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    R8 - Track Thrill

    Well it was a while coming but today I had my 4 laps in the R8 at Prestwold Hall in Leicestershire - what can I say but ****ing brilliant !!! The event was being run by Everyman Racing and I must say after being on similar events in the past I was impressed by the setup and facilities at...
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    Dynolicious

    If you have an iPhone or an iPod touch you may be interested in an application that just became available on the iTunes app store for those devices. It's called Dynolicious and basically uses the accelerometers in the devices to allow you to record and analyse the performance of your car...
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    R8 - anyone had a go ?

    Evening, Just booked an Audi R8 experience in Leicester - £70 after a discount from Buy-a-Gift. Get 2 laps tutorial in a BMW D3 and then get to take the R8 out for 4 laps round the 2 mile circuit(can buy more laps on the day if wanted). Anyone had a go in the R8 on here ? Mark
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    Audi R8 Diesel

    Interesting article in the Sunday Times today on the Audi R8 Diesel (concept) - Audi have started allowing motoring journalists limited runs out surely meaning they are almost certain to go into production in the summer. Link -...
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    iPod Touch

    Hi all, Looking to use my iPod Touch in the car and wondered if anyone had any experience of the RoadTrip device from Griffin ?http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/roadtrip Need something that also charges at the same time - and I don't have an Aux connection in the car. Pretty much...
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    Million DSG boxes

    I don't know if you saw this or not but Auto Express are reporting that VW have just passed the 1m mark on the number of DSG boxes built with 400k built in the last year alone. In addition they have ramped up production to 1,750 per day at Kassel so the next million will take only 18 months to...
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    Offside rear door - electrics ?

    Well I have my first issue - hopefully not the start of many! On Thursday when travelling down to Hungerford on business I noticed that the drivers side rear door would not unlock - thought maybe it was stuck or maybe even frozen(although it was lunch time). The only way I could get it to...
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    Audi A3 Sportback TDI 170

    Well after what seems like an extraordinarily long time I have at last taken delivery of the A3 - and all I can say is wow ! Superb handover from Hull Audi who explained all the bits on the car (my favourite is the auto recirculate button which even if it turns out to not work as well as it...
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    Audi DPF document

    Am awaiting my new TDI 170 in early November and received a document from the leasing company saying that they had been sent it by Audi and that I should read it and make sure I was happy with the DPF option - seeing as I don't really have an option on the 170 I am not sure what they wanted me...
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    New A3 170 Lead time

    Hi all, Posted a while back that I had ordered a new A3 170 SE Sportback and that I was working towards a 12 week delivery schedule. The car was ordered in mid July and I have just been informed that delivery is now 2nd week of December ! This is a 22 week period - surely this cannot be right...
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    TDI 170 Acceleration

    Eagerly awaiting the delivery of my 170 but having read around I am struggling to find the performance figures for 0-100mph which is a much better indicator of the real power of a car. Does anyone know the 0-100mph figures for the A3 170 TDI ? Cheers Mark
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    Just ordered my first Audi !

    After 4 years of driving around in my Seat Alhambra 130TDI (4 kids!) its the wifes turn to have the van ! 12 weeks leadtime is going to go by very slowly. Cannot wait to have some fun !