My two pennies
Never had an issue with ghost on my 8V or with Pandora on the 8Y either.
The 8Y went into Audi at least 5 times and they never mentioned it and 2 of those were warranty jobs.
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RS3 8Y General Discussion Thread.
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My two pennies
Never had an issue with ghost on my 8V or with Pandora on the 8Y either.
The 8Y went into Audi at least 5 times and they never mentioned it and 2 of those were warranty jobs.
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Thankyou mate, ignore my ignorance but does a pandora work in the same way too (i.e. service mode)?
To second the above, I went with the Pandora for the 8Y as it becomes passive, when in service/valet mode. Apart from the system you select, it needs to be installed such it blends into the standard wiring looms, rather than just thrown in and obvioius.
Yes it does. Not as much as a faff as the ghost, can be activated via a tag or the phone App.
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Ah okay, so were they unaware altogether? Or did they just not care?
Mines been fitted into one of the looms too and apparently stays in valet /unlocked mode as long as they don't go above 30mph.
They’ll never know with Pandora.
Ghost does generate a VC error though with immobiliser.
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Good food for thought. I think I'll end up throwing a ghost on in the short term just because of cost (getting a really good discount through a mate) and then save for a pandora into next year. At least I'm covered then in the short term.
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It has a valet mode^ so Audi would never know imho. I have not had Audi even mention it whenever the cars have been in for a service etc.
^various button presses turn it off for a 15 minute period so enough for the service guys to start it up and carry out the service.
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On what the RS3, the sale or the JCW or all of the above?
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Pleased I’ve owned it, had some fun in it, turned some heads. Much better to drive but just didn’t quite excite at same time, like the 8V. In summary… I’m pre OPF cars for the foreseeable! Particularly at the current cost and finance rates.
Between the scorpion exhaust and the Airtec intake, the intake gave me far more enjoyment (never mind factoring in bang for buck), so I’d say a cone style intake is a must, turbo flutter aside just the induction noise was great. (Shameless plug it’s still available to a good home for a good price).
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As the belt tightens week by week , month by month on joe public's cash flow , a lot of people will be asking some serious questions about what they can keep on their driveway, and things will be sold.£1200-1500
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I pretty much echo those thought.
I wish I had kept my 8v RS3 - it was such a great car in every single way and the sound was just amazing.
Lovely colour though.Lol place your bets on the price
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Lol they’ve gotten fat off ordering these cars then a £700 detail process and then putting 5K on top plus the kickbacks from PCP companies.
They let people add extras on top (wheels etc) and add this to the PCP payments
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I did the same adding the M Performance Exhaust to my M4cp which I also got at 0%.Lol they’ve gotten fat off ordering these cars then a £700 detail process and then putting 5K on top plus the kickbacks from PCP companies.
They let people add extras on top (wheels etc) and add this to the PCP payments
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I did the same adding the M Performance Exhaust to my M4cp which I also got at 0%.
I can’t imagine AA doing anything at 0%
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Funny how people like to hate at someone doing well. He provides a service and people are happy to pay him for it. Hateful comments are usually a reflection of themselves
I think it more comes down to the prices they're advertising cars for. For example, the Daytona VS Sportback that they have up for £71k. That's £5k more than the one I ordered in December '21 which also had the dynamic pack, so essentially they're looking for £10k over list.
This is why I'm hanging around here (other than the 8V forums are a bit dead) I missed the boat getting an 8Y but had a sneaking suspicion it would not have suited me. Given what I know now, if I had have swapped I would have been gutted knowing chance of finding the spec and condition of the current 8V being slim to none.
You are forgetting the finance kickbacks
But I suppose no one is entitled to form an opinion because they are a ‘hater’
Hmmmm this Dnwc sounds an awful lot like my number one fan with a ban.
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Yup you did right sir.
I’m awaiting the backlash…..
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That as well.
Just thinking that for that markup I could've had my car fully detailed and completely PPF'd with 5k to spare. I know who I'll be giving a shout if my second car ever actually gets built.
That as well.
Just thinking that for that markup I could've had my car fully detailed and completely PPF'd with 5k to spare. I know who I'll be giving a shout if my second car ever actually gets built.
I wonder how many owners in say 3 years or so will be stung by the fact the car is worth way less than the over inflated PCP is suggesting.
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Are they over inflating the final price though? I've never seen the figures so couldn't comment on it, I think mine is like £33k or 35k after four years so it would be interesting to know if they're giving the same final values or not.
Lol it’s gotta come from somewhere though.
Be it big deposit or bigger monthly payments.
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Every trader inflated the prices. Comes down to supply and demand plus people were paying those prices so it’s on them. They’re making their money from it and clearly their business model works
Ok, what are you 18 or something? Grow up pal.
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Forza gfv on a Vorsprung saloon as of last week was 36k and they’re still offering 7.4% which is the best rate I’ve seen currently.
Key point in your sentence there. The prices were high but they've come down across the board apart from these guys. If it works for them then so be it, but at the same time it might explain why they have a whole bunch of them in stock compared to other cars. Also, anyone that pays that much over when there are plenty other much cheaper ones going for the same price is an idiot.
Some would argue AA are exploiting a supply and demand situation, buying up what they can across the board and killing the market with artificially inflated prices, right or wrong, It’s not illegal, but morally questionable.
Dealers venturing into groups now trying to move stock on.
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I get the impression you have some sort of connection to AA.
