What have you done to your 8V today?

[pburv]

Totally agree with this... they drive great, just the right size for a small family, you can park one in the high street or go away for a week with ease. Not too big and not too small. The boot and interior space is only marginally smaller than a Q5, but it has a much smaller footprint for parking. The 2.o 180bhp petrol unit is far more sprightly than the numbers would suggest and reasonable frugal. And thats even conparing it with my S3. Yes the MMi is slighttly older, but its also very functional and is no where near as bad as I expected it to be on inital viewing. We have everything we need, bluetooth phone tethering, decent music system and a decent satnav.

A year ago we looked at a wide range of new petrol small SUV cars, from Audi, BMW, Ford, Honda, Mini, Nissan, Toyota etc. They all had pro and cons, the tech on the Japanese cars for the money was excellent. Ie 3D maps, 360 cameras, electric everthing and some very clever folding interiors. But we struggled to find a decent petrol car, dealers really were all pushing diesels and the japanese cars all had tiny petrol units, which although performed ok with 1 person in would struggle fully loaded and would struggle when getting up to speed.

Compared to the competition from a petrol engined perspective, only the BMW X1 has a similar amount of power and ran the Q3 very close.

It was infact my top choice ( I know I shouldnt say that on an Audi forum !), but the wife couldnt get on with the BMW sport seats and I hated the normal ones. The Ford Kuga was a good size, but the Ecoboost petrol was a massive dissapointment, especially when coupled with an Autobox when compared to the small units in cars like the Fiesta and Focus. So the Q3 won through and we could not be happier with it.

Even now thw wife is constantly still making comments like ‘ I love my car’ ... and I have never heard her say that before !

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Jungle

Very nice looking car mate.
I hope my wife enjoys hers as much as your wife loves her q3.
As I have mentioned above I managed a decent deal of 12% discount.Had 15% off carwow but that was for a no frills Q3 s line and considering I beat the January price hike on Audi's which for the Q3 is around £300 I think I have got a good deal??.The one I have on the way has the comfort pack Stronic 2.0TFSI.

 

[Jassyo06]

Managed 12% discount plus £1300 dealer contribution on a Q3 which will be arriving next week.
https://video.citnow.com/vt7dPr1X8s8

Aweful uninspiring little videos these lol still got mine's, was so dissapointed as l was expecting a full in depth review lol

 

[oli356]

Handed in the S3 and brought home a Q2!

Just for the day while mine is in with Audi... £31k car - https://usedcars.audi.co.uk/usedcar/i/s/l|12,1,t_geo,U/d|GBR00411247023/controller.htm
Not keen on the colour though the inside with virtual cockpit was very nice (I've wanted to drive a car with it for a while). Very light steering, not quite as quick as the S3 though
Very comfy though, first time I've driven an SUV also, have to say I quite enjoyed being high up.

 

[jungle650]

Very nice looking car mate.
I hope my wife enjoys hers as much as your wife loves her q3.
As I have mentioned above I managed a decent deal of 12% discount.Had 15% off carwow but that was for a no frills Q3 s line and considering I beat the January price hike on Audi's which for the Q3 is around £300 I think I have got a good deal??.The one I have on the way has the comfort pack Stronic 2.0TFSI.

Thx...Yes I hope so. Mine loves hers..We got a signifiant discount as we ended up buying an approved used car 6-7 months old as did not want to wait for a build slot and saved about 27% from list. Funny enough If we had bought a diesel car we could have had our pick... and that was a year ago, let alone now.

 

[jungle650]

Handed in the S3 and brought home a Q2!

Just for the day while mine is in with Audi... £31k car - https://usedcars.audi.co.uk/usedcar/i/s/l|12,1,t_geo,U/d|GBR00411247023/controller.htm
Not keen on the colour though the inside with virtual cockpit was very nice (I've wanted to drive a car with it for a while). Very light steering, not quite as quick as the S3 though
Very comfy though, first time I've driven an SUV also, have to say I quite enjoyed being high up.

They are nice to drive, but have you sat in the back of an Q2 S-line car and been driven about yet?? Rock hard ride... much stiffer than I expected and not comfortable enough for my clan. Too small for a family run around but I do like the quirky looks.

 

[oli356]

They are nice to drive, but have you sat in the back of an Q2 S-line car and been driven about yet?? Rock hard ride... much stiffer than I expected and not comfortable enough for my clan. Too small for a family run around but I do like the quirky looks.

Was my 1st time in a Q2 today so no, this is an S-Line though, my mum might come with me when I return it, could get her to sit in the back

As for the market.. I guess it is suited for people like her, they want to sit high up but don't need a big car (she has an A1 for comparison).

