Recent content by visionthing

The curse of 4wd. FWD or RWD - two driven wheels are better than four for the "fun factor" the OP seeks IMHO. I had any S3 8V for a couple of years. Within a few of weeks of ownership I was bored. Got it remapped added adjustable dampers but was still bored. When I was in a position to change...

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I would be considering an insurance claim for that damage. Your not going to get much change for 1k especially if you want the light cluster replacing too. It is likely any body shop worth its salt would want to fade in the rear quarter panels and possibly the boot as well. Colour matching isn't...

Both the USA and Australian recall info suggests it effects all petrol engine vehicles. The A3 and S3 are likely to share the same fuel pump.

Audi Australia details the same however gives some manufacture dates: Audi A3 (8V) vehicles fitted with a petrol engine manufactured between December 2013 and April 2014 inclusive http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1077571

Just a heads up... Since 18th Jan 16 Audi UK has a field measure for replacement of the fuel delivery unit. This is action is 20V5 which is fully detailed here from the US which started the campaign in May 15...

Yes, my main beam is ok, but my dip beam barely lights up the road. To adjust it properly requires VCDS or a trip to the dealer. There are adjuster screws at the back of the light clusters.

So went to the Dyno today out of curiosity to see what the Bluefin produced. 9.3bhp down on the previous Celtic Tuning map. Same car, same setup, other than the map and just over a year on. Happy enough, it's worth the convenience of being able to remove and replace the map as and when I want...

If it helps, I just used a Superchips Bluefin on my S3 and the map is excellent. No messing around under the bonnet, whole process took less than 15 minutes. The remap can be removed in about the same time for servicing/warranty work. I had a Celtic Tuning remap on it before and that made 345bhp...

I'm slowly gravitating towards the new Focus RS, at least on paper it appears set up to be driven hard.

It wouldn't be so bad if Audi offered an extended warranty for the parts they replace. They include replacement parts in the original 3 year warranty no matter when the part is replaced. Theoretically you could have a gearbox replacement at 2 years 11 months. If there is a failure with the part...

This together with potential turbo failure will probably mean I'll be saying goodbye to my S3 at the end of the warranty. I thought this car was going to be a keeper.

That's 3 cars all 18 months old, all awaiting a new gearbox just on this forum. Oh dear !

Minimum of one week, gearbox is on back order.