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I have regular use of an A6 4.2 with DSG - the gearbox is great in terms of smoothness and speed of changes once you're accelerating (and with 300bhp and 4wd it accelerates rather well ) BUT the kickdown is appalling - takes the best part of a second to respond - very dangerous IMO if you put your foot down to get out of the way of something and it doesn't respond... maybe it's just this car though, I've heard other people with DSG say they don't have this problem. On the audi you have to double tap the accelerator to get around this, you can't just floor it and expect it to respond.

I find it does list Super for me at Tesco Loving that new 99 RON super in the new beastie, lol

The panel's not hard to come by, it's just a DIN-sized gauge panel held in on either side with strong double-sided tape. Don't see any reason it wouldn't fit with the standard stereo. It's similar to this item: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RaidHp-Triple-52mm-Meter-Gauge-Holder-Radio-Din-Size_W0QQitemZ220024512112QQihZ012QQcategoryZ72215QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Not sure the "low insurance" bit really counts anymore. It's too popular now and mods make the insurance stupid. Mine would cost me around

I know, I know I blame Le Mans, soooooo many nice cars... been thinking about swapping for a little while as my Skoda is getting so little use (less than 50 miles a week) and I really don't need an economical, or even reliable, car for that sort of miles - just want one that's purely for fun. Plus, I've always wanted a big V8, and try as I might to embrace front drive I miss power oversteer It's not quite as mad as it sounds, the car in question is a 53k mile car with full TVR history, and a very comprehensive 3 year warranty...

Hurrah, warning lights have been diagnosed to a faulty rear ABS sensor, being repaired on Saturday under warranty... ...just in time to sell it. I've gone and done something extremely foolish - put a deposit down on a TVR Chimaera As soon as the private plate is transferred over, the vRS will be up for grabs. Will post up a notice in the For Sale section nearer the time if anyone is interested

I'm pretty sure ABS and power steering are still working fine Won't get a chance to take it into the stealer until a week on Saturday though, I think. Will just have to leave it on the driveway until then :(

ABS and ASR both appear to be working though - very weird Will have to consult the stealer...

Need some help peeps Coming back from Le Mans I noticed a couple of lights on the dash, ABS and ASR are now permanently lit. I did a forum search and noted someone's advice that it may be a loose cable in the battery box lid, I've taken all of these off, cleaned them up and bolted them on tightly, didn't fix the problem and now I have three warning bongs when I turn the ignition on too! :( Any suggestions what could be causing this? I can't feel anything different about the way the car drives and everything seems to still be working? :confused:

PS who was it in the black Octy vRS who beeped me on the way down there? I saw the car at the services this side of the channel and saw the Briskoda sticker above the front number plate so I know it's one of the guys on here - looks tasty btw

There was a race? Can't say I noticed, was too busy working on my masterpiece...

Do you need any tools to do this or is it a 5 min job I could do once I'm in the chunnel?

Bit last-minute I know, but off to Le Mans tomorrow night and just been told that beam benders don't work with xenons and you have to adjust the lamps themselves! :eek: Is this a VAG-COM job or is there a switch or something?

Most likely damaged by oil from the green filter, or just a faulty unit. Didn't bother trying to claim on warranty - they'd take one look at my car and blame it on the mods. It's not like this was the only mod I've done, so I couldn't slap the standard filter back in and play ignorant. As a side note, I got the new one and fitted it yesterday, drove from London to Leicester and back today, all unresponsiveness is gone, smoke is reduced and economy is improved. The inside of the airbox on the MAF side, had a lot of oil spatter on it. So in a nutshell, pretty much looks like it was shagged. Just as well I got it sorted before driving to Le Mans!!! EDIT: Plus, I don't like leaving my car in at the dealer for warranty work after they botched it repeatedly (120 mile round trip x 4 for the same faults) then left it outside overnight to be broken into and have all the stereo I'd fitted stolen... for the sake of £55 and a half hour of getting my hands dirty, rather fix it myself. If I didn't have the Seat Sport strut brace, it would be a 10 minute job.