I'm cal, 19, and driving an Audi a3 :)

[AudiCal]

Hi guys, just introducing myself, previously from corsacuk so big step up from vauxhall to Audi,

Use to own a 1.2 Corsa C

which was great fun and stuck to the bends like glue! Then wanted a Vxr, but at my age insurance is silly money, and NFU would insure me on an a3 but not Vxr, thought audi was out of my price bracket, but as dad owns a 12plate Audi a4 estate 2.0tdi (177) he pushed me to getting an a3 and helped act as a bank to borrow a little bit of money off him (which I'm paying him back immediately!)

Absolutely love the car and the power! Here's a few picture of it!

Also, looking at remaps, any experience/advice you guys can throw my way?

[Bald Eagle]

Hi Cal,

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

Your A3 looks great in red.  Looks like an S Line - very smart!

 

I had a Superchips Bluefin remap on my last car, a Mondeo 2.2 TDCi and it transformed the car, although pricey at £400 or so.  But it comes in a handset, so you can remove and re-install it whenever you want.  The handset also doubles as an ECU fault code reader.

 

Of course, I had to inform my insurer about the remap, which increased the premium.  At my age the increase was moderate, but it might be scary numbers the way that insurers charge younger people.

 

I found that the dual mass flywheel / clutch assembly wasn't really able to handle the extra torque, slipping a bit on full throttle uphill with four in the car.  The brakes were up to the job, because they were the same as on the ST220.

 

So my advice is: don't bother with a remap because it will cost in insurance as well as the life of the car.  I'd stick with the 170 bhp until you can afford an S3, which is built to take the extra oomph.

[AudiCal]

Thanks! Yeh either s3 or rs3, depending on my financial state at the time!

[Bald Eagle]

I'd get one with quattro to make all the power useable.  That will be my next move.