with the fuel gauge hovering above the red. I would take it for an extended test drive to see if it re-occurs (with extra fuel if...

Make sure they are also changing the tensioners and rollers. My invoice from AMD had the following for the cambelt parts: Cambelt £24.98 Belt tensioning Damper £74.06 Belt (?) £24.10 Good way to start ownership of your car doing all the main services.

I had my car mapped about 4 years ago and haven't replaced anything engine or suspension wise, and covered about 25K miles since without issue. Its fine as it is for the road IMO.

I have been looking into this as well Olly. I budgeted £2k to upgrade the power on mine to around 300bhp but JBS came back with a Stage 1 upgrade at nearly £2700 which is more than they quoted above (did include new DV and TIP to be fair but you'd want them anyway). From what I read there...

Don't forget to have your water pump changed at the same time mate.

I'll never forget having EBC Turbo Discs fitted to mine (Grooved and Spotted) and they last about 4K before they were cracked and destroyed! They were so bad I fitted OEM discs/pads back and they are still going strong 20k miles later. I would just stick to grooved ones only next time, spots...

As others have said cambelt (and water pump) should have been changed at some point. If it was done on schedule in 2004 it may be required next year (£350 cost approx). I have found with my S3 that the anti-roll bar bushes last about 40K so if these have been replaced at some point, may need...

Thanks for the tip mate. What's the mileage on your car - I'm assuming its the original standard springs that are still on it?