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    Laptop Battery has come back to life

    This is very strange and in 8 years of IT i've not seen this happen before. Decided to leave my laptop in the office 2 weeks so i'd be without access to the web and also to have a bit of a break from a PC. Anyway a problem arose and I needed access to the web. Fortunately I remembered my...
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    Funny clip Flirty at 9:30

    This guy is unreal. http://www.capitalfm.co.uk/getpodcast.aspx?sid=6201&lid=5899&id=381703&source=1&url=http://mediaweb.musicradio.com/MP3/546D9DA77D1942329D021227B9203A96.mp3
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    Been a while since i posted

    Hi guys, Sorry it's been a while, if you remember i sold the S3 and bought an M3 convertible which i loved but ended up selling it after seeing others going for silly money and could not afford to lose too much money on it. Now i'm looking for an S4 avant. B5 model there are a few on...
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    Sold my S3 and got this!

    well i managed to sell my S3 thankgod. Got 10k for it and had all the paintwork done before i sold it looked lovely. It had done 85K, the guy rang me up 3 days later to say the clutch had gone. I could not believe it. Anyway got this yesterday and pick it up tomorrow. Fully loaded M3 with...
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    selling my S3 and getting a M3 E46

    want to hear your opinions? good and bad!
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    The S3 just gained some respect

    Just had a proper burn up with a Boxter S. He just could not get away, and there i was thinking my car runs like a heap of . When we came to a standstill the passenger of the car jumped out, i thought he was going to hit me, anyway he jumped out and said with his finger pointing at the S3 "what...
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    Centre Caps refurb - anyone tried?

    my centre caps have corroded around the edges and look terrible, has anyone managed to sand these down and make them look like new, with a bit of paint and laquer?
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    I'm famous - just made front page of my local paper.

    http://www.echo-news.co.uk/display.var.7...brent_geese.php
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    New floor mats? where can i get some from?

    i want to replace the front mats in my car, they have the plastic holes in them to click onto the floor carpet. Can i only get these from Audi?
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    Smoke after pulling away - does not smell of oil

    anyone got any ideas as to whats going on now. today i left my car running outside the house for about 5 mins, pulled away and noticed a load of smoke. So i went to the local car park for another test. Did the same thing but only after about 1 mins. When i rev the car i got visible exhaust...
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    18" New A8 Di-Cut what do these look like on S3

    right i need 4 new tyres desperatley and tonight i hit a curb cause i drifted across the road due to grip. Really sharded up the two wheels on the near side. So the tracking is now out too. I was looking at Rochford tyres, they have a full package on these alloys. does anyone have any pictures...
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    Car cuts out over 4k RPM, seems to misfire. Hesitation

    Guys, dont know whats wrong with the car, maybe the coilpack but it's definaltly cutting out when i put my foot down hard, it just cannot handle it. If i build up slowly it seems to be fine. I disconnected the MAF for a few days but it was doing the same thing. Anyone else got any ideas, the...
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    Cam belt change

    Can i get this done cheaper. Audi just quoted me £579 in Vat for the cam belt change....... I also need a full service @ £483, 4 new tyres, front pads and 2 new wipers. This is going to sting my pocket. does anyone know a good mechanic in Essex that can do the Cam Belt. Does it have to be...
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    NLP & Hypnotherapy has anyone got any experience

    Has anyone on here been to a NLP & Hypnotherapy before?
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    Surge in 1st Gear at 1500 rpm

    Its only recently started happening but i cannot explain whats causing it. From stationary when i go to pull away smoothly i get a huge spike in power and then it sort of dies back down. All other gears seem to be fine. Its due a service so hopefully some new plugs etc might sort this out...
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    S3 service costs

    Just called to get the car serviced. 74K on the clock, Audi have quoted £320 for the service. They said if i want to do the cambelt at the same time add another £500 on top of the £320. This seems a bit steep. Should i get the service done at Audi so that i get the stamp in the book and then...
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    Aluminium embossed number plates

    does anyone know if it would be legal to have one of these made up for my car. These are on black with silver letters??
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    Section 28P disturbing a SSSI

    Guys, Anyone help me out here, i have been charged with section 28P whilst out on my boat last weekend. Apparently i was spotted chasing Geese and disturning their settling. this is not true. Apparently the penalty is up to £20,000. I'm looking for some advice, i did plead not guilty when...
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    Focus RS - What BHP?? I had a tug with one last night

    was wondering what BHP they were, i definalty had more power than him. But not much in it at all really. Could it have been chipped?
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    does anyone know how to replace the Lambda sensor?

    has anyone changed the Up Stream Lambda sensor on their S3? I need to know roughly how to do this, first off where abouts is it? any help would be very much appreciated.