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Well, Swedish roads are a lot better than ours. There was a comparison lately in the Finnish press between Sweden and Finland regarding the budgets for road maintenance. The outcome was that Finland has significantly heavier taxation for road transport but half the maintenance budget per road km. A superb 280 sportline costs over 60.000 euros here as new, and the tax part is even used in somewhere else than road keeping... People with higher end cars end up with supporting the socialist state, added to even heavier progression with our income tax compared to Sweden. And the next government will most probably be based on a left-green -coalition so the things will not be a lot better in the near future... Actually, I have to say that the condition of our roads is more comparable with Russia than Sweden. I bought the car as new, and I think there is no sudden change in behavior with the DCC. The difference between different DCC mode has always been subtle but noticeable. Basically, I would love Comfort mode for the first cm of suspension play, and Sport after that. Less body movement with more comfort. Maybe the set will be available before my Ford Explorer PHEV arrives Then the Superb will go to my wife, and I think it will be kept for several years to come. It reminds me of the 90's Saab 9000 turbo's I used to drive back then: Similarly lower segment than german competition, and less jealous toyota driving neighbours. PS. Can you imagine that due to co2-based car tax, the hybrid, officially 78g/km c02 450hp USA-Ford SUV will cost approximately the same than a new Superb 280/272 with higher emissions?

Hello, I have been riding my S3 estate for 55000 km in two years. Mainly I´m very satisfied in the car: Engine pulls nicely especially after remap, there is more than enough space for everything and the build quality is surprisingly good. In my opinion, overall build quality is perfectly on par with f.ex Volvo, but maybe a slight notch behind BMW (F10). Suspension, even DCC is a disappointment compared to both of my recent drives (S90, 5-series), at least on Finnish roads with lots of yearly ground frost damage to the road surfaces. Our roads are very bad due to the climate and spiked winter tyres being the norm. The suspension is quite wallowy and front axle feels to work a lot worse than the back end. Tightening up the DCC helps a bit, but the front and back feel too different from each other, and full Sport lacks ride comfort being too "surface tight". Basically the best solution might be something like Sport in the front and Normal/Comfort in the back and it would still feel unbalanced. I have been figuring out possible solutions. As I dont want to lower the car very much, just get a better ride quality, I would like to go for a full air suspension set. In other cars I´ve driven with air suspension sets, it has been ideal, with significantly less overall movement (more controllable car) with no "surface hardness" or vibration you get with tighter traditional suspension sets (tighter springs and dampers). Damper-wise, Koni FSD has been OK and significantly better than f.ex. BMW standard shocks: Tighter damping in bigger movements but a lot softer in small vibration compared to OEM. Has anyone seen any air suspension set for S3 280 estate? I have tried google and start to be desperate.

6-speed gearbox is a wet clutch unit with the same oil circulating in the mechatronics/hydraulic system which changes gears and operates clutches. This "worm box" is full of tiny valves and holes, so I wouldn´t risk contaminating the system with clutch wear/oil sludge. At least if the car is your own. In company cars or on a semi-short term lease the extra job is basically just extra cost. Mine is done once a year, for 170€ additional charge. Including oil and filter.

On a 280 the XDS was possible to be set to Strong and no complications found so far. Everything works fine. It really made a difference, clearly noticeable especially in icy and snowy conditions. The car is not prone to heavy understeer anymore, but ESC set to sport, it is nicely tail happy instead, especially when on throttle. Understeer is gone even without throttle, turn-in is a lot sharper and the car feels agile. I also changed the Haldex "wiring logic" adaptation from Standard into Increased Traction, and it works a lot better now. No hesitation in engaging the rear wheels, even when on plain ice. In Standard mode the front wheels slipped first when on ice. This might be because of the traction is so low on ice that even the slightest hint of throttle will cause wheelspin. In standard mode, it feels like the controller tries first on FWD because of so little throttle input, and engages the rear wheels only after front wheels start slipping. This adaptation is in [22] AWD: Acoustic measure: wiring logic The car is quite tail happy when ESC in sport mode, nice to steer with throttle on snowy roads. As easy to control sideways as my wife´s 335d with a mechanical LSD. Wintertime is fun