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    Best sim for map data?

    Depending on your data usage, three do a Data Reward sim that gives you 200mb each month for ‘life’. Just top up a tenner when you get it and that’s it. https://3g.co.uk/three-data-reward-sim I’ve been using one in my A4 MMI since last November and it’s never had any problems with live traffic...
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    Leather problems

    Hmmm ok, nobody else? Does anybody know how to get this kind of abrasion mark out of the leather on the steering wheel without having it re-covered? Can it be sanded / dyed / sealed again? Thanks.
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    Obdeleven or carista?

    Agree with everything Julian has said, I just thought I’d point out, although OBD11 is Android only, Carista is available for both iOS and Android. I’m not wonderfully keen on Carista, it takes 5 minutes every time I plug in just to scan the settings, so although a quick toggle on/off for...
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    Leather problems

    Hi guys & gals, been a while since posting, everything been going well (I really shouldn't have said that!! :laughing:) aside from the old mpg gripes, but I have a couple of minor niggles I wonder if anybody else has encountered? About a week after I bought my '15 A4, I noticed the leather on...
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    Start Stop and S Tronic

    Really? https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/noob-stop-start-question.354007/ Almost the first thing I asked... and people said theirs acted the same. So I guess I have to ask... why would yours be different to mine and the others on that thread? What year is it? Did they change the...
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    Start Stop and S Tronic

    That is odd - I was told by Audi that restarting when the handbrake is applied was correct operation when I mentioned that it seemed wrong. I honestly don't understand why at all. It's not like there wouldn't be a trigger to restart the engine (i.e. tapping the throttle or releasing the...
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    Start Stop and S Tronic

    As soon as I put on the handbrake (‘15 A4), the engine restarts. So it only works for a brief stop while on the brake pedal. If you know you’ll be waiting in traffic a while, it restarts?!? Totally illogical. And as has been mentioned earlier, pulling up to a parking space to reverse in, usually...
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    So much CONFUSION! RE: Audi AMI cables!!

    I went through all this confusion on my ‘15 A4 as well. Different dealers claiming different compatibility. Eventually I found this diagram on the net used by an eBay seller and it was correct for me. I assume the same will apply to the A3. If you look up the MMI firmware version, it’s hidden...
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    Help Please 2.0 tdi 140 - Poor fuel consumption & low coolant temp

    It's alright saying to keep in mind that it's a heavy car, but at the end of the day, if the manufacturer says it will do x mpg, owners have a reasonable expectation it will get reasonably close to the specified figures (I don't live in fantasy land, I expect some variation! :)). If not, then it...
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    Rim troubles

    Nobody? Hmm strange. If it was a 1-off I could've blamed the fitter but 3 out of 3 seems to indicate something is wrong. Total time to change 2 tyres was 2hr and 45minutes! Has nobody had tyres replaced on these rims, or did it all go smoothly for you? Picture of the wheel style I'm talking...
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    Rim troubles

    Has anybody here had difficulty with the 19” rims on the Black Edition Plus? Not the rotor design.. the other ones :) I had a Michelin PS3 fitted a couple of months back and the tyre place had massive difficulties getting the tyre to seat. Took me to leave the car with them for a couple of...
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    Help Please 2.0 tdi 140 - Poor fuel consumption & low coolant temp

    Same. B8.5 quattro, barely seeing 32mpg since November when I bought it. However. Since the weather finally got above 12 here (Belfast) it has been a lot better. Got 40 on the DIS last night just on an 8 mile trip around town with ambient temperature around 12-14 degrees. I’d have only seen 33...
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    Air con recharge price increase

    You may want to try your dealer. Mine (Belfast Audi) mailed last week with an offer on aircon regas at half price - working out at £40 which I thought was a good price from a dealer as all the local garages round here are charging £40-50 anyway.
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    coolant Temp

    Mines the 177 (2015 quattro) and it’s just as cr*p at maintaining temperature. Dealer says it’s normal. Audi say it’s normal. Lots of threads around with similar issues with this engine, and people who’ve done the same as yourself and changed thermostats, all to no avail. I’ve come to the...
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    peoples thoughts on how diesel cars are going to fair in the short term??

    Personally, not bothered. Where I am (NI) people only seem to want the diesels. There may be a lot of media hype around the emissions and older vehicles are rightly being targeted but I’m watching AutoTrader (also looking a petrol but for different reasons) and the prices don’t seem to have...
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    Ok, I have to ask...

    Ahhh! Good idea! Didn’t realise I could do that! So now I know how to filter it... why is it just A1? Shouldn’t there be a few set up (with different users) to give us feeds for each model that we can selectively ignore?
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    Ok, I have to ask...

    Been here a few months now, and I usually read the board using the New Posts section. One thing that’s puzzled me from the outset (and I’ve been too noob to ask!) is... why is there an A1 eBay sales bot posting ads scraped from eBay just for A1s? I mean, don’t get me wrong, when I was looking...
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    E46 m3 opinions

    Probably something to do with a combination of the fixed-valve lifters (no hydraulics), the Vanos operating off oil pressure and the high-revving nature of the engine (8,200 redline). All just thoughts, don’t know for sure :)
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    E46 m3 opinions

    Had one (‘05) for 3 years before my current A4. Loved it. Not sure I totally regret the sale, but I was getting concerned by the random bills and that they corrode quickly in a number of well known areas if you don’t have a garage to keep it in. I was looking around £2000 in bodywork to have it...
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    Unexplained fans running...

    They're smart these days :). No doubt that'll be to circulate water into the turbo cooling jacket. I think if I hit 55-60mpg on the motorway, my economy would balance out to a healthy 45-ish which is about what I was expecting. That doesn't seem to happen. If I'm watching the (albeit...