 

[slinemfc]

Handed in the S3 and brought home a Q2!

Just for the day while mine is in with Audi... £31k car - https://usedcars.audi.co.uk/usedcar/i/s/l|12,1,t_geo,U/d|GBR00411247023/controller.htm
Not keen on the colour though the inside with virtual cockpit was very nice (I've wanted to drive a car with it for a while). Very light steering, not quite as quick as the S3 though
Very comfy though, first time I've driven an SUV also, have to say I quite enjoyed being high up.

Bit of a sh*t registration though

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[pburv]

Aweful uninspiring little videos these lol still got mine's, was so dissapointed as l was expecting a full in depth review lol

There would be a huge charge for that matey..lol

 

[pburv]

Thx...Yes I hope so. Mine loves hers..We got a signifiant discount as we ended up buying an approved used car 6-7 months old as did not want to wait for a build slot and saved about 27% from list. Funny enough If we had bought a diesel car we could have had our pick... and that was a year ago, let alone now.

Ours was one that the dealership had just off the boat.We done the deal Day after New Years day and it's arriving next week...Didn't fancy a 2-3 month wait on a new build plus it would have cost more if we started to spec it up. Happy days

 

[GregS3]

Using my freshly delivered Carista dongle I made a couple of changes;

- Alarm chirp when locking (with menu on MMI)
- Rear parking sensor display on MMI
- Oil temp on DIS
- Increased the DRL brightness from 40% to 60% when dipped beam is active

 

[Jimbo10]

- Increased the DRL brightness from 40% to 60% when dipped beam is active

Have you got a screenshot of this option on the carista app.
I’ve never seen it

 

[oli356]

Have you got a screenshot of this option on the carista app.
I’ve never seen it

Me neither....

I got carista a few days ago...

Did the usual .. oil on DIS , unlock/lock churp, rear lights as DLR, option to disable DLRs from MMI (would use if I was sat in the car in a car park or something), passenger side mirror dip (shame can't do drivers side..)
Think that was it.

 

[GregS3]

Have you got a screenshot of this option on the carista app.
I’ve never seen it

Me neither....

I got carista a few days ago...

Did the usual .. oil on DIS , unlock/lock churp, rear lights as DLR, option to disable DLRs from MMI (would use if I was sat in the car in a car park or something), passenger side mirror dip (shame can't do drivers side..)
Think that was it.

Must be a Beta user only feature at the moment. Hopefully it's incorporated into the next update.

 

[lucaslfc]

Fitted me phone holder. Love it lol
Its the small things eh haha

 

[welshy_a4]

New gel 3D private number plates

 

[Daveotto]

Car has never been so dirty but drove into the local Tesco petrol station today only to have heaps of praise on my car piled on from the guy parked behind in the blinged up Bentley Continental. Was embarrassing in a good way when he carried on with the compliments in the queue to pay, to the point he said he hated the Bentley and was going to sell it.......Happy days

 

[Jassyo06]

Car has never been so dirty but drove into the local Tesco petrol station today only to have heaps of praise on my car piled on from the guy parked behind in the blinged up Bentley Continental. Was embarrassing in a good way when he carried on with the compliments in the queue to pay, to the point he said he hated the Bentley and was going to sell it.......Happy days

Cringe....... Time eh...... Lol not a lover of the older Bentley cars but the new ones are nicer looking

 

[haywoon]

Installed these bad boys today.....very happy!

And replaced a cracked speaker grill....

And fitted the all important forum sticker just in case I'm out driving and forget which is the best Audi forum out there!

 

[SPIKE_]

Installed these bad boys today.....very happy!

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And replaced a cracked speaker grill....

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And fitted the all important forum sticker just in case I'm out driving and forget which is the best Audi forum out there!

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Love a bit of CF....very tasty. The forum sticker looks nice and discreet.

 

[oli356]

Yeah good purchase the CF mirrors are, glad I got a set - only £170 new from Audi Sytner ebay.

I've had 4 new Michelin PS4 tyres fitted, making use of their offer on atm, came to £432 or something in total and got £50 Costco voucher that was used while wondering round the shop while they got fitted.

Alloys have got crap on now that I need to clean off tomorrow..

 

[Daveotto]

Cringe....... Time eh...... Lol not a lover of the older Bentley cars but the new ones are nicer looking

I do not like Bentley’s full stop.

