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I had a small bump a while back and the cost of repairs totalled approximately £375 for both cars - mainly just paintwork. I have notified the insurance company and I have protected NCD. My question is, if I claim through the insurance will this £375 be bloated with fees and therefore I will...

I'm considering going for a new RS3 once my current S3 PCP deal ends in a few months. I was tempted with the sports exhaust when it was an option for £1k but it is now only available with mag-ride which makes it £1700. I am not interested in mag-ride so is the sports exhaust worth the extra...

We have some building work going on at work and they have put up a severe speed bump, in that it is high and almost vertical on either side. I went over it cautiously, but obviously not cautiously enough, and I heard a crunching noise. I looked back and this part had broken off and was lying on...

We've just received our brand new TT which is a 1.8BE manual that did not have the tech pack however the dealer retro-fitted satnav for the costly sum of £1500. All seems well except we don't have Audi Connect so we don't get any of the online traffic, nor Google Maps or anything. Is this...

My girlfriend has just ordered a new TT so I thought I'd come and say hi since I will be frequenting this section of ASN now! Apparently the model we've chosen doesn't have a build week yet but hopefully it will be here for the 1st of September. We've opted for the 1.8 petrol, S-Tronic in...

I'm sure this isn't the best place to ask, but I couldn't see anywhere else that was suitable. Mods, feel free to move to the most appropriate location. I'm looking for recommendations for garages in the Gateshead/Newcastle area. I have a service due soon and Newcastle Audi are quoting silly...

My registration plate is hanging off on one side. Upon inspection it is because where you screw into is a square plastic plug so I went to Halfords to try and get a replacement. Little did I know these are Audi specific! I can't find anything online where to find them. My dealer is too far away...

I might be making this up but I thought there was a thread on here saying that someone managed to get their Sportback boot to spring open when using the key fob to open. Currently I can open the boot with the key fob but it opens by about a cm at best which makes it pretty useless. Is it...

I'm already thinking of my next car, but who isn't secretly? I am hoping to get a little extra space in the back for the offspring. I had a look at the saloon dimensions against the sportback dimensions and it doesn't explicitly give this data but it looks from the diagrams and the wheelbase...

I had my calipers into a garage last week to get the calipers painted and the rears don't look right. Can someone please post a pic of the standard S3 rear brake caliper in black? Cheers

I am finally getting round to painting the brake calipers and want to get fresh stickers to put on them. I don't want to just buy any old ones just in-case they peel after a few miles so looking for some recommendations to ones that people have used and can vouch for their longevity. Cheers

So, the S3 is just back from it's first oil change and I already have an advisory for new tyres. It has just done over 10k miles and the fronts are at 2.5-3 mm and the rears at 3-3.5mm. I reckon I will get 12k miles before replacing them but considering in my A4 I got over 19k to the tyres I'm...

What type of oil do I need for my S3 FL? It looks like fixed servicing as it nearing 9000 miles and says it needs changed soon. As far as I can tell its 502.00 which I think would be 5W40 if I were to go for Castrol Edge Titanium? Is that correct? Incidentally I did try searching by putting...

I had a quick trip to the Metrocentre at the weekend and looked down to the DIS to see that I had achieved just over 48mpg which is higher than the quoted Audi figure for extra urban use! By the time I came to a stop to take a photo it had gone down a tad but here we are. The highest I've seen...

I currently have an S3 and going to that from a 3.2 A4 I notice the Haldex quattro system isn't quite as reliable. I am considering going for a facelift RS3 at some point and was just wandering if the RS3 uses Haldex or is it full-time quattro? Also, how does the suspension compare on the RS3...

I had my satnav setup sop that it showed the traffic overlay on the MMI (the overlay that shows red for busy, orange for slower than normal and green for normal). However, this has stopped showing recently. I checked MyAudi and it still says I have connect services so that *shouldn't* be the...

At the weekend I noticed I hit the 5000 mile mark in my new S3. Having had A4s before (a 3.2 and a 2.0TDI177) I wasn't sure about going for a '3' model. In my opinion, there is a small downgrade in build quality and there is less storage space in the 3 but after a while I find that I don't miss...

Until the S3, I have always had saloons but now have a sportback. The most annoying thing is how dirty the rear window gets! Is there anything I can do to help alleviate this issue? I was thinking maybe a little extra spoiler/lip might help but wanted to see if anyone else has any experience...

I've been offered a set of Thule roof bars from a friend who had an old A3, I think an 8P. Would these fit the FL S3? Thule roofbars: Foot Pack 754, Fitting Kit 1417, WingBars 969 (127 cm) Looking at the Thule website, these aren't the ones they recommend but I dont know if that means they...

Does anyone know what the gear ratios are on the FL S3? I'm wondering if 7th on the S-Tronic is the same as 6th on the manual. I think they would be the same and I assume that the extra gear in the auto is for better acceleration / smoother transitions.