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    Pagid or Delphi brakes ?

    With my VAG car the front Pagid discs 'warped' and replaced with Brembo . When I got my other car ( Stuttgart ) I didn't know what was on there but the dust was like nothing I'd experienced before , just a few low mileage days and this... So I had all 4 replaced with Brembo discs and EBC...
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    Pagid or Delphi brakes ?

    A leaked internal ECP document... also shows who ECP purchased and quality levels !
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    Pagid or Delphi brakes ?

    Pagid are poo .
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    Which oil?

    Or Asda , Triple QX , Mannol , etc . A spec is a spec regardless of approval which is a marketing decision .
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    Which oil?

    In the two most recent suppliers formally Castrol in Ghent , Belgium then Fuchs .
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    Which oil?

    What was also interesting about the mechanical engineers testing of over 200 oils was is one C3 504.00 507.00 came in 5th ! OK this scored very highly on his psi test higher than some racing marketed Ester racing oils some are familiar here with but truth be known and bang for buck is you...
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    Which oil?

    That's oil for ya.... The several...
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    Which oil?

    Oil film strength is all that matters and there is this misunderstanding that higher viscosity protects more , which was probably true many years ago with non synthetic group oils . I've several different references including VW themselves that 5W30 504.00 provides the best protection and to...
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    Write off?

    Cat S
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    Facelift Tyre Time

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    S3 brake fade/ disc and pad upgrade??

    One of the biggest is people not having baffled sumps .
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    S3 brake fade/ disc and pad upgrade??

    DS2500 were dusty in my experience and not good at braking either ! Also good experience of Ferodo Eco Friction . The DS Performance sound great .
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    Oh dear….how not to drive an S3

    2 kg of weed a day ?
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    Rear wiper motor

    Just don't put a Valeo in the boat .
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    Painting stock wheels black

    Murdered out makes me cry .
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    Tyres

    Best looking sidewalls and top tyres are Michelin Pilot Sport 5 and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S .
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    Smart charging(not so smart)

    I'm not pro Ctek as it lacks some good information by not having a display screen in favour of some pretty lights and costs 3x the price of my chosen Smart Charger . A display tells me the starting and resulting voltages , my old battery starts at around 11.9V but only gets to 12.2V my newer...
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    S3 8v tyres?

    PS5...
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    S3 8v tyres?

    MPS4S is excellent and will be replaced this year with the 5S . With UUHP to gain better dry performance some wet performance can be lost compared to UHP tyres . MPS4 has been out since 2017 , and has been replaced . New kids...