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I was just £200 for my first oil change on my Fiesta ST... I felt a little ripped off there! :P

All this talk of bouncing, uneasy handling and lack of steering feel is exactly why I traded my S3 in for another Fiesta ST back in November and haven't regretted it in the slightest. The Audi was a phenomenal car, just wasn't for me. My ST running stage 2 software definitely feels much better...

Finally got it booked in to have a new headlight and wing fitted. Was a little worried after starting the car up and it seemed that all my electrics had reset? The climate control was down at 19, fan was full tilt and the auto setting was off.... Could this perhaps have been due to water...

I do think myself that I was very lucky also! If I had been looking to my radio or even being slightly less alert then it would have been up and over the bonnet. The deer took a nasty knock, picked itself up and ran off into a field. I did have a nosey around with a torch but couldn't see it...

Thanks for the replies, sorry for not acknowledging your comments sooner! The headlight is taped up and the car should be off for repair tomorrow!

It's been sitting in the driveway, pretty darn heavy rain for the past 24 hours. So I should assume it's goosed then?

Hello, So two days ago I was unlucky enough to come head to head with a deer. I did managed to avoid a full on collision and instead the beast bounced off the front right of my car, smashing my headlight and denting the wing. Now the headlight itself was working after the impact, it's smashed...

I've only 3 years no claims, will be losing 2 of those if I go down the insurance route. Also £850 excess! Very well may be cheaper to just go and pay for the repair myself, so going to get some quotes at local bodyshops.

Could have been much worse indeed! I had a split second of time where I could slam on the anchors, which caused it to hit the front right of the car instead of coming straight up over the bonnet! Darn thing jumped a wall and pretty much landed on my car! No chance I was dodging that thing.

Today is a little different..... Just admiring the damage caused by Bambi last night

Went for a little drive before the weather stops allowing me too :dizzy:

I'm pretty guilty for parking far away from people too! Doesn't always help though... The parking at my doctors is an absolute nightmare, I parked up assuming I was safe, however when I was returning to my car I actually watched a woman bump into the back of my car (gently but there really is...

I myself have an s-tronic S3 and it's currently got 4100 miles on the clock, it sounds absolutely brilliant when under a little load. I've a friend with a manual Golf R and another has a manual S3, both do seem quieter by comparison, especially the Golf. I'm really not sure why this is though...

Excellent, thanks for the information guys. I'll certainly look into this!

I've been reading a lot about this little mod and it's really appealing to me. How easy is it to do? I'm not very clued on at all when it comes to this stuff.

Can't say I've ever heard of that :disrelieved:

Decided to go for the rear window tints, carbon mirrors and have a RS3 style grill fitted with "Quattro" underneath. ALOT of stones seem to be making their way through the standard grill and causing a few knocks here and there....

The carbon looks fantastic! I may look into that myself, not meaning to copy! I'd love a remap, had one on the ST. However I don't want to flag up the TD1 Thanks! Don't come across too many hatchbacks, most seem to be the sportback, around my neck of the woods anyway.

Certainly going for the rear windows tinted, I'll try not to go too dark so it doesn't give off too much of a "Boy Racer" vibe! Mirror caps is certainly an idea too, I never really gave that much thought!

So I'm nearing 3 months of ownership with my S3... After spending a decent amount of time with the car, it's safe to say I LOVE IT. It's absolutely blown my expectations out of the water. I came from a Fiesta ST-2 and it was certainly no slouch, what with it's remap and other bits and bobs...