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Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 30th July 2018, 04:53 PM
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Posted By Greg66
The DBS is Cat D.

The DBS is Cat D.
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 19th July 2018, 04:54 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 37,474
Posted By Greg66
I'd be willing to bet that it would be a cold day...

I'd be willing to bet that it would be a cold day in hell before you'd hit your target mpg in real world driving conditions in that.
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 18th July 2018, 12:08 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 37,474
Posted By Greg66
Interested in this?...

Interested in this? (http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=14239)
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 18th July 2018, 11:28 AM
Replies: 35
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Posted By Greg66
PM sent (I think!)

PM sent (I think!)
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 17th June 2018, 04:56 PM
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Posted By Greg66
Pm sent

Pm sent
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 11th June 2018, 11:32 AM
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Views: 19,529
Posted By Greg66
I agree, and it's on the list, though I wonder...

I agree, and it's on the list, though I wonder who still has DVDs these days. A better option would be a removable hard disc but God knows who makes such a thing with a good UI.
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 11th June 2018, 11:07 AM
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Views: 19,529
Posted By Greg66
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Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 11th June 2018, 09:35 AM
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Posted By Greg66
Hmm. I’ll bear you in mind. ;)

Hmm.

I’ll bear you in mind. ;)
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 10th June 2018, 09:45 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 19,529
Posted By Greg66
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - General 4th September 2016, 04:28 PM
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Views: 2,753
Posted By Greg66
Pictures: ...

Pictures:

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u22/Greg66_photos/1e51210521dc60361767be831cea27e3_zpsaepydd8z.jpg
...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - General 3rd September 2016, 03:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,753
Posted By Greg66
FS: Nokia 3110 plus 2x slim batteries for D2 A8/S8

I thought I had lost this, but digging around in a cupboard has turned up a spare 3110 handset plus some bits.

This is the handset that fits in the factory fitted cradle in the front passenger...
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 17th June 2016, 08:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,231
Posted By Greg66
Good shout. I should know by now that if there's...

Good shout. I should know by now that if there's water inside a VAG car it's a good chance a drainage channel is blocked. :D

I managed to find the drainage holes around the sunroof. No sign of the...
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 17th June 2016, 02:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,231
Posted By Greg66
Leaking sunroof

Last night we had some torrential rain - real cloudburst stuff. My car (D3, 2006) was parked on the street, offside to the kerb. Mild camber, so offside lower than nearside.

This morning I...
Forum: Daily banter 8th May 2016, 11:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,477
Posted By Greg66
I hit the limiter in mine at 262kmh indicated on...

I hit the limiter in mine at 262kmh indicated on the digital read out between the speedo and the rev counter (switched over to metric when I took it over - mostly just because I could).

The car...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 22nd March 2016, 12:58 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 11,023
Posted By Greg66
Squealing when cold, £2.5K per corner to replace,...

Squealing when cold, £2.5K per corner to replace, switching to steels means pads, discs, master cylinder and some other stuff.

And it's not as if the standard steel brakes have a shortcoming...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 22nd March 2016, 08:19 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 11,023
Posted By Greg66
I had a FL D2 4.2 QS for 14 years. A mate had a...

I had a FL D2 4.2 QS for 14 years. A mate had a D2 S8 which I also drove from time to time. Really liked both. When the QS died I contemplated briefly picking up a mint D2 S8 from somewhere like...
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 29th January 2016, 09:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,723
Posted By Greg66
Yep, that's the fob type. Cheers. Will give it a...

Yep, that's the fob type. Cheers. Will give it a go.

Eta: well that was a bit easier than I thought it might be!
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 29th January 2016, 06:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,723
Posted By Greg66
Changing the battery in the key fob

Can some kind soul point me to some idiot proof instructions for doing this that don't involve recoding anything or going to a dealer (assuming that's possible)?
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 11th October 2015, 11:34 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,548
Posted By Greg66
I thought I recognised the plate. I came quite...

I thought I recognised the plate. I came quite close to buying this from the Bognor Regis owner; ISTR that he took it off the market because he decided he wanted to hold onto it for a bit longer,...
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 14th September 2015, 04:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,618
Posted By Greg66
Got a better run on the way home. The limiter...

