How long you owned your daily driven A3 8p?

[enc]

As above

 

[LEE69]

8 1/2 years

 

[enc]

Sticking with it? Ever considered changing?

 

[LEE69]

Stocking with it? Ever considered changing?

Yeah we did recently tbh, I fancy a Tiguan but the new orders are taking forever, this want's for nothing, so I'll keep this till the new cars situation is sorted

 

[Southall87]

Just over 3 years, the longest I've ever owned a car for!

 

[lgooch]

Had one for 8 years from new. Still going strong I think according to the guy I sold it to


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[Abi]

6 years and another 10 to go, need to beat my record of 14 years owned and sold on for my Toyota

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[Nanashi]

Hi all! New member, but longtime lurker! Going on 7 years with my 8P2. Hoping to join the 300k miles club with it one day if I can keep it going strong!

 

[enc]

Hi all! New member, but longtime lurker! Going on 7 years with my 8P2. Hoping to join the 300k miles club with it one day if I can keep it going strong

Hi all! New member, but longtime lurker! Going on 7 years with my 8P2. Hoping to join the 300k miles club with it one day if I can keep it going strong!

what miles you currently at?

 

[Nanashi]

I think it's around 230k miles, if I am not mistaken. Currently I average 250-ish miles on it a week, so if not too much changes, I'm still about 5.5 years away from reaching that goal. Just something to look forward to down the line. Funny how under 100k miles I want to keep a car that way for as long as possible, but over 100k miles the odometer just becomes a scoreboard, and I'm looking to post the highest score I can manage

 

[enc]

I think it's around 230k miles, if I am not mistaken. Currently I average 250-ish miles on it a week, so if not too much changes, I'm still about 5.5 years away from reaching that goal. Just something to look forward to down the line. Funny how under 100k miles I want to keep a car that way for as long as possible, but over 100k miles the odometer just becomes a scoreboard, and I'm looking to post the highest score I can manage

Cool! What model engine?

 

[bronco]

Bought her new in June 2006. Still have her, still love her. Around 214K km in those almost 16 years.

 

[andykn]

13 years in August. 110k, 6k miles a year now. Cambelt/water pump and DSG oil need doing in Oct service, wondering if it'll keep going another 4/5 years.

 

[enc]

Bought her new in June 2006. Still have her, still love her. Around 214K km in those almost 16 years.

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Assuming it’s OEM pAint, Not seen one in that colour before. Don’t think that was available in uk.

 

[prt57]

I bought my S3 in March 2007. It’s not a daily driver though and I’m a bit embarrased to say it has not even covered 5k miles yet!

 

[Troubs12]

I’ve had mine since October 2009 so 13 years this year I got it on 89,000 and now it’s at 204,000. I think the only thing that’s the same is the actual dashboard and handbrake lever lol. I’ve rebuild most of it a few times and it’s probably cost me 3 times as much as I paid for it but I love it. Went through yet another mot the other day and only a small advisory on a rusted coil spring. Too be fair after I get over covid the whole lots coming out anyway as I’m fitting oem magride to it.

I still remember when I bought it I didn’t drive it I just went straight into the sales office at work (vw garage at the time) and just bought it.

Definitely changed over the years:

Too be fair it’s even changed again since those wheels came off last week


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[bronco]

Assuming it’s OEM pAint, Not seen one in that colour before. Don’t think that was available in uk.

Hi enc,

The colour is called Dakar Beige.

Actually, I saw one in London in August 2013:

 

[enc]

Hi enc,

The colour is called Dakar Beige.

Actually, I saw one in London in August 2013:


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“Dakar beige” not exactly inspiring sounding. Thankfully it looks much better than it sounds ;-)

 

[enc]

I’ve had mine since October 2009 so 13 years this year I got it on 89,000 and now it’s at 204,000. I think the only thing that’s the same is the actual dashboard and handbrake lever lol. I’ve rebuild most of it a few times and it’s probably cost me 3 times as much as I paid for it but I love it. Went through yet another mot the other day and only a small advisory on a rusted coil spring. Too be fair after I get over covid the whole lots coming out anyway as I’m fitting oem magride to it.

