s3 addict
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I've had my S3 for nearly a week now. I bought it from a guy near Rutland (sold as seen) for £5k. On my way home the engine warning light came on and also the ESP light wouldn't extinguish and I also discovered the passager side window was ********, it went down ok but when it started to rain and i tried to put it up it got stuck!! Took the car straight to the garage for a diagnostic check only to find out nothing was wrong with it engine wise, after a quick test drive though they told me the front brakes are crap when breaking heavily from 80! (wtf was he doing 80 in my car on a test drive???) I checked the old receipts to find the previous owner had put the cheapest brakes he could find on it, £40 for front discs! New EBC discs and pads are on ordered. I knew the tracking was off so I took it to another garage to see if they could sort it for me. I was then told I'd be best to get 2 new tyres before setting up the tracking which I agreed to. Unfortunately they discovered the rear bush on the front o/f wishbone was crap so there decided it wasn't worth doing anything until that was sorted first. £140 per wishbone!!! I thought sod that so have now ordered powerflex bushes for both front wishbones (£75 all in). Later that same day when I was about to set off to work, the battery died on me!!! £120 later (Bosch silver top) thats one problem fixed. The engine warning light had come back by this time so I ordered an OBD reader/reset tool which arrived next day and did the trick. It also highlighted a problem with the N249 valve which is a common fault I see. Forge Recirculation Valve now on order!!
I'd just like to say, even though it has a few minor problems and has been a bit of a pain in the wallet, this is one awesome car and I love every second when I driving it. No regrets at all, I'm loving getting to tinker with it
Does anybody have any tips regarding remaps? I was thinking of maybe Revo?
I'd just like to say, even though it has a few minor problems and has been a bit of a pain in the wallet, this is one awesome car and I love every second when I driving it. No regrets at all, I'm loving getting to tinker with it
Does anybody have any tips regarding remaps? I was thinking of maybe Revo?