Bloke was a decent guy despite the car and said he had owned an original RS2 when they were released 14 years ago. That would have been some car slightly quicker than the current S3 but nearly twice the weight

 

[Jassyo06]

Yeah good purchase the CF mirrors are, glad I got a set - only £170 new from Audi Sytner ebay.

I've had 4 new Michelin PS4 tyres fitted, making use of their offer on atm, came to £432 or something in total and got £50 Costco voucher that was used while wondering round the shop while they got fitted.

Alloys have got **** on now that I need to clean off tomorrow..
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Non existent rim protection though????

 

[oli356]

Non existent rim protection though????

Sadly not. Think only the PS4 'S' have rim protection but they are for 19s as far as I remember.

Always scared of curbing these things though! So far so good but only had the car since October.

 

[Kenny_GTI]

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Tinted headlights??

 

[welshy_a4]

Tinted headlights??

No mate they are std headlights. Car was not level for the photograph as my drive is on an incline and it was an overcast day so may be that which is making it look like they are tinted.

 

[S32B]

Not an S3! but I spent 2.5 years here with my S3, so I'm an honorary member

Washed and then used the CarPro Hydro2 Lite, it really is good stuff, spray on after you have washed/rinsed the car and then jet wash off! Dry the car as normal (I use a Kent drying towel and it is so easy to dry with this stuff on, one wipe and it's 100% dry ) you are then left with a shiny looking car which feels like glass!

 

[Jassyo06]

Not an S3! but I spent 2.5 years here with my S3, so I'm an honorary member

Washed and then used the CarPro Hydro2 Lite, it really is good stuff, spray on after you have washed/rinsed the car and then jet wash off! Dry the car as normal (I use a Kent drying towel and it is so easy to dry with this stuff on, one wipe and it's 100% dry ) you are then left with a shiny looking car which feels like glass!

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Sexy car

 

[Jassyo06]

Tinted headlights??

Pre face lift cars with optional LED headlights have a much darker headlight enclosure

 

[Jassyo06]

No mate they are std headlights. Car was not level for the photograph as my drive is on an incline and it was an overcast day so may be that which is making it look like they are tinted.

@welshy_a4 they are not standard headlights,they where a £900 option on the car when new

 

[Jassyo06]

Installed these bad boys today.....very happy!

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And replaced a cracked speaker grill....

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And fitted the all important forum sticker just in case I'm out driving and forget which is the best Audi forum out there!

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That's a very nice car you have there mate in ibis white

 

[welshy_a4]

@welshy_a4 they are not standard headlights,they where a £900 option on the car when new

Well I bought it second hand. What is this optional extra with the headlights then?

 

[Jassyo06]

Well I bought it second hand. What is this optional extra with the headlights then?

l knew you had got it as a used car by your response "standard headlights" your headlights on your car where a £900 bangers optional extra,the S3 standard,came with xenons mate,there much l dont know about optional extras...lol

 

[MattSedg]

Well I bought it second hand. What is this optional extra with the headlights then?

you get nicer looking headlight enclores and the snazzy indicators where, when you indicate the whole LED day running strip becomes orange. Also they are full LED.

 

[welshy_a4]

I know it was a fully specd car, has sunroof and b&o with the better satnav option which is what I wanted.
It was sold with full Beam Assist but was not on the car, it does have sidelight assist if that’s what it’s called and that’s pretty cool.
Plus it’s a Manual

 

[jungle650]

As it was a dry, but a very cold weekend, I enjoyed the car as much as possible, then cleaned and detailed big time .. Lines in the carpet and everything....

Time for a drink !

 

[Jassyo06]

As it was a dry, but a very cold weekend, I enjoyed the car as much as possible, then cleaned and detailed big time .. Lines in the carpet and everything....

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Time for a drink !

With straight lines like that....Ye could get a Job at Wimbledon.....mowing the courts mate......lol......****** stunning car.....one demerit though steering wheel is too shiney....lol

 

[MattSedg]

along with everyone else, I too washed it, but no pics of my ploughed fields

 

[jungle650]

******* stunning car....one demerit though steering wheel is too shiney....lol

Too much aerobicizing.. clearly

 

[oli356]

@jungle650 Niccceeeee. Wish I had the time, patience and skill to make mine all shiny ..... and more importantly not having the attitude of "tomorrow it will be filthy again" so whats the point

 

[Schizophonic]

I know I'm gonna get slated but always liked the roof rails on a sportback but with keeping cost down wasn't gonna do a full OE retrofit. Anyway these cost £120 including shipping from China and tax. Plan to plastic dip them and do the same with the outside chrome of the car. I will not be attaching a box as these are only for cosmetics.

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