neiln

Common 'simply clever' feature.  The big rubber ball on the end of the string gets wrapped on something in the boot, you open the hatch, ball hanks string and string pulls peg.  Dealer has them, gave me a pair for free.  Easy to fit, have a centre peg inside a bit that works like a raw plug.

Some owners have had niggles like that with the various different infotainment systems but they are rare/infrequent.  The Octy 3 is not really old enough to know if it is a long term reliable car but so far there aren't many common niggles.....a few tsi cars with leaky water pumps.... A few TDI with a boost pressure sensor problem.   Many owners find the seat belt cuts into the b pillar trim a bit, many owners find the door outer seals retain rain water on top of the sill and it'floods' out on your feet when you open the door... A few leaky/oily gas struts on powered boots.... Think that captures all the common niggles....oh and a few with gearbox selector trouble (stays in reverse although the stick looks to be in first)
..... Anybody recall any other common faults?

Not sure, why not an ask APR?  My guess is the muffler delete will make the turbo more audible cheaply but nothing more, the intake will be more costly but improve performance and make the turbo louder. You may well be able to do both, I'm sure APR will advise

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