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    Petrol vs diesel/dpf vs towing

    hi I'm planning on changing my car -a3 2.0t. Planning on also getting a caravan so the newer car needs to be able to tow the caravan/loaded car/family & dog etc. naturally this makes me go down the diesel route and that would've been fine a couple of years ago but now every damn diesel has a...
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    Change of car time- ownership experience needed

    We are planning on changing our a3 at the end of August/September. We had a budget of 8k. We are a family of 4 so needs to be an estate. I want something that's doesn't cost a fortune to run/maintain but must have a good bit of poke about it. Car must be a manual and not high miles. So here's my...
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    2.0t sportback rear springs

    Car has failed it's mot as it needs new springs on the rear. I've been phoning around to price some up and apart from Audi/VW and tps most other parts places are struggling to pinpoint the exact part I need as there is a choice. Does anyone know the part number? Car is a 2006 2.0tfsi s-line...
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    4x4 pickup ownership experience

    My brother has a 2006 ford ranger thunder 2.5tdi which he has had for years- 5 I think. Anyway he swears by it and I have to agree with him that it has been 100% reliable. I have had a look at the wildtrak version and it is tempting! We have a german shepherd and plan on another puppy later...
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    Quattro vs 2wd snow tyres

    I'm in the middle of getting tyres on my a3 - Goodyear f1 eagle asymmetric 2. Now my car is fwd and I've regretted not getting another Quattro after selling my s3 last year. So I'm planning on changing cars later in the year for a Quattro- hopfully a a4/a6 3.0 tdi and it got me thinking about...
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    2.0 tfsi rear brake caliper advice

    So my rear brake caliper (driver side) has decided to stick causing my pads to go fast in fact it's pretty much scraping metal- I know I should've had them replaced before this but due to the time of year it'd been pretty much impossible to get the car booked in + kids have pretty much bankrupt...
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    Fibre optic broadband

    So bt have finally decided to bring my postcode out of the dark ages and now I can get fibre optic super fast broadband......... Well hopefully. I have opted for bt infinity 2 which reckons I can get upto 80mb speeds Now currently I'm lucky if I get 3 mb which goes if my son is on YouTube. So...
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    Tyre advice

    hi, sorry to bring up another tyre thread buy my question is specific to my situation. For the last 12 years or so I have been using my local independent tyre place- 1, he was always cheap. 2 I like to support local business. So I've gone back religiously over the years. Anyway it turns out he...
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    Private plate transfer

    Hi I've just bought an a3 sportback, I will be sending off my retention form etc to transfer my private plate to the car. I know I should wait until the documents have been processed and I have the new tax disc etc before I put on the new plates but my wife is insisting the plates go on now...
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    2.0tfsi BUL engine advice

    Hi I'm looking to buy a 2006 a4 2.0 tfsi special edition with the BUL engine. From looking on forums I'm a bit concerned over the problems that can arise from these engine which are costly to fix. My audi mechanic who looks after my cars says that these need to get the oil feeder/sender pipe...
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    S3 bam castrol edge oil

    Hi been a long time viewer of the forum/ site and thanks to the tons of useful info/topics I've never really needed to ask a question before, but now I'm stuck. I have a 2002 s3 with 225 bam engine with 105k on clock, which is needing a oil top up. When it's been serviced they have used oil...
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    2002 bam clutch problem

    hi just joined the site! i am hoping to find the answer to my clutch problem which has been puzzling me for months! its a 2002 s3 bam engine with 95000 on clock. in august the clutch started slipping with the usual symptoms, getting gradually worse. by october it was slipping bad but by the end...