So you want to buy an A3 8P - Buyer's Guide

A "Quick" buyers guide from my personal experience of owning an A3 8P for a few years now. Hope you find some of the information useful!
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[@13daprofessor]

Keep these videos coming bud, it's great to finally have some coverage on the 8P.

[@vincenededog1115]

Agreed☝🏼

[@SIR.KITSUNE]

I’ve got a 2012 8P and I love how large the panoramic roof is on such a small car, and also it’s quite a shame that Audi did not bring the 8P models of the S3 and RS3.

[@ThatGuyTyy]

The 8P RS3 is honestly one of my favourite audis, very sad it didn’t come to North America as well

[@raccs600]

sad

[@TheConstellationWatcher]

What year is this?

[@Audi8pOfSouthAfrica]

I own both the A3 and S3 8P. Love them both

[@vr6gls]

I have owned both an A3 sportback and a GTI. It’s really hard to say which one is better. I had a 2006 8P A3 with the FSI motor. The FSI motor was a bit more temperamental than the EA888 motor in my current MK7 GTI. I also had to have the mechatronics unit in my A3 fail. Thankfully that was all replaced under warranty. I loved the look of the 8P A3 because it looks so unapologetically European in style. It’s a really rare car to see here in Texas. Even at Audi specific meets, I would often be the only A3 sportback around. Haha!! My current MK7 GTI has been a blast to own and I enjoy it for many other reasons. It’s more fun, almost as luxurious and more mod friendly. Both the A3 and GTI are great vehicles. You cannot go wrong with either honestly. Just make sure to buy an A3 with the S-Line package. It looks far better, sportier suspension and more supportive seats. 👍

[@keshavv8378]

this is rlly good work , there’s not much content on 8ps so this is sick. Keep it up

[@dzyboolin1543]

Just bought a 2012 a3 s-line with Quattro, absolutely love it so far!

[@chriss3010]

Hello from Toronto. Great video! Very detailed. Proud owner of a 2011 A3 8P for 7 years now (Quattro, S-Line, Premium Plus w/ blackout or whatever is used to be called). I have put this car through a lot!! It has not failed to impress. It’s good on gas, it’s powerful (enough), it’s AWD and very stable. Not to mention functional - I have moved 3 times and have used this thing like a cargo-van. People have watched me at Ikea loading this thing like a clown car, in utter disbelief of how much I fit into it!! I did have to get a roof box - as you mention, there’s not much room in the trunk when the seats are all up. And that’s usually the case now since this is the family hauler. ✌️

[@josephlim8941]

After my 2010 A3 got rear ended and totalled. I found a 2009 A3 with only 70,000kms for $10k cdn. Totally lucked out and was quick to act within an hour of listing. The first A3 2010 had some minor issues but I was able to source out auto wrecker for parts. Also did some upgrades like sports seats and speakers from Auto wrecker in Surrey. The Bose ones have drivers and don’t need a sub woofer. This second A3 was serviced regularly by local Audi dealership. The owner just did a major service before he traded it in. New tires was nice too. Since it’s got such low mileage I’ve got about 100,000kms to catch up with my previous A3. Looking forward to many years of ownership. Just don’t get into collision 💥. An update, 2009 A3 engine hemorrhage and dealer replaced 2/4 ignition coils. I later replaced all 4 coils with R8 type from CT turbo. Took me 5 mins as it turned out to be a plug n play install. My mechanic replaced front left wheel bearing and flushed out transmission. My transmission was jerky before but after I did coil packs, Holodex made the gear adjustment. No need to do TCU upgrade.

[@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

Great details for maintenance - thanks!

[@yasinkaya5025]

Have this car 2 years now, strangely it grew on me and i like it more and more. So its now at the garage giving a well deserved maintenance inclusive the chain belt replacement😭😄

[@kallencolbert5559]

Love it! 2013’s were however available in North America. I have one

[@georgemadigan4961]

I have an A3 3.2 quattro. Have a Milltek complete exhaust system.Manifolds sports cat etc.Drilled and grooved discs,braided lines.Evans waterless coolant.K&N induction kit and had a stage one re-map Better fuel consumption slightly more bhp,torque and gearbox upgrade. It has the DSG gearbox and "flappy" paddles.Less tha 62,000 miles on the clock on an '05.Has been well looked after,sounds amazing.Obviously has launch control and sport mode. Great car and ahead of its time.

