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Stunning looking S3, love the colour and what a spec! In terms of tuning, Awesome are good for supplying some of the hardware but for mapping it could be worth getting in touch with Rick @ Unicorn (site sponsor on here) as he will do a custom map opposed to an off the shelf one. Based in...

Sorry can't remember exact price, your better dropping Rick a line on here or emailing him. His site info is down the bottom. Oh yes...it's certainly a slippery slope haha!!

Yeah DPF can be a nightmare as Audi like to charge £1K+ to replace it. They just need to be driven for a 20min (ish) period to burn off some of the carbon or the car will do a forced regen on it. I had a nightmare with mine despite travelling 120 miles a day. In the end i got it removed and...

Finally bit the bullet on my new car and bought a 335i. Fun car to drive and it does make a nice noise!

Welcome, they are solid cars depending on when in 2008 it was it may have the new CR engine as well which is a bit quieter and smoother. Only thing to consider is the DPF if you do a lot of short journeys, although they can be removed and mapped out. Deffo get it remapped ...as your based in...

Yeah that engine is brilliant. My mates just had his remapped by Rick @ Unicorn now it's a monster. It did highlight the need for some form of LSD though... and that's where the slippery slope begins haha. Only thing which puts me off bmw's is the amount of depreciation in such a short space of...

BMW 335i M Sport. Drove one and and simply fell in love. After a bit of fun in that I think an A5 3.0tdi Quattro is on the cards while a house is purchased.

The 1.8T wasn't brought in until considerably later so it would be the 1.6 or 2.0 in the petrol. Yeah diesel torque is addictive but at the same time so is petrol power/noise so it really is swings and roundabouts. As I said just give them a test drive and you'll soon know which one you want :)

I went from a 1.2 Corsa to a 1.9 (8L) A3 which was a massive increase in power and torque compared to what i was used to. Then I went to a 170 8P A3 which was a pain in the a*** with the DPF despite doing 32k/year. Then finally went to the S3. Having a petrol is good, but in a heavy car like the...

Oh yeah I was wondering it it would move the boots further up the rpm range. I will be keeping an eye on this thread to see how the car develops further :)

Very interested to hear about the next steps on this... It's a shame about the cams but all part of pushing new boundaries on the 2.0TFSI engine. Would a larger turbo and new tubular manifold change the driving characteristics of the car with boost coming in later or would it remain fairly...

It's dolphin grey.

I had my 170TDI DPF removed and remapped by Rick @ Unicorn. Cannot recommend him enough if you want a custom map for your car. No issues of smoking and returned 55mpg on my daily commute. Couldn't complain as it was a quick and economical car. All depends what your end goal is. It's much harder...

Not on the 3 door, they only take the bulbs which fit in the holders. Very easy to swap over, if you are swapping from MY09 all bulbs are the same, if swapping from the first 8P lights they need new brake lights. There are a couple of sets for sale in the classifieds at the min.

Another one worth trying for modified insurance is brentacre, managed to get very reasonable priced quotes. With sky insurance atm as they were most competive this year round.

I can recommend Rick @ Unicorn Motor Developments. Based in Stockport.

Lovely looking motor! I really wanted sprint blue when I set out to buy one, but just couldn't find one with the spec I wanted as a sunroof was a deal breaker for me so I settled on Phantom Black.. which is a PITA to keep clean which is so annoying! In terms of upgrades the best thing you can...

Looks amazing, quality build! Interested to see how it handles a track now.

I've got a non resonated cat back and when compared to my mates stock, the sound is so much better. Personally don't notice and drone on the motorway either.

Awesome GTI mate, not far from you at all. They offer it for £179.