Got a better run on the way home. The limiter cuts in at 260 and a little bit (topped out just on 260 the first time, but the second was still pressing I as I hit it). Nothing dramatic; you just see...
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 13th September 2015, 06:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,618
Posted By Greg66
I wondered about speedo error. But how does the...

I wondered about speedo error. But how does the car know its real speed (ie not the speed that the speedo is showing). I thought to establish speedo error you had to hook up some external measuring...
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 12th September 2015, 08:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,618
Posted By Greg66
V10 S8 top speed governor

How many owners have tested this? I'm in Germany and have been trying out the autobahns. The handbook says it is limited to 250kmh. So imagine my surprise at hitting 255, with the car still pulling...
Forum: Daily banter 24th August 2015, 08:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,098
Posted By Greg66
Do you mean pressing the pad doesn't fire up the...

Do you mean pressing the pad doesn't fire up the engine, or that the pad itself won't read your fingerprint?
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 24th August 2015, 08:51 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 53,940
Posted By Greg66
I read threads like this and am geninely...

I read threads like this and am geninely awestruck at them!

Does it never worry you that you'll start a job like this, get halfway through, and think "Hmm. This really isn't going to work out",...
Forum: D3 - Lights 21st June 2015, 11:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,768
Posted By Greg66
Hmm. It's all of them. Annoyingly when I...

Hmm. It's all of them.

Annoyingly when I got these (via German ebay - the last set then available) te outer lens had come off and partly been glued back on. I removed it and reglued it - so water...
Forum: D3 - Lights 21st June 2015, 09:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,768
Posted By Greg66
Can you change the bulbs in FL rear lights?

Just noticed - annoyingly - that part of one of the FL rear lights I had fitted has failed.

Offside boot lid light - the bulbs of the standard rear light aren't firing. Brake lights are fine.
...
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 15th June 2015, 12:06 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,312
Posted By Greg66
Ahhh! Brilliant insight - I *never* use the...

Ahhh! Brilliant insight - I *never* use the electronic parking brake just in case it seizes.

Wonder why it only does it after long (usually "spirited" drives).
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 14th June 2015, 11:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,312
Posted By Greg66
Here's something I just don't get

I've noticed this a few times with the S8 now, although it doesn't really bother me.

Long journey, get home, shut the car down, get out. There's a noise like a motor running around the rear...
Forum: Other marques 10th June 2015, 07:29 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 27,472
Posted By Greg66
First car, 17 years old, freshly through the...

First car, 17 years old, freshly through the driving test: Mark 1 Escort. Ropey. Held it for a year to get the NCB then had a mk I Scirocco. Loved that. It felt like a race car in comparison.
...
Forum: D3 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 5th June 2015, 12:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,769
Posted By Greg66
Thanks for the kind offers, chaps. Live and...

Thanks for the kind offers, chaps. Live and learn, I fear.

Pads were at 1/4-1/3 left and discs were lipped. The suspension arms had been spotted last year when I had it serviced as a "must do...
Forum: D3 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering 4th June 2015, 10:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,769
Posted By Greg66
Ouch!

So, having fianlly got round to getting rid of the irritating TPMS warning light, I had a full week of no yellow messages on the dash before the brake warning light popped up.

I knew I needed to...
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 24th May 2015, 09:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,341
Posted By Greg66
Yes, temp appears with pressure.

Yes, temp appears with pressure.
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 23rd May 2015, 12:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,341
Posted By Greg66
Ha! Pootle - well, not quite. Anyway, the...

Ha! Pootle - well, not quite.

Anyway, the sensors popped into life last night. Pretty cool when they work (although first thing I did was to switch the units from the useless bar to the much...
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 19th May 2015, 05:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,341
Posted By Greg66
No, but that's only because I haven't been out in...

No, but that's only because I haven't been out in it. Had to work on Sunday, and last two days have been hectic. Will get the valve sorted tomorrow then see about heading off somewhere for a pootle.
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 18th May 2015, 10:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,341
Posted By Greg66
These ones:...

