Recent content by nickbb

Hi, after a total of 5 times of being at the garage since i bought it new, when i asked for a refund or swap i was told "Yes it's possible, but we're a very long way from that right now". I asked if he had ever swapped a customers car, and he said "No". The electrical issue was my main...

This will cheer you up... I see that my RS3 has been put up for sale for £1,500 more than the new price of it! On their website, tho not on autotrader. (In reality, i negotiated a discount on the new price but Audi wouldn't let them book it as such, so they overpaid for my p/x) I'm very happy...

This will cheer you up... I see that my RS3 has been put up for sale for £1,500 more than i paid for it! (in reality, i negotiated a discount on the new price but Audi wouldn't let them book it as such, so they overpaid for my p/x). I'm very happy with selling it, so i'm not moaning, but...

Thank you.

Yes, and i honestly believe that the "technicians" at this particular garage were sub-par (to put it politely). I notice one of the replies mentioned a similar problem that was easily fixed, and it may well be that mine was similar. Head of servicing told me he wanted to change one of the...

Sadly, i decided to sell back my RS3. On the day i collected it, brand new, as i drove it out of the showroom, the traction control light came on. I drove for half an hour and it refused to go off. Cut a long story short, i took it straight back, and drove home in a diesel A5. They had the car...

The service manager at Vindis Audi in Bedford has just called me. He has recd a response from Audi that they are aware of the problem and are giving it "high priority". He says he'll call them in a month if he's heard nothing by then. I must say he's been very good. Oddly, since he sat in the...

Sadly, you have to add me to the list. I've only just seen this post. Mine has 3k miles so far and has been perfect, apart from the ****** brake squeal which stared a few hundred miles ago. I had read about overheating brakes, but I doubted that was the cause because the brakes squeal starts...

I ordered a back issue of Audi Driver (Feb 12) because they had a review of the RS3. They are scientific in the way they measure acceleration etc, tho i don't know if they have the usual 2-up with full tank etc. Anyway, for those interested in their results i thought i'd post them. The...

I think i was too pessimistic in my opening post, probably based on the fact that most of my driving has been very short trips / town driving. 280/300 miles to a tank is a bit frustrating when there's only one petrol station near me that does super-unleaded. I've just done a 300 mile round...

Thanks for that. 31 at 75 is good. In fairness, 99% of my driving so far has been around town or short trips, so i 'spose 24ish isn't bad. I'm off on a road trip for a few days on Friday so will be able to give it a decent run for a change. Gotta say, the mid-range pull on this car is...

I was chatting to a neighbour a while back, and a mate of his turned up. We got talking about cars, and this mate was a policeman. He said the top speed of the rs3 is over 180. I said no way, and anyway it's limited to 155. Then he told me about a police helicopter on his patch that was...

hi to all. A couple of months into my new RS3 and loving it. I needed a car with more space, and i love hot hatches so i sold my 997 turbo and bought what i thought would be a car that does everything. And it does! My local dealer only had a S3 for me to try before i put my order in, so i...

MBK - good write up. Just joined the forum and have ordered an rs3 for Sept delivery. Can't wait! cheers Nick