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What's the going rate for a new heater matrix and cooland flush for a 65 plate S3?

No, it's out of warranty, and no I didn't pay it. Don't have that kind of money to hand!

Update and question... Had the car looked at by a local garage who said I needed a new heater matrix, but he couldn't /wouldn't do it. So I booked in to Audi and after waiting 3 months it went in today. The inspection report says: interior heading inop coolant dirty found tpi that relates...

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Thanks. Will try and find someone to look at it before Feb!

I've got an s3, 65 plate. There is something up with the heater. I think it has been getting weaker for at least a year but much more recently. I'm at the stage when it's really cold on long journeys. The air coming out the blowers isn't outside temperature but it's tepid at best. Even when...

Sorry Damo, didn't spot your reply. Have only been town driving for a while so not had any problems but just did a long journey and had the sensor go off again. It was fine most of the way (2 hours of motorway about 70mph) but then went off when I went fast. Stopped the engine but was too hot...

So the car went in to be checked and they couldn't find anything... They said the coolant looked black which they said was weird. They did say it wasn't oil though so I guess maybe a hose is perishing or something. They did a full flush and refilled the coolant. All was fine yesterday but...

That ks both, much appreciated. It was straight off the motorway when I had to open the cap so still very hot. Can't see any beads in the tank. I topped it up yesterday once cold and then checked again this morning and wasn't any different. There didn't seem to be any change in pressure when...

65 plate S3. No real problems so far. Just did about 30 minutes motorway driving pretty fast and then stopped. A few minutes after heading off I got the red coolant warning saying to turn off engine and check coolant. I pulled onto the hard shoulder and had a look. I got a brief release of...

I just stumbled over this thread and I know its very old but in case anyone else is looking I just use MediaMonkey and sync everything as normal. playlists go into a folder called 'playlists'. It doesn't duplicate any files. I can't tell you how it works, they just work!

Yeah I guess there is always a risk. My last car had been in an accident before I bought it and never gave me any trouble. With this car (2 posts up) that seems like a decent price with the salvage history right?

So I'm still in the market and came across another interesting looking car...

Ok, thanks for all the advice - very helpful! I did a check for £4 on that site and it came back as saying Cat S with the reason being 'vandalism - all over'. Think I'll give it a miss!

Cheers Bristle Hound, my problem is I'm too easily enticed by low prices! I agree though, my sensible head says to stay clear so I'll have to go with that

Thanks. I've had a look but can't find any mention of theft on there? Other sites suggest category X? Anyway, I've asked the dealer so will see what they come back with...

Hey folks I'm looking at buying an S3 and saw one on Ebay that looked good for the price (I know, bit of a warning sign)... The ad said stolen/recovered. Is there any way of finding out details? If it was stolen with keys then as long as eveything is legit now I can't really see a problem? If...

Just wondering if anyone has had this done yet and has anything to share? I just got my invitation letter and haven't read anything that is convincing me to book it in!

Thanks, thats definitely more encouraging than a new prop shaft ever time...

I posted on here about a year ago asking about the prop shafts on A3 2.0TDI quattros. The anti vibration mount on my prop shaft was split and according to audi this means replacing the whole prop shaft as it is a single part. After a bit of discussion with Audi they agreed to foot 3/4 of the...