These ones: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251924456602?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Took then to a local tyre place only to be told that the tyre place supplies exactly...
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 17th May 2015, 06:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,341
Posted By Greg66
Cheers. Didn't realise it would take that long to...

Cheers. Didn't realise it would take that long to get the first communication sorted. I will line up a long trip.
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 17th May 2015, 01:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,341
Posted By Greg66
TPMS - what do I do next?

Good old TPMS. Perhaps the only thing I really don't like on the S8.

Since I've had the car I've ha a TPMS warning every time I start it. I had the sensors replaced yesterday. Alas no solution...
Forum: Daily banter 18th January 2015, 04:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,329
Posted By Greg66
Ahem. ...

Ahem.

http://www.fullfatrr.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11633/1~10.jpg

Agree completely about the sloping roof though. When the Q7 first came out I had a good look at one at a dealership and...
Forum: Daily banter 18th January 2015, 11:13 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,329
Posted By Greg66
Funny you should say that, because I thought the...

Funny you should say that, because I thought the rear of the A8 looks a lot like the current 7 series rear end.

No mention of the S8 or what will power it...
Forum: Daily banter 6th January 2015, 12:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,194
Posted By Greg66
I had a FL 4.2 QS and a mate had a FL S8 (both...

I had a FL 4.2 QS and a mate had a FL S8 (both D2). I think from what I recall of what I looked at when I bought, the differences are as IT says - engine power, gearing, and some options. Pretty sure...
Forum: D3 - Interior Electrics 1st November 2014, 01:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 9,000
Posted By Greg66
If you are missing 3d maps it sounds like you...

If you are missing 3d maps it sounds like you need a firmware update.

I did mine myself. Bought the discs for <£30 from eBay (part number 4E0 060 884 DK). It took the best part of two hours,...
Forum: D2 - Interior Electrics 20th October 2014, 05:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,715
Posted By Greg66
I don't think you get any better accuracy - or if...

I don't think you get any better accuracy - or if you do, you don't need it. Generally you lose accuracy when the GPS antenna starts to fail. When it's working properly, the onboard Sat Nav is pretty...
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 16th October 2014, 01:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,631
Posted By Greg66
**** :eek: ME :eek: !

**** :eek:

ME :eek:

!
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 16th October 2014, 01:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,631
Posted By Greg66
Oh Bloody hell! How much is this going to cost me?

So, wifey decided that having the spare key to my S8 on her keyring was a bit bulky.

Better to take it off, she thought.

"Where did you put it, darling?"

"Umm... ummm... well, it's almost...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - General 6th October 2014, 03:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,183
Posted By Greg66
Without wishing to sound like I'm teaching my...

Without wishing to sound like I'm teaching my grandmother to suck eggs, wouldn't this be more attractive to a buyer if you got the code from the local Audi dealer? Looking at the ad dispassionately,...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - General 25th September 2014, 09:56 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,242
Posted By Greg66
Any idea how long it takes, and (more...

Any idea how long it takes, and (more importantly) do you know how to do it (because I don't :o)?
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - General 25th September 2014, 07:56 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,242
Posted By Greg66
How is the switchover to be done (which car is...

How is the switchover to be done (which car is going to have no rear lights for a few days)?
Forum: D3 - Lights 17th September 2014, 09:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,506
Posted By Greg66
sourcing face lift rear lights

Anyone have a good source? Best I can find is German ebay at just under £600.
Forum: D2 - Sat Nav, ICE, Audio & TV 15th September 2014, 03:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,550
Posted By Greg66
Yep: my very first post here explains this option...

Yep: my very first post here explains this option (http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?p=21510#post21510)

IIRC when I changed mine it picked up the new satellites very quickly - 30 seconds...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - General 14th September 2014, 11:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,905
Posted By Greg66
Upgrading the rears on my D3 is on my to do list,...

Upgrading the rears on my D3 is on my to do list, so if you can wait a couple of weeks (ok, maybe 4) I will have a vgc set of pre facelift D3 rear lights to move on.
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