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  1. pjr

    delivery

    That certainly seemed to be the suggestion from Dundee Audi - no more COD's available until MY15
  2. pjr

    delivery

    About six weeks ago, when I was considering a new A3 to replace my current one, both Perth & Dundee Audi tried a simulated order on their systems to amend the spec of a car already ordered but not confirmed - These were cars scheduled for around BW11/12/13 from memory, and when they tried to...
  3. pjr

    Winter tires and wheels

    I've got Dunlop Wintersport 3D's 205/55x16 which work brilliantly in snow (not had any yet this year though). These were to replace the Pirelli P Zero's on my summer wheels which were 225/45x17. Tend to put them on in November, and take them off in March, and store the unused wheels in the...
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    Upgrading stereo - Do I still get a spare wheel?

    It's maybe just a glitch on the online configurator - the October 2013 brochure says a space saver is standard equipment, and I can't see any mention of it having to be combined with other equipment
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    Upgrading stereo - Do I still get a spare wheel?

    I was playing with the online configurator the other day, and it looked like a spare wheel was now optional, at no cost. However, it then had to be combined with either the Audi sound system, B&O or towing equipment at varying costs - which I thought was a little strange. I do remember the...
  6. pjr

    Tyre pressures for winter tyres

    Mud and Snow
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    Tyre pressures for winter tyres

    Should be on the silver plate inside the drivers door reveal. Mine said 33 psi front & 29 psi back for 205/55 16 M+S, as opposed to 32 psi front & 29 psi back for my normal summer 225/45 17s. Yours may be different depending on body style and engine size though.
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    Winter tyres...

    I've got those exact style of wheels as my winter set, to replace the standard 17s - the difference in grip compared to the standard Pirelli P Zero Rossos was like night and day - didn't even come close to getting stuck even when driving through 6" deep snow, whereas my regular summer tyres...
  9. pjr

    8P Reflections.....Lets see yours!

    Reflection picture taken at the Crieff Audi meet last year - Autoglym SRP, followed by Collinite 915
  10. pjr

    A3 Cabriolet - no power to boot lid.

    Mine has just been back to Audi under warranty to replace the loom between the bootlid and the body - mine started with a reverse light not working, but inside the rubber gaiter there was 1 broken wire (reverse light) and 4-5 others with the insulation rubbed off. Was told there was a modified...
  11. pjr

    Out In The Snow (Winter Tyres)

    mjc - my summer wheels (which are in my avatar) are very similar to the 5 arm kinetics on the 8V, but not exactly the same. I thought they were the same initially, but the 8V Sportback which Dundee Audi had in their showroom had the 5 arm kinetics on it, and they are very slightly different -...
  12. pjr

    wheel size and performance

    The rolling distances of the standard wheels, whether 16", 17" or 18" are all within a few mm of each other as the bigger wheels have lower profile tyres. While there are probably differences in the weight distribution between the wheel & tyre for the different sizes, it is probably small enough...
  13. pjr

    Out In The Snow (Winter Tyres)

    Your picture makes me hopeful that Audi haven't changed the PCD & offset of their wheels between the 8P & 8V, as I have exactly the same 16" wheels with winter tyres on my 8P cabriolet. Can anyone confirm that the PCD & offset is indeed the same? It would definitely sway me towards staying with...
  14. pjr

    iPod & RNSe - where's the logic...?

    I don't have the rnse, but just the concert & Audi iPod connection in the glovebox - mine does exactly the same - sometimes after a few days it will resume playing where it left off, and other times after a 5 minute stop it goes back to playing the first song on the iPod. There doesn't seem to...
  15. pjr

    Don't like silver backs to cab rear headrests

    One of the options when I was buying mine was the 'black styling pack' which had black roll hoops, no chrome along the bottom of the windows and a black radiator grille, so the parts must be available. I think the standard (base model) cabrio also had plain black roll hoops. No idea how the...
  16. pjr

    Summers off Winter on

    I thought about steel wheels for my winter tyres, but would also have put plastic wheeltrims on. However, bit the bullet and went down the alloy route. Summer tyres are 225/45x17. Winter tyres are 205/55x16. Car does look a little strange when I first put the winters on, but you soon get...
  17. pjr

    Cylinder on demand engine for new sportback

    The brochure I downloaded shows the non-quattro 1.8 as being available with a 6 speed manual, or 7 speed s-tronic, with the quattro 1.8 only getting a 6 speed s-tronic
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    When is 'Fixed Price Servicing' not 'fixed price servicing'....

    When I bought my car new from Dundee Audi, it was sold with a servicing package which covered the cost of two variable mileage services. In total I paid just over £200 for the two services. Had my first service done at 18,000 miles in August, and will probably need the 2nd service just before I...
  19. pjr

    Winter tyres for A3 Sportback

    I have the same size Pirelli rossos as you at 225/45x17 for the summer. My winter tyres are 205/55x16 which are very nearly the same rolling distance. Narrower tyres are supposed to be better for the winter. Can't say how much better the winter tyres are as we didn't get any snow here last...
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    New Audi A3 Sunroof

    I downloaded an interactive brochure to my iPad from the App Store - under Audi e-brochures. The page about the sunroof says the 'large panoramic glass sunroof that can be both tilted or fully opened', although there aren't any pictures of it in an open position.