On 20/12/2021 at 22:28, amateurdad said:

Do tell! 

285bhp and 448Nm. It was pretty fast to begin with but now, wow! Need better tyres, though. I'll do that after the holiday.

rolled over 123456km on the way back up here

 

now safely in the heated garage to melt all the snow off... just reveals how damned dirty it is. Well, it's been around 5000kms in the worst weather, so I'm not really surprised. But when it's -20C you can't exactly wash outside... need to come up with a plan to wash soon. 

fitted a maxton front splitter and waxed the car for the first time in a year!!

Sunday: added time alignment to the DSP. Wow, this is good.

 

Monday: 10 hours seat time, Helsinki and back. Boy, were those some terrible road conditions - ice rain is awful stuff. Want heated headlamp lenses, would help an awful lot. Car had multiple mm of ice on the mirrors by the time I got back home... on the way to the office the snow as so packed onto the hatch that I had to dig the hatch switch out.

 

Over 126000km now, it's been a hectic Christmas.

23 hours ago, rlewis3003 said:

fitted a maxton front splitter and waxed the car for the first time in a year!!

Loving the stripes!! Looks very similar to mine! 

Next on the list of factory retrofits:

 

Petrol webasto parking heater with remote function

DCC suspension 

Canton sound system 

 

the webasto was never an option in the U.K. but you get a lovely option to have the car pre heat before you leave for work in the morning on cold days.

 

DCC because my shocks are starting to leak so why not

 

and canton because I do over 100 miles a day and like my music.

photo of what the menu will look like:

2 hours ago, ApertureS said:

Next on the list of factory retrofits:

 

Petrol webasto parking heater with remote function

DCC suspension 

Canton sound system 

 

the webasto was never an option in the U.K. but you get a lovely option to have the car pre heat before you leave for work in the morning on cold days.

 

DCC because my shocks are starting to leak so why not

 

and canton because I do over 100 miles a day and like my music.

photo of what the menu will look like:

How straightforward is retro fitting canton? 

On 23/12/2021 at 18:42, matchmaker said:

285bhp and 448Nm. It was pretty fast to begin with but now, wow! Need better tyres, though. I'll do that after the holiday.

What engine? 

10 hours ago, stever750 said:

How straightforward is retro fitting canton? 

Far from easy, lots of new coding, new wires, custom fibre optic wires, interior and door strip down and a lot of new wiring and terminals.

not to mention all the parts 

OK, forget that idea then! 

On 03/01/2022 at 15:34, rlewis3003 said:

fitted a maxton front splitter and waxed the car for the first time in a year!!

which splitter did you go for? the 1, 2 or 3. It looks brilliant

 

webasto is awesome; note that you can't run it when the "Low fuel" light is on. And some remotes have way better range than others... I'm on my third car with it in and this is the first one with a really good range.

On 09/01/2022 at 00:48, stever750 said:

What engine? 

220 TSi.

51 minutes ago, matchmaker said:

220 TSi.

What remap was it, and who did it? Probably going to do mine sooner rather than later. 

On 10/01/2022 at 16:50, stever750 said:

What remap was it, and who did it? Probably going to do mine sooner rather than later. 

Done by Jim Curley at Star Performance at Dysart in Fife. They've been on the go for many years. I had my Octavia VRS done there back in 2005 and decided to go back with the Superb. Excellent value at £350 including a run on their 4 wheel rolling road.

On 09/12/2021 at 21:23, amateurdad said:

Finally put the Audi winter wheels on this week. 

 

Quite happy with how they look. Lower offset so they fill the arches more

The tyres are a rubbish brand but are brand new so thought I'd give them a chance, seem OK so far!

 

Pic of how the car normally sits on the vegas too. 

 

Which Audi wheels are these? Looks really good on them!

Had the wonderful news that my coolant was contaminated (out of warranty).  Had it in to a VAG indie and had the expansion tank replaced (minus the silica bag), including coolant flush etc and thankfully only cost me £200.  Stealers wanted £300+ just to diagnose the issue !

 

Going back in to the VAG indie later for MOT and Service/Oil change later today (just done 30k miles).

On 09/01/2022 at 16:07, ApertureS said:

which splitter did you go for? the 1, 2 or 3. It looks brilliant

 

version 2 👍

On 04/01/2022 at 14:39, dohboy78 said:

Loving the stripes!! Looks very similar to mine! 

Yep, yours is sweet. Mines an estate.

All I've done is enjoy driving mine!!!

 

I got rid of my MK4 vRS and I couldn't be happier with my new Superb!! I love it!

I washed mine before I was handed the brownest silver car award. 

14 hours ago, rlewis3003 said:

Yep, yours is sweet. Mines an estate.

I love estates! I wanted one... but couldn't find a decent one in budget.

On 12/01/2022 at 10:57, NurseHolliday said:

 

Which Audi wheels are these? Looks really good on them!

 

Can't find a definitive name but they seem to be described as 5F and "Roti Vara" 

Also these arrived today... 😁

16 hours ago, amateurdad said:

Also these arrived today... 😁

They will be ‘superb’ for the superb. Have them on mine with H&R springs. Made a huge difference to ride quality, wallowiness and crashyness