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Lol.. Merry Christmas ladsYou still sound very sober buddy, It's Christmas eve so why aren't you pished yet
Have a cocktail or two for me Steve and @jassyo06
Lol.. Merry Christmas ladsYou still sound very sober buddy, It's Christmas eve so why aren't you pished yet
You have a vino or 2 on me mate had a lot of sleepless nights lately due to severe bouts of tinnitus caused by ear infection so on medsYou still sound very sober buddy, It's Christmas eve so why aren't you pished yet
Sorry to hear that pal, but meds and beer DO mix , oh wait a minute, my yooof coming through again.You have a vino or 2 on me mate had a lot of sleepless nights lately due to severe bouts of tinnitus caused by ear infection so on meds
Lol.. Merry Christmas lads
Have a cocktail or two for me Steve and @jassyo06
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Asprin and Coke lol Remember that one.Sorry to hear that pal, but meds and beer DO mix , oh wait a minute, my yooof coming through again.
You have a vino or 2 on me mate had a lot of sleepless nights lately due to severe bouts of tinnitus caused by ear infection so on meds
Think I’m the same as others. Keeping my rs3 saloon for some time yet. Nothing out there looks great. New rs3 if has styling like the s3 is a no from me. Eu has ruined the sound of cars too, a45s sounds a joke and is too chavvy and overpriced for me, hand built 2 litre turbo engine, lolololol.
There isn’t one car that’s sensibly priced that interests me. If anything I’d go older, like an r8 a v10 approx 2015 model.
it seems most designers now need to go to specsavers. The new a3 looks horrible, but the 3 series and it’s monster grille, looks like pinocheo.
Nice looking car mate. IMO with a good upholsterer specialist you could get that repaired quite easy. Hopefully it hasn't dampened the whole new car experience for you..Car arrived yesterday all the way from Bristol to Scotland. (Ordered through my salesman down there). Much more impressed with it in person and if I had the two together I’d still pick the 8Y over the 8V.
Sound - it’s definitely a tad quieter but I feel the overall note is deeper. Full cold air induction kit ordered from Ramair and that should be here tomorrow. Exhaust valves unplugged already.
It came with a bit of damage on the steering wheel on the left hand side closest to the dash, looks like someone’s ring has caught it and it’s knicked the leather in a line of about 10cm. It’s hard to see but you can feel it when your hand is on the steering wheel. Only noticed it when the delivery guy had left and I signed his paperwork.
My sales guy has said they will be happy to cover the cost to fix it no problem but would rather avoid a full wheel replacement.
Other than that and the virtual cockpit not showing the sport displays, I’m very happy with it.
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The steering wheel will need retrimmedCar arrived yesterday all the way from Bristol to Scotland. (Ordered through my salesman down there). Much more impressed with it in person and if I had the two together I’d still pick the 8Y over the 8V.
Sound - it’s definitely a tad quieter but I feel the overall note is deeper. Full cold air induction kit ordered from Ramair and that should be here tomorrow. Exhaust valves unplugged already.
It came with a bit of damage on the steering wheel on the left hand side closest to the dash, looks like someone’s ring has caught it and it’s knicked the leather in a line of about 10cm. It’s hard to see but you can feel it when your hand is on the steering wheel. Only noticed it when the delivery guy had left and I signed his paperwork.
My sales guy has said they will be happy to cover the cost to fix it no problem but would rather avoid a full wheel replacement.
Other than that and the virtual cockpit not showing the sport displays, I’m very happy with it.
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Nah spoke to a few leather specialists and they said it could be fixed with minimal interference. They have offered to replace the full steering wheel if I prefer but would obviously rather it didn’t come to that.The steering wheel will need retrimmed
Just found something out that’s really disappointed me and never picked up on on my test drive.
On the 8V S3 as you will know there’s a range of displays you can flick through including the single dial sports display. As it turns out the new style Rev counter we have seen on the new S3 models is a European only feature and isn’t programmed into the UK S3s. Therefor you have no sport dial display.
What on earth are they thinking??
Just found out that myself, not happy.
On all the demo / launch cars they all had sport displays, even UK ones.
V poor Audi UK!!
Probably could be coded, but not ideal. very annoying.
Not really the point.
Why advertise something on all of the press cars, and then remove it on the UK cars without telling anyone!
Sales misrepresentation.
Anyway nothing I can do about it now as the car is at the dealers, just waiting on a collection date.
You need the 12-3 inch virtual cockpit plus for the Hockey stick style rev counter ....well known fact on here for monthsNot really the point.
Why advertise something on all of the press cars, and then remove it on the UK cars without telling anyone!
Sales misrepresentation.
Anyway nothing I can do about it now as the car is at the dealers, just waiting on a collection date.
You need the 12-3 inch virtual cockpit plus for the Hockey stick style rev counter ....well known fact on here for months
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Seems strange, the Cupra has the sport dials, again the poor Audi cousin is making Audi look a bit (dare I say it) poor !!!!Just found out that myself, not happy.
On all the demo / launch cars they all had sport displays, even UK ones.
V poor Audi UK!!
Strange though it may seem, I actually prefer the smaller display because the temp and fuel gauges are permanently displayed.The smaller VC display looks terrible in them, it clearly looks too small. Audi making you pay extra for the large display on the S3 is ridiculous
The smaller VC display looks terrible in them, it clearly looks too small. Audi making you pay extra for the large display on the S3 is ridiculous
Information wise it may be spot on, but from an ascetic point of view it doesn't look right.
It's also a bummer that you can't spec it outside the top of the range package.