[@claudioperdigao5809]

got the same one, but 2007. such a good ride!!

[@tobybayliss-fd3dz]

got the same as yours but not quattro and in right hand drive as im from the uk. absolutely love the car. mine is pretty high mileage at 100000 but drives like a dream. got a nice amount of power. hopefully i will get many more happy miles out of her. great informative video. cheers

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Good choice on the car for sure, definitely missing mine these days, you'll get lots of good miles out of her as long as you take good care of it!

[@Kaassje]

I have one from 2005 with a FSI engine and I’m considering buying a 1.8tfsi or 2.0tfsi just because of the performance increase. I absolutely love this car, in my opinion it’s one of the best looking Audi’s ever made. The interior is fantastic, a lot of aftermarket parts are available, it doesn’t cost all that much to buy and maintain, insurance is very reasonable and as a tall driver(6,4) it’s one of the best fitting cars.

[@kaliebhinds2210]

Hey man I’ve been watching your videos in random order for months! I just got my 2012 A3 2 days ago. I noticed on your plates it says beautiful British Columbia! Mine says that too maybe we can go for a drive sometime. Keep up the good work

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Hey bro! Thanks for the love on the videos, I actually no longer have my A3 but always down to drive! Should come out to the Vancouver Audi club meets on Thursdays, always there

[@Syphious64]

I have a 2009 A3 8P Quattro, So first facelift model with the EA888. Had to do timing chains in the first few months but I knew they were already on their way out when I got the car. A lot of A3's weren't covered over warranty for the tensioner for some reason and anyone looking to buying a car with the EA888 should check the tensioner revision, Theres an inspection hole on the timing chain cover. Mine made some noise on startup, Didn't think it was a big deal and I stopped driving it after a bit until I could fix it myself. If you have chain noise on startup AT ALL, I would not drive it whatsoever even if its intermittent. My chain noise wasn't bad sounding compared to other cars and didn't always do it. But when I got the timing cover off it was much worse than it sounded, Not worth the risk Its great since doing the timing though, I got a Stage 1 tune and DSG tune from IE and its not even the same car, Just waiting to get a turboback exhaust to install my Stage2 tune cant wait. Ah, The DSG tune also fixed a lot of the weird shifting issues I had with the trans, It would absolutely throw a fit sometimes when cold and couldn't decide when to shift

[@vincenededog1115]

I just got my 09 in July. Is yours base or s-line?

[@Quan-lei]

Hello from NJ, I came across your channel looking for tips and ideas on how to make my A3 8P a more suitable and fun to drive (its my first car and first time working with them). I have a Base FWD 09 8P that i picked up last summer for around 2k and spent a lot of time restoring it since it came in non running and horribly maintained. Currently, it runs somewhat well, with no lights, but the ride quality is rough, to say the least. All I've done for it so far is an android auto console swap and a rear camera install.

[@gunerkaya2905]

Get the S-line steering wheel, The one with the flat bottom. I got that one in My A3 8P 2009 I got the same Grill as yours but a black Audi logo and a red/black sline badge on the side. I got some nice 18 Inch rims last month which makes the car Look Even more aggresive. But my Audi is a 3 door version. 1.8 TFSI DSG transmission. Of course Bose Sound System and S-line seats and everything. Much love❤️ I Like yours too💪🏼💪🏼 (Sorry for my Bad english, I am German/Turkish)

[@callum9679]

Just bought a 1.9 TDI 2008 remapped to around 150bhp. Looks like an RS3 and only cost 2400. I would highly recommend anyone buying a car of this age to get a hydroflow clean. Mine has 158000 miles on it and had trouble getting over 3000 revs. Drives fine now and pulls like a horse.

[@johnnyberglund841]

I have had my Fsi, Quattro as new 2005/model 2006, no brake pads change yet at 17500km!

[@cjwithey8744]

I noticed this video was after your other video about resealing your cam cover. I watched it to reference on my 2017 Golf Alltrack with the 1.8t. Just finished the reseal job a few days ago, using the vw green stuff, but I’m still hesitant on accelerating hard, did you have any issues after your resealing? Appreciate it.

