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    Maybe out with the old and maybe in with the new, advice and courage needed.

    Hello you lot, this is odd, I own an 8L and I'm posting in the 8P section. There is a reason though. Lets start at the start, My current car is A3 AUM 1.8t 3dr 2001 with most of the usual mods, I've had it for 3 years spent many hours in it as well as on it, I bought it at 126000 miles and its...
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    Thank you ShaunS3

    just a post to say thanks to Shaun for selling me his old trusty alloys, here they are all clean and arty lol, just need tyres swapping then whoo hoo they'll be on :)
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    Tidy yellow s3 ****TOJ

    Tidy, well kept yellow s3 8L, M621 Leeds, tidy female driver too :) about 13:30
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    what a difference a year and a half makes

    Morning all, wow long time, how are we all? Firstly im still alive and still have the A3. Second, im having a baby! Its a boy! Due in august which will not affect aitp (hopefully) lol. Third, my rotti harvey died :( but now have another one called Zara :) Anyway enough of the catching up...
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    AY02L** outside a coop in Scarborough

    Yesterday I drove to Scarborough with the girfriend, this morning I went for coffee, sugar and milk (instead of the hotel pap) saw a coop, and there was a silver 2002 A3 quarto with fmic. Took a pic but cant edit the reg on my phone. Out of the coop came 3 lasses! One of which said "thats my...
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    To buy or not to buy....

    My lower arms (bushes) are warn to hell and need replacing went to TPS for a price with discount which came to £150 for 2 x arms and 2 x ball joints obviously genuine parts so all good, then I saw this AUDI A3 FRONT WISHBONE SUSPENSION TRACK TIE ROD BALL JOINT KIT .1J0407151C. | eBay is it worth...
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    Guess what i'm doing today?

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    A3 vs S3 A power to weight thingy (cant think of a title thats best I can do lol)

    Today I cleaned the car, discs went rusty colour (as they do).....so I just went out to shine the discs a bit, gets round the corner pullig out on to the main road (A63) and a rather nice looking silver 02 plate S3 8L with black roof and wheels passes, oooh I thought. He wasn't supporting the...
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    Legallity of on street parking (tax ins) found a car to break £200 99 A3 Turbo fail

    May have found a bargin, there's an A3 for sale, she wants £200 for it as the turbo has gone, still drives. I recon I could make my money back on that don't you? (and pinch some bits for mine :) ) Only snag is only place I can park it is on street, will it have to be insured? I presume it has...
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    My hopefull Exhaust thread, thanks to tony banks Leeds (review in progress)

    Been looking on the bay for the cheapest option for an exhaust, I wanted new soo I found all the bits, downpipe, highflow cat, milltek cat back, bits and bats and someone to fit it (one of our depots). After adding all the bits up it ended up at roughley £700!!! . Now if anyone knows me Ive...
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    Fleeing Silver A3 8P nearly killed my work van today on Leeds Road Bradford!

    So there I was driving down Leeds Road in Bradford with tyres for our Bradford depot and a silver A3 just tried shooting out from being parked at the side of the road, my superhero reactions avoided a collision which most people wouldn't have. As I went past I did the usual swearing and signs to...
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    Rns-d done few niggles need sorting with your help :)

    Ok my bargin all in cost of £65 RNS-D install is done, had to do some trimming to the aircon and the rns-d but its in and looks ok barring the gap at the top which will be filled with something eventually. I have vag-commed it all up too so the speakers work etc and to supposedly to work with...
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    Sump, pick up, oil and filter done, BUT need conformation.

    So for the past few weeks I have gathered my bits together as always on the cheap :) 5 litres of triple qx 5w40 fully synth and a bosch oil filter for £17.99, tube of genuine Audi sump sealant for free! (thanks to the guy at IVC Leeds) and a long 5mm ball end hex socket £6.50, sump nut and...
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    Could have a bargin :) (again) Just need your help

    Hello all, I think ive gone and done it again, remember the rns-d I bagged for £50 a few months ago?, I haven't fitted it yet as my car dosent have the double din cage and looking on ebay I saw the prices and thought hmmmmmm yeah! Anyway just been to scrappy few A3's in litrally the 1st one I...
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    Was it any of you? Leeds city center small meet going on

    Just went to check that a friend had locked her apartment door in Leeds city centre and upon driving in to the tunnel (near the Hilton) there was quite a few modded Audi's all shiney and looking rather good all the owners in a group having a chat, was it any of my fellow ASNers?. If it was you...
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    What do you get if you cross a thermos cup with a car?

    So after doing the pcv mod last year, a couple of weeks a go I decided to check it all out and make sure all was well. I removed it all and was rather disgusted, it was horrible allthe pipes full of puss like gunk! I mean full! I cleaned all the pipes out and thought I really need a catch can...
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    Gearbox and clutch getting done today, now i feel lost haha

    A previous post of mine explained that I had a problem, the problem being, I couldnt get it in to 1st gear... Having a few people look over and not finding any external problems everyone's guess was the syncro. The place I work for has a chain of fast fit garages in west yorkshire and if...
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    Cant select 1st gear.

    So there I was racing n alpha romeo from the lights esp off in the wet, wheel spin changed to second and crunch, oooh I thought.......anyway I lost vital seconds so I give up and drove normally up to 3rd an 4th nice and smooth.....got to some more lights stopped went to put it in 1st and it just...
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    Bagged an RNS-D for £50 is that good?

    Here it is As I deliver to garages every day, I noticed this a bit ago on the sehef of a regular customers and kept noticing every time i delivered. Yesterday I decided to ask the bloke what he is doing with it?. He said "its just sat there collecting dust" apparentley he got it for his 8p...
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    I'm Alive! Anyone missed me? lol

    Hey guys n gals, it's been some time but i'm here! Been a hard few months but things are falling in to place. The A3 hasnt had a thing done with it for what seems an eternity, I just havent had the time nor money but she's doing well (still have the boost leak lol). As some of you know it's...