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    X Wing Phone Mount MagSafe DIY Hack

    Sorry for the 2 year delay (:-() was it the red metal piece or the MagSafe part you were looking for?
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    Extreme Parking

    No dings or droppings in that spot!
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    Is it time to go electric?

    Shame really, going that way takes a big step towards the circular economy. If synthetic fuel achieves a breakthrough then that’s the last chance saloon for ICE, otherwise it’s 1:1 scale RC cars without the RC
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    Is it time to go electric?

    I know I keep banging on about it (so apologies) but it boggles the mind why you can’t mainstream conversions or at least get them ready to roll once the energy source equation fits the space available inside the car for the batteries (synth fuel assumes minor injector / maps changes if at all)...
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    I have found my 60th birthday present.

    Do it, carpe diem or hashtag YOLO if you’re under 30
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    Is it time to go electric?

    It’s still priced too high for the average person, and supply chain problems will keep the secondary market priced out of the average person’s budget. Personally I think it’s either synthetic fuel or conversion of existing cars is the better way forward. Both require an advance in battery...
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    Servicing

    I read the turbo inlet pipe is a good one to do, even without the mapping. There may be other smaller supporting hardware items that will allow you to enjoy the car for as long as possible. W.r.t. STronic failures, surely with original parts invoices there’s some coverage for critical...
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    Servicing

    I”m not the best person to talk about with this as I bought mine outright and plan on keeping it at least a decade. If you’re on the PCP rollercoaster than I’m less than equipped to assist, sorry dude. Pardon me for asking, but is keeping the car an extended period not an option?
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    Servicing

    Would your purchase invoices for parts not then backup any missing dealer stamps? In the past, for me only, if I went to look at a car and the seller went through all the paperwork, parts purchase invoices, which jobs were done DIY and those done by others, that showed to me a lot more...
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    help with Audi A1 sat nav

    You may be better off with an Apple Carplay / Android Auto retrofit, assuming £300 is in your budget for one
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    Dash Cams, can they work against yourself in certain situations.

    I may be off base here, but if you have 2 physical cameras to mount in the car, could you not get 360 degree coverage by placing them into the corners, with a bias to the front or back in the shot’s view? If you’re talking single devices with front and rear lenses, please ignore the above
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    Surround sound

    There are a few about, I googled this myself after I put in some composite skirting boards to hide the cables. I’ll PM you some stuff. Issue you’ll have is the amp rating at the rears. Cost IIRC was about £200, and you’d still need some way to power the unit. Then the AVR side transmitter has...
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    EV conversions: the future

    Conversion is not financially viable —> Without manufacturer support It could be done IF there is a minor amount of effort spent to provide conversion facilities to existing customers Once battery density reaches a point that enables existing car bodies to be able to accept the mechanicals AND...
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    Custom Gauges on RMC/MMI Screen

    Are you serious? Fantastic!
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    Do you flash people?

    Only when I’ve had the raincoat washed :-) Most round mine do to let people go past when cars are blocking two way traffic but I always try to flash people at night (not in that way) when they have no lights on. It seems like the right thing to do, for the sake of moving a finger back and forth...
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    2015 1.4 Advise

    Everything seems good except three things… “Audi stopped putting the 1.4 150PS In the Original chassis (8X) as of ~08-Dec-17 I’m seeing a few 2018/03 plated specimens, advertised out there with a 1395cc / 148hp / 184ft/lbs with 116g/km CO2 but still showing up as a 1.4 150PS TFSI Based on...
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    2015 1.4 Advise

    Thanks John, as always The finer details help swing the choice It’ll be a little harder to find the right 150PS A1, but long term I think it’s best. The A3 was canned as it’s been deemed too big The A1 being the latter examples of old school Audi build quality, wider performance envelope and...
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    2015 1.4 Advise

    Adding a comment here as it’s the latest one I could find that’s a “buying advice” type thread. I’m the consultant for a friend who’s toying with a 150PS A1 and I’ve seen a well specced A3 1.4 125. Said friend is coming from a 1.2 Fiat 500 so I think either will do. The question is that...
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    This really gets right up my Nostrils too.

    That is the standard MO of the more racier news outlets, make a big claim then you read into it and it reduces down to a minor little thing