[@dannyrocket77]

Just subbed. I got the 2011 A3 8p TDI S-Line

[@DerpEye]

I have a 2005 1.6 fsi, with more comfort oriented full package. I don't care about performance, since it's either traffic or speed traps where i live. It even had the navigation unit with maps on CD lol. The car only had 30k kms when i got it in 2017, and it's only at 60k now. The car is 18, and looks and feels brand new.

[@tonygeorge9595]

I have a stock as a rock 2005 A3 8P 2.0l FSI 6sp manual and I'm looking to do some mods to it. Nothing fancy I just want to get a little more throttle response when taking off and overtaking. I noticed you mentioned something about your gearbox which I seem to be suffering a similar problem but I've got a manual version. Maybe you can advise me on some of these issues. TY.

[@bigums-3123]

Where’d u run the aux from? I don’t think my 8p came with and aux input

[@Thr33.Sid3z]

I'm down in Oregon, and I found the exact A3 that you have but black up in Vancouver. It has 177000km / 119k miles asking $10990 cad / $8700usd The only problem is that I can't cross the Canadian border until I get our new I.D. card which I won't have until October. Covid is making everything difficult. I have an Evo 8 but I need a 2nd car so I'm looking for something a little more "Family" LoL and the A3 is what I've decided on. Any suggestions on what I should ask the dealership?

[@sammnnmm]

I have a 2006 a3 8p and I’m wondering if you know if the rear lights will fit my 2006. I upgraded the front lights but I held off on the back lights

[@wutthedutch]

where did you buy that honeycomb grill and did you have to use the audi badge from the old one?

[@craigroyce4472]

i have a a3 sline same as this but i do feel the mk5 gti looks better !

[@vincenededog1115]

Hey man! I just got my 09 8P Quattro in July. What exhaust do you have on yours?

[@oakley-white]

I got a cts intake for my 2011 8p Quattro Sline. Do I need anything else with it? Is it okay to run it with just itself? Im just daily driving it. Idk if I need to get a tune or take it to a shop

[@n52gremlin15]

Planning on buying one by August, first mod I’m gonna do is Euro headlights because I hate how the orange North American reflectors look

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Agreed the orange makes them stick out like a sore thumb 😞

[@adhikarautomo5693]

I use Audi A3 8p sportback 2006 non turbo 2.0 with timing belt, FWD, & 6 speed Torque converter A/T transmission as daily driver. Commuting to work and pick up my wife nearly 60km every day. I take a good care of my car maintenance and restoring the part on the time basis. Now with 120.000 km on the clock, it still up and running. No major issue with engine, mechatronic, oil, etc. It never overheat. The Only problem is electrical. Grounding wire issue haunted me for years, trip my AC, wiper, honk. Even replacing new alternator do not solve it. Still figuring it out till now. Acceleration is insane, even without Turbo or tuning. I think that have something to do with me taking out the catalyc converter. Got 0-100 km/hr for 5-6 second. For mod : I upgrade my tailight with 2010 A3 facelift + LED strip., its super cool. Also the boring head unit, I change it to Kenwood aftermarket double din & put Ipod nano as music player.

[@prometheus6847]

Where did u get the new taillights and was it necessary to recode it in order to avoid an alert in the dash?

[@4j4basolo]

Also I want to know there’s little to zero info out there

[@rewindskateboards01]

Where’d you get the grill with the logo?

[@dannyBtech]

i have this car 2.0 tdi and its a very common car here in the uk , i love mine

[@wakaflockaproject]

With a stage 1 map it's even better

[@shanu_yt2531]

@@wakaflockaprojectwhat’s the difference in performance??

[@wakaflockaproject]

@@shanu_yt2531 more torque, better throttle response. More power! For the money it's definitely worth it

[@toplespecah666]

i really aiming to buy A3 8p 1.8T just i worry much about this car reliability, i want to spent Mostly time on the road with that car just like what i use now golf mk5 1.6 fsi what do you think?

[@wasteoftime2187]

Just subbed nice vid , I’m looking at a 3 door s3 in uk for 5k tomorrow

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Hopefully you picked it up! Wish we had the S3 let alone a 3 door hatch here, that would have been sick! Looking to import an 8P RS3 one day here

[@archieross6252]

I have a 2006 A3 8P, I've been getting an oil pressure light and taken it to two mechanics and neither could seem to figure it out. Maybe it's that mechatronics issue you talked about? Also, stock exhaust gives some beautiful DSG farts lol. I really wanna see if someone could get a burble tune though, I know newer audis like to burble and pop.

