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You go through S3's like a plate of chips and gravy!!

How you doin Si?

What you getting next?

AL

Knew I'd seen it somewhere!!! I've got two CD's at home of its performance on my Buxton meets from years ago!

Small world.

Spotted this morning around 9:00am.

Didn't someone of here used to own that car/reg?

AL

I think some plates are cool. I bought one for my girlfriend for christmas direct from the DVLA. The plate means something to her... it starts Y, two numbers for the year she was born, and ends KEL. The worst part of the whole process though, was getting the plate transferred. The DVLA are a shamble...

Just to report back.

My car is back on just Optimax and there's no hesitation now, after running through a full tank.

Cheers

AL

Cheers Ben.

With cats thats not too bad.

Hi,

How much are we talking for an H&S hand built system?

Cheers

Alan

Very well thanks Chris. Hope you are ok. I just don't get much time to browse the sites these days. But its good to see all the regulars are still around.

AL

Thanks for the update Dunc. I will try to get my plugs changed then.

Cheers

AL

Fine mate. PM coming your way.

Dunc, Interesting topic this. Just the other day (Monday), I decided to put some Millers in with the Optimax. I have a full box of it in the garage which I bought of DavidT ages ago, so I thought, I may as well use it. Since putting the stuff in, the car has hesitated during accelaration a number of...

Dunc, See how it goes, that may well fix the problem. I know with mine, they tried a couple of things first. Like adjusting the clutch, and making sure its mechanism was working correctly. They then dropped the gear box oil a couple of times to check for swarf. My dealer said, they had to rule thing...

Dunc, I had the same problem quite some time ago. May have posted about it on here, if not, certainly on AS.net. To cut a long story short, it is a common problem on S3's and TT's, and the solution is either a gearbox rebuild or completely new gearbox. My dealer got the gearbox rebuilt under warrant...

Sorry to hear its gone Simon. I remember you getting yours a couple of weeks before mine. And you were very helpful with advice about the import process etc.

Take care. PM me with what you've moved up to.

AL

Chris,

Good to see you are still around. [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Keep in touch about how you get this resolved.

Cheers

AL