Recent content by renfrew

Whereas the sticker inside the petrol cap on my 3.2 (sport suspension) clearly states 36 front and 33 rear for my 225x45x17 tyres. The handling has always been up to expectations although I do suffer greater wear on the inside edges but only on the rear tyres (geometry checked and re-checked at...

Current price on Tyreshopper (fully fitted) for standard sport wheels with the size 225/45/17 91Y is £101.50 each. That was the size, speed rating and load factor for the original factory-fitted Contisports on mine. The price apparently goes up if you need a) a lower profile on larger rims or...

Thanks to both of you for your comments. I guess that the new Asymmetric 2s are still too new in the market for a long term assessment. I note what SAiLO says about wear. A peculiarity with my 3.2 (standard sport suspension with standard 17" rims) is that I suffer high wear on the outer edge...

I'm now officially fed up with my current tyres (droning and other issues with Michelin PS3), so I'm thinking seriously about converting all four corners to new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2's. I've had good experiences with F1 GSD3's beforehand on my 3.2 DSG Sportback (fairly quiet, good...

Quite. You must manage your risks as you see fit. One other factor concerning the risk from high water content in brake fluid, is the chance of rust occurring in the braking system.

AIUI brake fluid is hygroscopic, that is it absorbs water vapour from the atmosphere. At least it used to in years gone by. After some time the proportion of water in the brake fluid reaches a level such that the water might boil out when the fluid becomes hot during heavy braking, thus...

Try asking Russell Automotive Centre <http://www.rac-london.co.uk/> for a quote. Speak to Chas, the service manager. They are in Kingsbury near Wembley.

Update for those who can't find a service centre that can help. I took my 05 DSG Sportback into Russell Automotive Centre http://www.rac-london.co.uk. They are in Kingsbury, near Wembley, which is a little bit of a trek for me from deepest South London but worthwhile. They are an...

I now use a local independent in Morden, Mastertech, but they use a Vagcom so they won't be able to upgrade your ECU. I don't think that any main dealers near us would be noticeably different than Epsom Audi, many belong to the S G Smith group who own Coulsdon Audi which used to be Croydon...

Quite, but would it be worth my carrying out some preventive update now, or just wait until I do have problems? Decisions, decisions .....

Assuming that you're referring to my reply to 3.2 Ju (above), then I've already posted that I have a DSG Sportback delivered in March 2005, engine code BMJ which was presumably built around December 2004 or January 2005. I just wish I could be confident that mine will not develop similar...

Nope, no popping or hunting. I've been following the discussion in this thread from the beginning but, as I said, there's no obvious reason why I don't see any symptoms which others obviously suffer. Usual differences such as always using 97/98 RON petrol or avoiding short journeys, have...

I've reported here before (couple of years ago, I think) that the Service Reception at Epsom Audi in Driftbridge displayed a penchant for treating their customer (me) as a muppet. I think that "arrogant" about covers it. I haven't used them since, so I have no idea if they've changed their...

Good advice, Staz, except that the quoted thread refers to Bi-Xenon headlights. I believe that the standard Xenon headlights do use a lever, but since I've not taken my 05 A3 abroad yet I cannot say with certainty.