[@judewilkinson5015]

Mine had that, try taking all of the fuses out and putting them back in. Fixed it for me 🤷‍♂️

[@jaredoldhouser3301]

My 2006 A3 has tha pano roof also, plus a TTRS front brakes swap......lol

[@raccs600]

probably one of the most underrated hatchback well sport to be technical especially that 3.2 never selling mine

[@ThatGuyTyy]

You have an Audi R32 haha, so many people don’t realize what the 3.2 is, just an R32 that looks better! Cheers bro

[@crazed13Infest]

Thats crazy, I have a front wheel drive 8p a3, just saw an older lady driving the 3.2 did a double take and I just know she dosent know what she is driving almost wanted to ask her if she would sell it lol.

[@matthewkramer5447]

Im smashing a A3 3.2

[@curelus3023]

which engine is better 1.6mpi or 2.0 tdi 140,170hp

[@Danivideospiloto]

I bought a a3 8p in february from a dealership and a month later the thing in the gearbox broke and the car said on the dash that I should stop driving and then they fixed it but took them a month

[@toyagua]

In Mexico we have s line and the s3 hatchback I have a s3 8p 2010

[@LiviuDirdala]

Hey man, nice video! I am about to buy the same car (2010) with the EA888 2.0 TFSI. Could you help me please with some reliability advice about the engine please? (especially the timing chain with its tensioner) Thank you.

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Find out if your car has been in for the class action lawsuit repair yet, if not, you’re no longer covered so check the tensioner whenever you have the chance and replace it if you’re mechanically inclined. Regular oil changes (every 6-8000km is good)!

[@jasonrodjana209]

Hi I just bought an 2009 A3 last month and my EPC lights went off shortly after that. My transmission has been experiencing some delay and jerkiness when taking off from complete stop and slowing down between gear 3,2,1. It also slipped once when I was trying to accelerate around 15 mph (revving but no power). I took to German Auto Repair and found that the throttle was replaced prior to purchase so my mechanic did a throttle adaptation. It seemed to help for short while until just the other day, I was at a stop light and my acceleration did not work and also no rev. My steering wheel also locked up and was very hard to turn. I turned off and back on and it struggles to stay on for a long time and when it does, the revving kind fluctuates without stepping on gas. When I push on gas pedal and let off in park/neutral, sometimes the rpm just stays and does not go down. I know this could be many different things but does body have any ideas as to whats going on? Thank you so much

[@montystevens1949]

Oh God, you've purchased one of those. One of those as in someone got rid of it for those specific reasons after more than likely listening to some "expert" and swapping out parts that wasn't even the problem to start off with. Let's start with your EPC issue. Normally whenever you have a problem with it, you will experience lack of acceleration etc. due to a failed abs sensor on one of the wheels. However, this will NOT cause idling issues or hard transmission shifts. Hard or jerky trans shifts normally occur on these cars whenever there's low or contaminated fluid, faulty electronics or believe it or not a bad diverter valve. The rough idling along with the throttle body replacement can also be an indication of a bad pollution canister/purge valve. You'd be surprised at what it will make these cars do whenever they have an implausible signal fault. You really need to run a full diagnostic scan on your entire vehicle with VCDS or some other creditable software. Also check your hpfp and make sure it's maintaining proper pressure along with your boost or "map" sensor. Start with what I've mentioned before anything else. I've been owning audi's for 17 years now. Everything from a B5 S4 to 2 Q7 Tdi's. We, me and my wife also own 2 A3 8p's, 2 B6 A4's and a B8.5 S4. I do ALL of the maintenance on them myself. They aren't difficult cars to work on, but they can be a pain in the ass to fix when someone who doesn't know what they're doing, tear them up.

[@MrRam2232]

hey bro! for the obd11, which one did you get and was it from amazon?

