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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    Just blended in up to the doors - thanks to a very skilled paint shop you’d be hard pushed to tell! Still need to grab some photos
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    I was thinking £5,750 - I’ll get some photos up over the next few days.
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    I’ve had it 9 months and the previous owner had it in his family for 15 years :whistle2: Like I said, not desperate to sell it but my new car is due tomorrow so I’ll get it in the neck for taking up too much space!
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    Well if anyone knows of someone in the market for one - let me know!
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    Well the ownership on this may be a little short lived - I'm in need of a larger car for family purposes. I'd like to try and keep hold of it given the spec - but in terms of values, what do we think? Will come with a fresh MOT and cambelt/service.
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    Thanks - I got them off the S3 Facebook group.
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    Thanks - yep that’s me.
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    Big update here! All the rust and lacquer peel has now been dealt with, some outstanding work by my local paint shop, here are some before and afters: Everything on the list has now been done bar the EGT and wheels. Next big things will be a cam belt change, suspension refresh, working...
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    It’s a pearlescent colour I think so it does come up very well, after the respray more so! So this weekend I tackled the faulty passenger window, disassembly is straight forward enough however the glass smashed after I used a bit too much force to get the old clip out Found a new door subframe...
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    Wait till you see the photos of the back :whistle2:
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    Another S3 owner back again - Cactus Green!

    After selling my Imola Yellow S3 years back I've always wanted another. I'd been keeping an eye out for a bit of a project car for a while and bagged this one off eBay (completely blind!). A bit of info on the car: 2001 122k Cactus Green (I didn't realise Cactus was available in facelift...
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    S3's on the market - returning member!

    Hi chaps, Not been on here for a while since I sold my Imola S3 to fund University! Now I've finished Uni I have some unfinished business with S3s :eyebrows: I paid 4k for mine, had 100k on the clock, 1999 car with a few nice extras. I've seen them go as low as 3k nowadays, are the...
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    V Power - Tesco 99. My 2 cents.

    I always run mine on BP Ultimate but a few weeks ago I put in some regular Texaco stuff out of desperation and the car ran like a bag of *****!
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    How much is my S3 worth?

    Hi chaps, Due to potentially going back to study I will have to sell the S3 :( It is as follows: 99 T Plate Imola Yellow 102k Black Heated Leather Bose Miltek Cat Back Exhaust MTM Re-Map Eibach Front and Rear ARB's I had the cambelt, waterpump, haldex service, all new filters done at 100k...