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  1. smk82

    Gearbox in sport mode/7th

    For those of you with a facelift S3, do you find that when accelerating whilst the gearbox does hold the gear longer it doesn’t bounce off the limiter? I.e it will change up around 5k revs? I was just driving my wife’s A1 the other day in sport mode and noted that the way her car acted in...
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    Time to say goodbye...

    Snap.. I've recently done the same thing, moving from an A3 184ps (tuned to 240ps) to a golf r estate. In terms of performance, its a total animal when you want it to be, but can be civilised when you wish - my first "performance estate". If I'm honest I would have liked to go to the new...
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    TDI-Tuning box

    Moving to a Golf R estate... box was definitely an improvement, felt seriously slow and unresponsive without it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    TDI-Tuning box

    Ditto to the above. mine box is now for sale as I change my car tomorrow. This is for the 184ps engine so may not be the right one for your car.
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    Is your next car going to be Audi?

    One problem with that.. it's a BMW! Joking aside, I find the ride very bad and don't particularly like the interior[emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Is your next car going to be Audi?

    Well I can say that unfortunately I will be leaving the Audi fold for my next car for one of these.. have test driven two and liked the Jekyll/Hyde ability plus the boot space and general responsiveness. Will be used, just have to find the right one! Looked hard at a used S4 avant but after...
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    How many miles did you get from a full tank (all engines welcome)

    Model : A3 PFL sportback 2013 Gearbox:manual Engine :184ps diesel with DTUK box ( thus circa 235hp) Mileage currently :~52K Avg mileage : 460 Best mileage :500 - tank was on red, but when filled up only got about 45 litres in so could have played fuel light chicken and gone a little longer...
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    Real average MPG

    My 184 tdi with a tuning box on it averages about 44-45mpg day to day Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2013 A3 Sportsback - headlight bulb replacement!

    true its a 20minute job if you have the right tools, which I don't. Besides it might be a controller unit or similar. Have booked it into an audi specialist to check over and replace the bulb for £160 all in (damn site better than Audi who wanted 180+VAT for the bulb then another £60 for...
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    2013 A3 Sportsback - headlight bulb replacement!

    Weird experience tonight. Got in the car and no warning lights?! Headlight appears to be working, however when I look at the car the passenger side headlight appears to be more yellow tinged than the drivers (which appears white). Maybe a loose connection as surely otherwise if the bulb had...
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    2013 A3 Sportsback - headlight bulb replacement!

    Apologies to restart an old thread, but I just had my passenger side main xenon go on me. The car went out of warranty in September last year, so I can't get it done that way. I presume Audi will charge through the nose to replace, or is it a fairly easy job? Also does anyone know the type and...
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    Carbon mirror caps on a sport?

    I have them on mine with the chrome, not genuine but still look good I think[emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Lovely start to the new year

    Well I have my car back on my drive (finally[emoji849]). Said they would hopefully manage it in a week, which then became 2 and then the following Monday.. sigh. On the plus side it looks like they have done a decent job from what I could tell in the fading light, I will do a proper inspection...
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    Dear Audi... Please make this...

    I agree the Quattro concept car and 2 door look gorgeous. Personally I'd love it if they made...
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    What Should Audi Do To Improve The 8V A3 / S3

    Things that should be standard Proper integrated sat nav (not the sd card stuff) Folding/dimming mirrors Cruise control Parking sensors front and rear You get a lot of these as standard on lesser marques and apart from the sat nav they aren't massively expensive so why Audi hasn't included...
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    Lovely start to the new year

    It's certainly an improvement on the daewoo matiz I ended up with the last time I needed a courtesy car when I had to sort out repairs! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Lovely start to the new year

    Haa[emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Lovely start to the new year

    Well car collected today and for courtesy car, I actually ended up with something fairly fun, brand new Ford Focus ST petrol... [emoji38] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Lovely start to the new year

    Apparently because the back panel has compressed in, it may have cause a leak in the exhaust. When you actually look at the bumper close up (doesn't show on the pics), you can actually see the crash panel where the bumper has cracked Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Lovely start to the new year

    Well the damage estimate has gone up, they are now estimating 4.5K to repair due to potential exhaust leakage due to the engineers report.. deemed unroadworthy [emoji27][emoji27].. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk