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Normal consumption for me is low 40's, I've had one run from Witney to Heathrow early in the morning, cruising 70-75 and achieved 54mpg. Best ever is a trip to Coventry from Witney, mainly on the Fosse Way, stuck behind lorries so cruising at 50mph, got 57mpg

No. it's not applied wet. This is a very thick self adhesive tape, I've bought stuff like this before for protecting bicycle frames, it's sold as helicopter tape. I've used thinner films that are applied wet and are almost invisible when on, I think I'll buy some of that, if it still looks bad...

Hi, I've just bought a set of Thule wingbars for my A3 saloon. They come with a set of four clear paint protection stickers - I've applied one and the results are horrible. It's a really thick obvious patch, nothing like 3M Ventureshield film which I've used before on my motorbike. I'll only be...

But the Superb is huge in comparison to an A3. The Octavia would seem a better bet to me, same platform and engines, but more interior space and an enormous boot.

Ex Skoda owner, had a Mk2 Octavia 1.4TSi for 4.5 years and 86,000 miles before buying my A3 3 weeks ago. It was totally reliable and a lovely car.

No, couldn't get it to work on my last car either, but haven't experimented much in the Audi. On the phone in Bluetooth settings you turn media device off, then it can connect to the car for phone calls, but use the phone speaker for CoPilot announcements.

I'm also an audiophile to a fairly obsessive level, so car audio quality is important to me. B&O is amazing, excellent quality and goes louder than I'll ever need. In my opinion whilst it is nice to have integrated sat nav, the SD version with 2D maps is very poor value at £500. I use Copilot on...

It's Dakota Grey

Forgot to take any collection pictures on Sunday, so here's a couple after I'd finished cleaning and sealing my A3.

Agree, but that's the same as the OE jack, it just has a shallow indent to locate it on the sill. The jacking points should be reinforced to take the load on them. My trolley jack has a fairly small cup with notches in it wide enough to locate securely on the jacking point and works fine.

Thanks elpaulio, thought it was that, but panicked a bit when I first lifted the mat to find the spare wheel. At least I found it before ringing the dealer to complain!

I collected my A3 Sline with B&O on Sunday, no sub in the spare wheel well. I think it's built into the parcel shelf, there's one open back speaker there. The MMI has the sub adjustment option, and I can hear a difference when you turn up or down, so all sems to be working OK.

Re reading this, the people concerned were 65 and 68, that's not what I'd call old. And age alone isn't the only factor, anyone, of any age, who doesn't understand how to control the vehicle they re in charge of shouldn't be driving it. On veeights scenario of what happens if one person leaves...

So can a kettle if you're terminally stupid, could have been a front runner for a Darwin award. I don't have personal experience of a Mazda 3, but have had two keyless cars (Suzuki and Ford) and both wouldn't let you lock the car from the inside if the fob was outside.

1st March for me, collecting from Stafford. A3 1.4 CoD S Line, manual. Will be asking the dealer not to prep the car, planning to detail myself as soon as it's home.

She put's petrol in your car when she drives it! Does she have a single sister?

Were there any mechanical changes, or is this effectively a factory remap? If so wondered if it can be applied to boost a 140ps model.

I had the opposite experience when I went for test drives with my local dealers. The BMW dealer was really helpful, found a car in the right spec, took my details and a copy of my licence, then gave me the keys and let me out on my own for as long as I wanted. Unfortunately I didn't like the 3...

Hi, I have a 1.4TFSI S line manual on order for a March delivery, and spent ages going over specs, placed an order, than a few weeks later added a couple of items. One of the additions was to upgrade from standard cruise to ACC. Initially I thought it would only make sense on an automatic, then...

Saloon for me. I like the sportback, but the saloon looks a bit sharper. Also, current car is an Octavia which has a massive boot, so the bigger boot of the saloon over the sportback was a factor.