Loving that spot lamp set up on the vehicle in the background, reminds me of my hauling days Car suits the Navara IMO.So had the car a few days now, my initial thoughts:
Still absolutely love it, the midrange feels stronger than the previous S3 (2017). Reading you guys comments above, I have to echo a couple in that coming from the 2017 S3 where the virtual cockpit was bigger, I thought it was annoy me greatly. I have to be totally honest and say that I'm not overly disheartened now that it's smaller, and of course it is a total PITA that the sport dials have been removed - but I'm holding out for these being able to be coded in at a later date, as much of a gimmick it is, it's still a £40k sports car essentially and it should have it..
The ride feels better over bumps than the previous gen on the 19s and it feels more tight in the corners over all.
Question for anyone who may have one:
Is there any way to get a rear parking sensor dialogue to show on the MMI? The sensors work fine but it's a bit confusing on what it actually is you are getting close to when there's bollards all around you without any dialogue as to which sensor is going mad at you for being so close to something. Surely they've not removed that as well?
Also - for anyone thinking of fitting an induction kit: I bought the Ramair JSK-121 which is from the previous gen and fits the EA888 engine, however, for this 8Y Audi have changed the mounting points for the air box and added a secondary pipe which connects onto the stock turbo elbow. So although the airbox fits into the space, the rubber grommets are different and therefor it won't secure properly. As for the turbo elbows, as I said, Audi have added a secondary pipe which piggies onto the stock elbow so a bit of development needed before any induction kits are released.
Cheers lol it’s off our horsebox. I run an Equine Transport company.Loving that spot lamp set up on the vehicle in the background, reminds me of my hauling days Car suits the Navara IMO.
it's honestly not a bad looking car externally to be fair....from my point of view it would'nt be upgrade at all.....as there is no point in changing/paying more for a brand new car when it offers nothing more than l have in the driveway...State of the art Technology aint a priority for me l am going to go for a older...Audi. TTS Vorsprung 320ps as soon as it's available order= a wee bit improvement engine wise but most importantly it's got old school interior build qualitySo had the car a few days now, my initial thoughts:
Still absolutely love it, the midrange feels stronger than the previous S3 (2017). Reading you guys comments above, I have to echo a couple in that coming from the 2017 S3 where the virtual cockpit was bigger, I thought it was annoy me greatly. I have to be totally honest and say that I'm not overly disheartened now that it's smaller, and of course it is a total PITA that the sport dials have been removed - but I'm holding out for these being able to be coded in at a later date, as much of a gimmick it is, it's still a £40k sports car essentially and it should have it..
The ride feels better over bumps than the previous gen on the 19s and it feels more tight in the corners over all.
Question for anyone who may have one:
Is there any way to get a rear parking sensor dialogue to show on the MMI? The sensors work fine but it's a bit confusing on what it actually is you are getting close to when there's bollards all around you without any dialogue as to which sensor is going mad at you for being so close to something. Surely they've not removed that as well?
Also - for anyone thinking of fitting an induction kit: I bought the Ramair JSK-121 which is from the previous gen and fits the EA888 engine, however, for this 8Y Audi have changed the mounting points for the air box and added a secondary pipe which connects onto the stock turbo elbow. So although the airbox fits into the space, the rubber grommets are different and therefor it won't secure properly. As for the turbo elbows, as I said, Audi have added a secondary pipe which piggies onto the stock elbow so a bit of development needed before any induction kits are released.
don't need to tell you that it is gentle throttle/brakes when transporting horse/livestock . The "truck" looks sweet.Cheers lol it’s off our horsebox. I run an Equine Transport company.
Mines going to forge in a few weeks to have their intake fitted. They had it a month ago to mock up a design. Just being made as we speak!So had the car a few days now, my initial thoughts:
Still absolutely love it, the midrange feels stronger than the previous S3 (2017). Reading you guys comments above, I have to echo a couple in that coming from the 2017 S3 where the virtual cockpit was bigger, I thought it was annoy me greatly. I have to be totally honest and say that I'm not overly disheartened now that it's smaller, and of course it is a total PITA that the sport dials have been removed - but I'm holding out for these being able to be coded in at a later date, as much of a gimmick it is, it's still a £40k sports car essentially and it should have it..
The ride feels better over bumps than the previous gen on the 19s and it feels more tight in the corners over all.
Question for anyone who may have one:
Is there any way to get a rear parking sensor dialogue to show on the MMI? The sensors work fine but it's a bit confusing on what it actually is you are getting close to when there's bollards all around you without any dialogue as to which sensor is going mad at you for being so close to something. Surely they've not removed that as well?
Also - for anyone thinking of fitting an induction kit: I bought the Ramair JSK-121 which is from the previous gen and fits the EA888 engine, however, for this 8Y Audi have changed the mounting points for the air box and added a secondary pipe which connects onto the stock turbo elbow. So although the airbox fits into the space, the rubber grommets are different and therefor it won't secure properly. As for the turbo elbows, as I said, Audi have added a secondary pipe which piggies onto the stock elbow so a bit of development needed before any induction kits are released.
don't need to tell you that it is gentle throttle/brakes when transporting horse/livestock . The "truck" looks sweet.
Mines going to forge in a few weeks to have their intake fitted. They had it a month ago to mock up a design. Just being made as we speak!
thank you
what they going to retail it at or are you bound to an NDA atm? Any idea when it will go on sale?
Please do! Was gutted when the ramair didn’t fit - I wasn’t anticipating any issues with it.no NDA, not sure on a release date, but I imagine it will be as soon as they can. I’ll show some pics when I’ve fitted it. I’m sure they won’t mind. Free advertising!
Yeah. They said it was quite a bit different which is why they’ve had to design a new one. They were hoping the 8V would fit.Please do! Was gutted when the ramair didn’t fit - I wasn’t anticipating any issues with it.
My new S3 is currently at my local dealer, just waiting for all finance docs to be complete.
Car will be collected from the dealer, but all done outside in the car park!!