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Long-time news/forum lurker, first-time poster... and its a for sale ad... sorry. Selling my S3 Saloon with over 18 months of Audi extended warranty remaining. Manual. 51k miles, FASH. The entire driveline was serviced in August 2021 when I bought the car from Tamworth Audi, which was a stipulation of me purchasing the car. This was at 39k and all other relevant work was done, as confirmed in writing by the dealership I bought it from. Car has: B&O Audio Black Heated Leather Supersport Seats NAV Bluetooth DAB Air-con Auto-dim mirrors Drive-Select with Mag-Ride 19" Forged Lightweight Alloys Tyres are Pirelli P-Zero PZ4 with approx 6mm. Front discs and pads replaced at 39k. (Audi OEM) Rear discs and pads uprated and replaced at 50k (Drilled/Grooved with Brembo pads) 11 months MOT. MOT Testers comment - "Spotless mate" HPI Clear. Bought outright with sales receipt to prove. Not accident repaired. Not modified. Not molested. Not even remapped. Genuinely a beautiful car that gets knowing 'nods' from other drivers at traffic lights and along the motorway. Will be detailed in and out before sale/handover. This was my second 8V S3 (Sepang Blue GY16NOH, if you're out there, say hello!) and I know that I'll regret selling this one as much as I regretted selling the last one BUT now living on a small Scottish Isle, she doesn't get much of a chance to run for long periods and stretch her legs, and I basically refuse to use her for 2-3 mile hops to the shop, as she's barely even getting warmed up - I have more mechanical sympathy for a car than to do that to it! I have 3 other cars and multiple bikes already, so really not looking to take a part-ex/trade, unless you're willing to take less than your car is worth, as I'll just have the inconvenience and hassle and cost of selling yours on after this... and I'll want your old car gone quickly due to space and family commitments, so will be selling on cheaply. However, if you don't mind that 'too much', then try me. Located on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, (look for Glasgow and then look West) but frequently work near Liverpool, so can be viewed in either place, or anywhere between. Will deliver anywhere in the country if you're happy to pay for the fuel and my 1st Class train ticket back. No Megabuses, thank you 😉 Price - £22k

Hi Guys, I'm not a current Audi owner (owned a 2009 A3 8P S-Line with the legendary 1.9TDI until ULEZ screwed me over 🤬 Anyway, I currently own a pre-LCI M135i and compared it to an Audi S3 Saloon running stage 1 and I have to say, as a big RWD fanatic, I was very impressed. I drove a stock Golf R which didn't do much for me but the S3 has swayed me and I'd love to share this with you guys and get your thoughts. I personally love big engines. I love the MK5 R32 and the 3.2 VR6 A3 and of course the RS3 but this comparison has earned a whole new level of respect for 2.0L cars due to the haldex Quattro system. Please check it out and let me know your thoughts! Comment on the video if you can as I'd love some real S3 owners views there - good or bad! Thank you. https://youtu.be/aW411bmKgTM

Hi Guys, So, I decided to put an aftermarket CAT BACK exhaust on my S3 8V and for 1000 miles it was amazing, truly amazing. Then suddenly, as I was about to embarrass a Vauxhall Corsa on the M1, my amazing S3 turned into a quivering wreck, EPC light on and power seemingly completely off along with the turbo. The sound of the car suddenly became very muffled and quiet. And the famously exquisite DSG !Removed!/ pop on upshift, well that sounded more like my nan plumping the cushions, flat, quiet and void of any substance. I took the car into Audi and they said "its because you put an aftermarket exhaust on it" as the fault codes read "EXHAUST BLOCKAGE", So then I took the car back to the exhaust place and had them replace it with the stock back box. And when I went back for the car the mechanic said, "There is a load of soot and grime in your exhaust right from the engine through to the back box", which was great news. And as a drove away with the car back to stock, the car STILL sounded quieter and did not pop but drove like usual. SOOOO.. I GO BACK TO AUDI, and they said "you have a cracked sump", they replaced that and cleared the fault codes...... 4 days later I pick my car up with no fault codes, a stock exhaust and a new sump and GUESS WHAT???????? The car still sounds RUBBISH. No one could explain the soot in the exhaust other than the Blaise service manager passing it off as "a natural process". I am furious as I have no answers and no clue what to do to make my car sound like it did before, popping and cracking like thunder. I can only think that it is because I drive to work everyday and it takes me 2 minutes, stop start. Am I knackering my engine by not giving it a chance to heat up? I drove it 100 miles yesterday in an attempt to clear out the soot but alas it has made NO difference. Please someone help me and tell me how I can resolve this issue! Thank you, James