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    Alternative to a 7 seater ?

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    Tut tut

    This is what happens when you hit a kerb at high speed on a roundabout .
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    Limp mode when cold

    Hello I've noticed my car sometimes goes in to limp mode but only from a cold start , I don't boot it or anything until I get on the motorway up the road from me and that's when straight away I notice it's in limp mode, it never seems to happen when the engine is warm no matter how hard I give...
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    Tacky or classy ?

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    Sounds like a Hoover

    Hello My 55 plate tdi 140 has started to make a Hoover type noise when at idle , if I rev it softly the noise changes with the revs and then disappears , or maybe the loudness of the engine hides it, prior to this I've been getting a woosh type sound when letting of the accelerator between...
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    Boost leak

    Hi Can anyone give me some advice on the best and easiest way to get to the pipe that goes to the turbo so that I can check for cracks etc Tdi 140 Cheers
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    Boot rubber

    Hello Does anyone know if the rubber seal around the boot is stuck down, or should it just pull off? Cheers
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    Scratch repair advice cause of an idiot

    Hello Just been down the local retail park , sitting in my car and a woman has walked down the side of my car and scratched it with her hand bag buckle, I got out and said to her that you've just scratched my car and she said there's no way I've done that when blatantly she had, then she said...
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    Antenna ?

    Hi Driving along this morning and the radio lost it's signal all of a sudden It's the Bose system , no navi. 55 plate , any ideas what I could check and also does anyone know where the antenna is located? Cheers
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    DRL question

    Hi Does anybody know if DRL's can be turned off somehow? Thanks
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    Water leaking in boot and under rear set

    Hello everyone As the title says I've had a puddle of water in the boot and damp under the rear seat. Before After Where my finger is pointing to is flimsy rubber that needs to be tucked in and under (I assume when fitting or replacing the rear light) as shown. It wasn't tucked...
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    Auto lights and wipers

    Hello I've had my a3 a few months now and have only just tried the auto lights and wipers Well the auto lights stay on all the time and the auto wipers are not working properly Is that related ? I have the auto Folding dimming mirrors which all work fine . Cheers
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    Boredom

    Hello Sitting here bored and just wondering What people here do to cure there boredom ? Keep it clean :)
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    Blue smoke cured somehow

    Hello My car has been giving off quite a fair amount of blue/white smoke on start up and drinking a fair amount oil to. From reading on here there seems to be a lot of things that can cause this. I had given the car an oil n filter change a few weeks ago and there is no more blue smoke and...
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    Auto fold dimming mirrors

    Hello can the passenger mirror be programmed so when in reverse the glass faces down ? 55 plate a3 tdi Cheers
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    Stage 2 turbo

    Hello, Has anyone stage 2 turbo'd there a3 tdi 140? if so are you happy with the results and what power are you making? I done this on my 2008 golf gt tdi 140 and it was a rocket around 235 bhp s3's r32's had no chance unless they was going off the clock , but apparently the engine in the...
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    Another rough idle thread

    Hi everyone, I've had a problem with my 2006 2.0 tdi since purchasing it , the car shakes at idle, it feels like the engine is missing a beat, it's not constant , It doesn't shake all the time when I'm driving but it will do it a lot if the time, it makes no difference whether the clutch is...
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    New member

    Hello everyone, I'm new here, I have been reading a lot of useful threads over past couple of weeks since purchasing my grey 2005 sportback 2.0 tdi sport 140? It has the half leather and Bose upgrade . I had the same engine in my previous 2008 gt tdi and I must say the engine was a lot quieter...