Got my car today .. and it was fun driving it back from shrewsbury to leeds :P ... will give it a nice wash as the weather was misreable on way back on motorway  :P

Sal

 Got to love the flat bottom'd steering wheel. Really gorgeous car

 Looks really good Sal - not sure about the rear tints though,reminds me of a van!!

(just my opinion)

 that has made me want my rears tinted all the more, very nice car and that steering wheel only bit im not keen on is the black grill surround!! each to there own though love the rest of it and black is definately the best colour for A3's lol

Cheers Guys for your reply & opinion ... I think im going to leave the car in its priginal condition for 2-3 months and then start doing some mods ... first on my wishlist is installing rns-e ... took her today to snake pass for a drive (between sheffield & manchester) and that car is fun to drive on both high & low speeds when doing corners and also on 2-3 mile straight stretch  ... this is my first proper audi experience & im loving it  ..my gf is so jealous now  that she wants to exchange her bmw 1 series with my a3 lol (not happening).

Sal

 Is there much of a recommended run in period?

The Owners Manual says 1000 miles ... mine already had 1200 miles on it as it was finance directors car and she got an upgrade to A5 and this one was 4k cheaper than the new one for same spec .. I can use that money to get rns-e & s3 brake dics

 Your good for ripping then. A5 3.0tdi would be nice.......oh to dream....

WTF is wrong with these people ... some d!ck pr!ck sctrached my car .... so effing p!ssed man ... does anyone know who can repair the scratch (im based in wakefield) ..  scratch is an inch long and i can feel it with me nail ... and its on the driver side door just above the door handle ... ive contacted the dealer just waiting for their reply and have also ordered touch up paint kit (phantom black,pearl effect) from audi staffordshire.

Sal

 Damn sorry to hear that. Was it a door that opened onto it or is the scratch too high? Really annoying.

It is high and defo done by some idiot ... i was in trafford center manchester when i left the car in car park it wasnt there and when i came back bloody heart attack ... going to take into local audi dealer on friday for estimate ... i got the touch up paint today might order Langka repair kit if the dealer try to rip off .

Sal

 sorry to hear that Sal - know the feeling when some t--t opened their car door into the side of my last Audi

you know, some folks call us 'sad' and  say "its only a peice of metal" but when you work/graft BLOODY HARD! to own decent motors i find it sad that some sickos (choosing my wording very carefully) take pleasure in de-facing peoples properties - may they contract a long,painful venerial disease!!

good luck with the repair mate

 Have you any pics of the damage?

I agree with you Adey bro .. It might sound a bit stupid but that scratch been all over my mind at work all day today and even now lol .. sorry steve bro didnt take any pics & my gf got my car till thursday so might put some on here on friday ... i was browsing through mkivs forum and came across a company called panelcare .. they seem decent will get in touch with them 2mrw ...

Sal

 is it jake that works for panelcare? think his user neame is jakewalsh hes had some good reviews on correctional stuff from what ive read, only ever bad one i read was on a silver car which didnt look off think it was someone being a cnut! is the scratch white(has i it gone through the paint?) if not coule be worth try scratchX or similar on such a small scratch could save having paint, or buffing the area could work out cheaper and just as effective. hope you get it sorted mate, just jealousy all it is you cant have ote nice with the little chavvy #$£%^# about!

yea spoke to jake today @ panelcare ... booked car in for next week .. decent bloke and he's got a nice setup down there in rochdale ... as per him no need for respray ... a touch up will do :p and im quite happy with the quote he gave me lol ... truly speaking Langka repair kit cost more than he is going to charge me for the job ..

Sal

 Glad your going to get it sorted mate. Jake seems a top lad

man yr a3 looks class, looks really mean in the black edition

 Result

Gave her a good wash today ... Will do extra bit of work after Ive got that scratch sorted :P

Hi ,

I need your advice... its only been a week or so i bought this car ... recently i washed my car and found some cosmetic defects.. took it to my local dealer and he said its been resprayed (the right side n etc) .. spoke to the dealer i bought it from .. n he said they arent aware of any such thing n etc .. they took the car back yesterday to have a look at it ... today they rang and apologised saying yes you are right .. they given me two options :

1. get this one reapired upto our standards

2. exchange the car with similar specs with 7 miles on clock but that car doesnt have auto lights and have drl option  instead and is finished in brilliant black and not phantom black..

Please Help

Sal

I know you say it was a Finance Director's car but was it owned by the dealer?

How much damage are we talking? Don't Audi have a 30day guarentee, ie if you're not happy, you get a refund?

I certainly wouldn't accept a lower spec car.

Yes they do but that 30 day guarentee under used car programme states that if the fault is irrepairable they will exchange the car ... im ok with the color as phantom didnt go with my taste as in sunlight it gave a hint of dark blue (charcoal) .. i've asked them to look into the installation of auto light as a goodwill payment ...

here is the copy of repair estimate:

Parts / Panels Requiring Renewal

R.F WHEEL
L.DOOR MOULDING
R.DOOR MOULDING
L.F END PLATE COVER
R.F END PLATE COVER
L.R QTR PANEL MLDG
R.R QTR PANEL MLDG
R.R SIDE WINDOW
R.R OUT BUMPER BRKT
R.R BUMPER BRACKET
R.F WATER DEFLECTOR
R.S WINDOW BOND KIT
SIDE WINDOW PRIMER
CUTTING FILAMENT
Parts / Panels Requiring Repair

Associated Work Required

Check AND CLEAN CAR
Check AND QUALITY CONTROL

Parts / Panels Requiring Painting

L/DOOR MOULDING NEW PART PAINT K1R
R/DOOR MOULDING NEW PART PAINT K1R
L/SIDE PANEL MLDG NEW PART PAINT K1R
R/SIDE PANEL MLDG NEW PART PAINT K1R
L/LWR S-PANEL MLDG NEW PART PAINT K1R
R/LWR S-PANEL MLDG NEW PART PAINT K1R
LEFT DOOR REPAIR PAINTING <50%
RIGHT DOOR REPAIR PAINTING <50%
FUEL FILLER FLAP REPAIR PAINTING <50%
R/ROOF MEMBER REPAIR PAINTING >50%
REAR COVER BUMPER REPAIR PAINT PLASTIC


R/R SIDE PANEL REPAIR PAINTING >50%
L/ROOF MEMBER SURFACE PAINT
L/R SIDE PANEL SURFACE PAINT
DE NIB .
MACHINE POLISH .

MASK QUATER GLASS Blend + Paint

Additional Items

E.P.A. CHARGE
Cost Summary
ALL PRICES EXCLUDE VAT
Labour:
Parts:
£1,072.00
£600.75
Paint Materials:
Additional Items:
£505.25
£5.00
Total Excl VAT
Total Incl VAT
VAT @ 15 %
£2,183.00
£327.45
£2,510.45

That seems to be a considerable amount of respray work which makes me wonder how much damage was done to the car originally. The only thing I can suggest is to contact the previous owner on the logbook and ask them why the car was resprayed. If it was sprayed because of faulty original paintwork then maybe that's not such a big deal. If it's accident damage then that's a whole different story.

I can't help but think that this is a car that's had faulty original paintwork, has been poorly repaired and then rejected. I think getting in touch with the previous keeper is the best option.