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    New Summer Rims

    I thought that since I was putting on summer rubber (now its warmed up) I'd change the rims too. What do you think ?
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    Manual Gearbox mode

    I'll probably get told that if I wanted a manual I should have bought one but ...................... Does anybody know if its possible to stop the gearbox in the RS3 from automatically changing down to first at slow speeds when in manual mode ? The RS has enough low down torque that if your...
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    Summer Wheels - but which ones ?

    Give it 4-5 weeks and it will be time to switch back to summer rubber. Since the tyres on the car when I bought it needed replacing and we were in the winter months I ended up putting winter tyres on the original rotors. So I now have a choice of either getting the winters replaced with...
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    Silly Question Time

    Ok, flame suit on ............. The RS is the first car I've ever owned thats automatic (semi). I notice that there is a certain amount of "creep" when on tickover so in order to stay stationary I have to keep my foot on the brake. Common sense tells me that too much of this could eventually...
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    Its done. I'm official.

    Picked up the RS3 today :-) :-) :-) , so I'm no longer just a lurker on the forum. Now all I have to do is work out what all the buttons and knobs do and how to stop myself stamping on the brake with my left foot going for a clutch that doesn't exist.
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    BRS3 - Before RS3.

    What did you guys drive before the RS ? And why did you change ? I've been a life long Subaru driver until now. 7 Scoobies over 18 years. The only reason I've swapped is that Subaru UK stopped importing the STi and the RS3 seemed to be the closest match - BHP, 4WD, size (I wish I could add...
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    RS3 Purchase advise - What to look out for.

    Hi all, I'm looking at buying a second hand (obviously) RS3. I was hoping you guys/girls could advise me on what to look out for, to avoid issues. I've seen threads about brake squeal problems and required software updates but due to the dates on them I'm not sure what the current position is...