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Pete's OEM+ A3 Black Edition

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rdfcpete:
On a different note, here's the Auto light retrofit with the all important leaving home/coming home lights. If it didn't cost about £550, over about 6 months and six different parts I probably wouldn't have done a video for it  :laugh: :grin: :chicken:

rdfcpete:
S3 Black Edition grille finally fitted.













Suspensions been tweaked yet again and I've changed the rear cups to get rid of a small noise at the rear. Seems more balanced now which is a result.

I think I'm about finished now :smiley:

Cheers.

grant845:
Car is looking fantastic Pete, I've got a very bog standard Sportback tdi 170 Quattro and this thread has given me the urge to part with a lot of cash! I've found it a bit of surprise at just how little spec you get as standard on the audi compared to my old Ed 30, especially as mine is the sport spec which comes with next to nothing.

rdfcpete:
Thanks Grant  :happy2:

You're right - it's a little baffling, perhaps a marketing ploy? But to me on the surface, it makes no sense given Audi is the 'premium' badge of the VAG group.
The auto headlights thing really f*cked me off. Even the Transit Combi at work has auto lights, yet a 25 grand Audi in top trim doesn't? Nor does the S3 for that matter, you have to spec the lighting pack.

The Audi's doing everything right ATM but I keep finding myself looking at 330d's in the classifieds. The kit on those in M Sport makes even the equivalent A5 look under-dressed and the idea of a coupe and an inline 6 (plus 240hp out the box) really appeals to me. I keep forgetting they don't make them anymore too... I just hope I could run one getting close to 50mpg most of the time, although I'm not convinced which puts me off. I just want the challenge of running one as a daily that's mapped, decatted yet is no more expensive than the Audi to run... I do like a car marathon challenge  :rolleye:

You bought the right engine in yours, sounds good. Have you managed to break traction in the frostier conditions yet?  :laugh:

grant845:
What type of driving do you do? I've got an 07 530d m sport touring as the family car, spec is much better although mine doesn't have xenons though I'm sure a 330d coupe has them as standard. Mine is an auto and obviously a lot bigger than the coupe but my experience is an easy 40mpg on the motorway but can go as low as 31mpg doing town/short journeys. Mine is the auto so that probably has a negative effect as well. I suspect that a 330d coupe wouldn't be far off 50mpg with a map on the motorway. My dad had an a5 3.0tdi and the average was about 42mpg

The weather up in Scotland has been too mild to even test the Quattro so far!

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