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  1. 740mick

    What do you do for a job?

    Thankfully no Steve
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    3.2 DSG Quattro Sportback i

    Garaged plugged it in and threw up intermittant rich running,cleaned throttle body out and all seems fine for now fingers crossed, Thanks for your reply.
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    3.2 DSG Quattro Sportback i

    Wifes car is giving us a bit of a headache at minute,cuts out but restarts straight away but won,t tick over,yellow warning symbol of car with skidmarks lit up on dash, RAC called,plugged it in and said it was an intermittant maf sensor fault,cleared codes so she could get home and take to...
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    Your ideal 3 car garage.

    No i didn,t miss it at all Calum,just saying the 3 major players all reside within a couple of feet of each other on our two driveways, My recent Audi purchase has surprised a lot of family & freinds as i,ve always been a firm BMW fan,but to be honest after a couple of weeks of Audi ownership i...
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    Your ideal 3 car garage.

    I,m not into badge snobbery,my BMW 325ci is next to my Audi A3 3.2 which is next to my neighbours Mercedes and Audi as our driveways run parallel.
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    05 reg 3.2 A3 DSG

    I totally agree with you there Paddy,i,ve always kept my BMW,s overserviced if there is such a thing in the hope that nasty surprises don,t pop up but sods law says if you keep em long enough some things just wear out and will need replacing, Running slightly older cars and paying out on...
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    05 reg 3.2 A3 DSG

    Splbound,feel free to put your thoughts here,my recent 3.2 is my first Audi ever so any pointers would be handy, I know all about spending money on cars as i,m a long term BMW owner:(
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    05 reg 3.2 A3 DSG

    I,ve done the unmanly thing this morning of reading some of the manual and looking on you-tube Paddy and it seems to be driver error, I,ve always had medium to large auto saloons but never in Audi flavour,with the DSG,nursing the accelerator pedal just heats the clutch plates up which causes the...
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    05 reg 3.2 A3 DSG

    Evening all,i have a query about my latest purchase which is my 1st Audi, The car is sitting on 104,000mls with service history,DSG serviced twice and again before i collected the car, All is well except the car doesn,t seem to like reversing up our sloped driveway,reversing on the flat is no...
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    Blue "wannabe police lights" on car

    That certainly looks too close imo, No excuse for driving so close but it happens all the time nowadays,when i,m working and in the truck i normally just ease up a little and let them get on their way. Although my truck is at the higher end of the power scale of whats available (16ltr V8) it is...
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    Blue "wannabe police lights" on car

    Don,t let the idiot in the truck tarnish your view of all lorry drivers oli356,unfortunately there are a lot of so called professional drivers that really shouldn,t be behind the wheel of a go-kart never mind a lorry.
  12. 740mick

    Other than cars, what are your interests/passions?

    Anything automotive really,cars,trucks,bikes ect, Also the wife and i are big animal lovers,thats our recent rescue dog Hugo in my avatar,we sponsor 3 dogs with The Dogs Trust,a puppy with Guide Dogs,we donate to the Blue Cross and sponsor a massive reptile Comodo Dragon lizardy monster at...
  13. 740mick

    What a difference.

    Few pics of the new to me A3
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    What a difference.

    After quite a few years of BMW ownership including a 740i,numerous e39,s an e61 and still owning an e46 325i i have just brought home my new to me 05 reg A3 3.2 Sportback Quattro S-line, I have never owned an Audi before but in the short 25 mile journey home i,m beginning to realise what i,ve...
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    Your ideal 3 car garage.

    Current model BMW M5 Audi RS6 Avant Hennesey Mustang
  16. 740mick

    What do you do for a job?

    I,m a HGV driver mainly doing flat trailer work for our main customer who are foundation engineers, Here,s my office for the week every week. Its fully kitted out with fridge/freezer,microwave,coffee maker,heated/cooled leather seats,double glazing,built in phone,sat nav and upgraded stereo,oh...
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    stoke area

    Just signed up,I live in Trentham,Stoke on Trent, Pick my new to me A3 3.2 Sportback up on Saturday.
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    Evening everyone

    Thanks Sandra,no pics yet,i pick it up this Saturday,can,t wait to be honest.
  19. 740mick

    Evening everyone

    Hi all, Thought i would join up as i,ve just purchased an A3 3.2 S-Line Sportback,traded my BMW e61 in against it,also own an e46 325Ci, Hoping to browse the forum to learn more about my new purchase.