I still remember when I bought it I didn’t drive it I just went straight into the sales office at work (vw garage at the time) and just bought it.

Definitely changed over the years:

Too be fair it’s even changed again since those wheels came off last week


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Quite a transformation! Do you have a picture thread?

 

[Retroman]

Just over 7-years - 65,000 miles when I bought it. Now on 112,000 miles. I do a lot of work on it myself. Oil changed once a year, changed the gearbox oil at 100,000. When warmed up 50 mpg on A roads and 60+ mpg on a motorway run. Very reliable and burns no oil between services. I could afford to change but I've grown fond of the car and it suits my daily needs for now, in retirement.

 

[enc]

Just over 7-years - 65,000 miles when I bought it. Now on 112,000 miles. I do a lot of work on it myself. Oil changed once a year, changed the gearbox oil at 100,000. When warmed up 50 mpg on A roads and 60+ mpg on a motorway run. Very reliable and burns no oil between services. I could afford to change but I've grown fond of the car and it suits my daily needs for now, in retirement.

Similar story to mine. Changing the gearbox oil is something I’ve been thinking about. easy enough to do?

 

[Darren92]

11 years this December, bought with roughly 20k miles, now 307k miles

 

[enc]

11 years this December, bought with roughly 20k miles, now 307k miles

307k!!!! What engine?

 

[Darren92]

307k!!!! What engine?

2009 1.9 TDI (BLS engine code)
494k KMs

 

[Nanashi]

Cool! What model engine?

Sorry for the late response - Missed the question! My 8P has the 2.0T engine.

 

[Retroman]

Similar story to mine. Changing the gearbox oil is something I’ve been thinking about. easy enough to do?

It is. You need to raise the car and have it more or less level - I used wheel ramps on the front with the car facing down a slight downward slope. From memory the filler and drain plugs were an internal hex around 10mm? I did a lot of checking to ensure the right oil and used Titan Sintofluid FE SAE 75W for my particular 6-speed manual. It takes 2.3 litres. Purchased from Opie Oils - around £12 per litre at the time. I borrowed a large 0.5 litre syringe with flexi pipe to get the oil into the filler hole. The oil that came out was quite dark (see piccy), the gear change is much the same but it can't do any harm to change.

 

[enc]

Cheers fella.

 

[paiNsage]

I’ve had mine since October 2009 so 13 years this year I got it on 89,000 and now it’s at 204,000. I think the only thing that’s the same is the actual dashboard and handbrake lever lol. I’ve rebuild most of it a few times and it’s probably cost me 3 times as much as I paid for it but I love it. Went through yet another mot the other day and only a small advisory on a rusted coil spring. Too be fair after I get over covid the whole lots coming out anyway as I’m fitting oem magride to it.

I still remember when I bought it I didn’t drive it I just went straight into the sales office at work (vw garage at the time) and just bought it.

Definitely changed over the years:

Too be fair it’s even changed again since those wheels came off last week


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Beautiful looking A3, congratulations. Do you mind contacting me if possible, i wanted to ask a few question with the facelift headlights retrofit. I can't seem to PM you. Thanks

 

[ron burgandy]

bought mine new in 2011 and still love it now.

 

[ch1z64]

Had mine now for around 4yrs and still love it , downside is i never put enough miles on the engine these days 3000 last year

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[JeffY]

I’ve had mine for 16 years and its done 95k miles. Planning on keeping it at least another 10 years.

 

[Potterswheel]

The day she left us, I loved that car A3 quattro sport, we had her 6 years and she never missed a beat, I still know where she is now at 12 years old - still brilliant!! all good things must come to an end as the picture title hints I would have liked to have kept her and had 'His and Her A3's'

 

[ma2kster]

Original owner of 2.0T FWD 8P in the US (had to put it in storage while i'm in the UK). Got a 8V sportback S3 here in the UK, but still missing the 8P.