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    Help please ,struggle t0 sell a reasonable A3

    Hello there, I am selling my A3 on autotrader at the moment, It has been on the web for a good few week now, but seems very quiet. ( well ,I was abroad for 3 weeks) The car is silver/grey 3 door, SE model petrol manual, 24k miles.cruise control, auto windscreen wiper/auto headlight, duo zone...
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    is glove box hinge covered by extended warranty? tks

    Hello there, just a quick question is the glove box hinge covered by extended warranty? tks I have a 2006 rag A3 , recently the glove box lost it smooth motion, the hinge in charge of getting the glove box up and down slowly is gone. I took to bristol audi and they charged me £230 anyway...
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    idiot on road, need cheap upgrade on brakes for a basic A3

    Hi there, last Wednessday I was on my way to an exam, when approaching a big roundabout about 500 yard away, there was a slow car in my lane. so I was following him about 5-10 car length behind. the **** suddenly brake very very hard . catch me out of blue. literally I checked my side mirror...
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    I made a 9 hr 20 mins phone call ? again!

    just can not belive it , I could broke my bank today. was hanging around in my room, then get annoyed by the beeps made by my cordless phone. picked it up, found it is low on power ( changed new batt yesteraday) and still calling my mate's mobile , guess he must had a really long...
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    Aftermarket HUD anyone ?

    hello, I saw a thread of head up display, seems like a really worthwhile feature, the only problem is installation and low life smash window to find out what it is here is some pic , a few floating on the bay. any comments ? thanks
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    £2500 excess on courtesy car?

    my A3 is having problem starting in the mornings, ok for a day, not for another so I went to bristol Audi to book an appointment to get it checked, was told the excess for the courtesy car is £2500, which I didn't really pay attention. then I realised wait a mins, that sound a bit high ...
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    What's wrong with the engine?

    hi there, today found my car was so difficult to start turn the ignition on twice , both time struggled a lot and then stalled. the dail jump up and down a lot the third time , I had to push the accelerater on the floor to get the engine started. it is not a perticular old car, 3years...
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    Aux in connects2 problem

    hi there, finally get hold of a correct aux in system , connected it to my concert 2 HU, but nothing happened. I pressed the CD button twice. it is just like the AUX in box wasn't there. the Ikea style manual did not really help, but I guess it was just dead simple task. there was a black...
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    CD changer- AUX in problem

    hi there I bought one of this, connects 2 for my a3, 06reg when I got it today, find out it won't fit in my Head Unit the cables on the HU look like this the diagram on the HU here is the little box so the question is, have I bought a wrong one ? and if I get...
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    Concert or concert 2, how do I tell?

    Hello there, I am going to buy a aux in box that plugs in the cd changer socket my A3 is 06 model when I asked the ebay seller if the one is going to fit? he asked me , "is it a concert or concert2?" How can I tell? many thanks...
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    DIS retrofit near bristol/Bath

    Hi there, does anybody know any business/individual near Bristol/Bath can do the DIS retrofit job ? I've got a 06reg A3, got crusie control, no DIS screen, and need a new wiper stalk, coding of mileage immobiliser and keys contract a few business, all in midlands. too far away for a...
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    Cannot find paint code on the sticker ?

    hello there, could anyone help me to find the paint code please ? lorry scratched my car and run away I was looking at my sticker on the spare tyre well , it was dashed out :confused::confused::confused: attached a pic many thanks for any help
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    A3 exteriors LED bulbs

    hi there, I guess I am a little bit obsessed with these LED bulbs, have just only managed to get the interior ones changed. I have a handful of burnt/ wrong size LEDs, and blew the fuse once. now I am starting the the exteriors one ( side light, tail , brake and reverse) will there be...
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    £40k for a golf ?

    nearly £40k for a golf, yes it is got all the extras, yes it a R, but at the end of day, it is still a golf. isn't there a better alternative for £40k out there?:shrug:
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    Lorry scratched my car, and run away...geer

    hi , this morning I was driving my gf to work, in one of the very narrow street, a lorry scratched my a3 while we were stationary waiting for him to drive pass. I actually felt the lorry was scractch my car, but there is nothing I can do at all, there was this big long lorry one side and...
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    Exhaust smells petrol today

    hi there, left the engine running today while fixing stuff in the boot, then realised there was strong petrol smell from the exhaust. the car was bought from main dealer 2 weeks ago, with 16k on the clock. Can I ask it is normal? should I take it to the dealer to have a look...
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    Poor mileage with Tesco petrol?

    hi there, recently I have serious doubt with the tesco petrol I use from time to time. I noticed this after realising my newly bought A3 ( approved used, 06reg 1.6SE 16k on clock) is doing worse than my old mondeo with blown engine. it is 1.8L petrol, which once managed to do 55mpg from...
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    Very noisy A3 - help please

    hello everyone, this is my first post tks I recently bought my first audi , it is a A3 1.6 SE, 06 Reg, and with 16k on the clock. underpowered ,but all seem fine for an A-B car, apart from the noise. it is really noisy on the motorway, seems the noise most come from tyres. I have to...