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    Garage didn't tighten wheel nuts

    I had the front end on my A3 rebuilt after a smash years ago and when i got it back it drove ok locally but when i took it on the motorway i found i would reach a speed (70+) and i couldn't keep it in lane it was so bad... That turned out to the whole suspension one side lose including shock...
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    End of performance cars?

    Yes but there was a time when people wouldn't ride in trains because it was claimed humans would suffocate at speeds over 20mph. Times change... Tesla or RS4 will not be the choice ! You will be here saying i have just had my new Audi chipped to 10k megabytes :) not 500bhp the car as a form of...
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    End of performance cars?

    Absolutely agree but legislation will take it out of our hands.
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    End of performance cars?

    I can see all sorts of problems here. 1/ it would only take a few drivers to start using this and it would jam the roads up for everyone else. bit like making ever 20th car tow a caravan. 2/ If insurance start loading cars without boxes you will have no insurance if you take it off. 3/...
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    What has happened to Audi Engines

    Ah yes well we agree on that. The 3.2 as a package was a lot better than my S3 to drive. I lived with both for 5 years and you really cant beat cc. and a v6. I always hate the way the S3 will not nip out in a gap in traffic as it seems to go nowhere for the first second while the turbo spools.
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    {UK} Where do you put your number plate?

    One question..why ? A number plate needs to be visible whether the car is parked or being driven.
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    May come back to Audi but don't know what way to go, A4 tfsi, S4 or Q5 tfsi.

    Test drive first, i had a brand new A4 loan car the other week and it had this new servo motor assisted steering for self parking. ****** awful IMHO. Every undulation in the road had it trying to steer to compensate and me trying to steer back to compensate the compensate. down some of the...
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    What has happened to Audi Engines

    and how do you prevent a faulty chain stretching ? mine went at 42k miles. It was a common problem on the 3.2. Audi USA and Audi Germany recalled a lot of them but Audi UK refused to accept their was a problem. It was all well documented on here, do a search, a few of us had real problems. It...
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    What has happened to Audi Engines

    Agree, sorry to say but the service manager at my local Audi branch said the same thing. Never keep an audi out of warranty !! My S3 used no oil at all for 45k miles then started using a ltr every 1000 miles........Audi say that's withing tolerance. Well yes it might be but that's just because...
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    What has happened to Audi Engines

    Ha ha , just wait till the timing chain stretches and they charge you £4k to replace it...been there done that.
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    Vivano sat nav

    Anyone found a good sat nave to fit a Vivaro dash ????? TIA
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    Shell V Power - Valentines Day PROMOTION

    Just as good. My S3 loves it on stg1. Most of the nonsense about Shell is hype. You always pay more for heavily advertised brand names but it dosnt make it better fuel. You can bang on about additives etc but TBH if the lack of additives effects my engine in the life time i own it i will be...
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    Shell V Power - Valentines Day PROMOTION

    Still 12p cheaper at Tesco if you buy some food as well :-) I was using vpower and getting the card stamped etc, after the first quarter i think i had bought 500ltr and they gave a £5 back :-)...1p a lt and they charge 5p ltr extra for it.......lol..what a rip off. Tesco all the way now
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    Insurance for a Van

    Thanks There is an important lesson to be learned here. Do not pay too much attention to the price comparison sights !! after Dave said sprinters were expensive to insure i changed the van to a 330 Transit......... I put in the same recall quote code so the details were the same and changed the...
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    Insurance for a Van

    OK Cheers Dave, I just need to carry a couple of bikes with some head room as well that by the way is the company i used :-(
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    Insurance for a Van

    I need to buy a Van......so i go down the local Van yard and look at a Merc Sprinter. 82k miles 57 plate £8k.....that will do. Ring up the insurance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Right, I'm 50 i have a clean licence, i have one claim in 34 years it cost me £450 to insure the S3 with stg 1 with Audi's...
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    How many of us are bikers?? Show off your wheels.......

    Probably one of the very best all round bikes ever made, always liked it with the single sided swing arm :-)
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    VW Racing

    You dont keep the warranty with the remap though
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    VW Racing

    hmmm does seem a bit daft, the clothing is on line but absolutely no mention of prices or where to buy the performance parts. Did you see this Search the site Our own Golf 330R. Coming up for sale soon, this is our own Golf '330R', fitted with pretty much every option listed on this...
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    How many of us are bikers?? Show off your wheels.......

    35 years here and still alive :) Even built one in the flat years ago... This is how i bought it Then got to work.. Test build first to make and fit all the missing bits Note the plugs here are on the wrong side to normal ( twin plug heads) and notice the Mini oil...