[@ThatGuyTyy]

OBDEleven pro, and doesn’t matter where you get it from, just wherever is cheapest

[@silverrds]

Where did you get your honeycomb grill! I am finding it really hard to find one that will fit

[@bassot44]

I think I've ordered the same exact one he has, and I ordered it from a seller from Italy on ebay : www.ebay.ca/itm/Front-Grille-AUDI-A3-08-12-RS-Look-Glossy-Black-FreeShipping-US-GRAU67-XINO-US/203184407505?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144 Also, he accepted an offer and the shipping was really quick considering it was from Italy and during Covid pandemic

[@Greddy87]

Did someone say beans? lol Another stellar video, brother

[@ThatGuyTyy]

She really made them BEAAAAAANS 😂

[@Greddy87]

@@ThatGuyTyy 😂😂

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

how come your 2012 8P has a 2004-2010 Audi Steering wheel? Audi changed their steering wheels on the 8P to a circular center one in mid-late 2010. also, you forgot the most important thing: no matter which VAG car you own - Audi, VW, Seat whatever you MUST get VCDS! any other OBD tool is pretty useless garbage and won't help you with removing false positive fault codes or help you understand what's REALLY bad with your VAG car. i used to have a fault code for my radio not working (i installed a 3rd party "OEM" looking android head unit) and i couldn't remove the fault code with an OBD-Eleven, only with VCDS i was able to access and remove that VAGCOM fault code completely and modify VAGCOM to cooperate nicely with my new head unit (allowed the head unit to sync up / communicate with the speedometer dials screen showing whats currently playing / current station / bluetooth connectivity status etc.)

[@tylermack1499]

I got a fwd a3. I was wondering what I should start with I had it now for a year and still don’t know where to start. Any suggestions?

[@ThatGuyTyy]

For mods or maintenance?

[@MrCrazy-R]

900 km on thank 1.2 with dsg and chiped its a daily

[@crazed13Infest]

I have owned my 2012 P8 A3 for a year now its a beautiful car dont see too many of them got mine cheaper than the same year GTI so why not.

[@kenny9088]

Nice choice i got the same one in a 6 spd manual

[@crazed13Infest]

Awesome there weren't too many for sale in my neck of the woods I saw maybe four and two of them where in prior eccidents.

[@zachsaul148]

I also have an Ibis white 8p. Audis gotta be white. Much love from Ohio

[@craigforbes4636]

Don’t you have an auxiliary connector in the console, by the parking brake?

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Yes for an aux cord only, kind of annoying that these cars didn’t come with the interface connector unless you got the navigation system

[@Artemis_maximus]

Bro, I love your video, I just got my A3 . My temperature gauge doesn’t work,, and I have a crap ton of lights out alerts

[@RM-kf7sp]

Doesn’t work at all?

[@Artemis_maximus]

@@RM-kf7sp no, I'm m changing the thermostat and sensor tonight

[@RM-kf7sp]

Yh I changed those 2 and tempt was completely fine! Deffo the sensor and thermostat

[@akidim13]

Those lights out alerts are common the sensors are stupid

[@Bolumka]

Did you get the cabriolet version in North America?

[@ThatGuyTyy]

I don’t believe in the 8P chassis, or at least I’ve never seen one!

[@JaseBradley93]

I actually prefer the pfl... but both are gorgeous

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Yeah the PFL grows on me more and more, especially the 3.2, both are great designs!

[@umairmohammed5972]

Does the axe come standard with the a3

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Yes it’s an add on option 😂🤝🏻

[@micrograham]

Considering an A3 3.2 Quattro S-Line, I looked at the service history and the only things that have broken were very minor. As it's an '06 with 130k miles I'm not sure what to expect, any advice?

[@ThatGuyTyy]

3.2’s are pretty stout engines, I’d just be worried about the DSG and possible electrical gremlins since it’s a mk5 chassis, and the mileage is on the higher end. If service history is good and was done at regular intervals I wouldn’t be worried. Always would recommend a well taken care of car over one that was abused

[@micrograham]

Service history looks great, and im pretty sure it has the 6 speed auto rather than the 7 speed DSG, since this one doesn't have the paddles. I'm also worried about the timing chain, I don't know if it's been replaced...

[@camerondelagarza29]

@@micrograham 3.2 owner of about 8 months here. The 3.2 is a trooper, and with an aftermarket exhaust, is on par, if not better sounding than an r32. mine is at 110k miles, and you can tell the dsg transmission is the weakest link and could potentially go soon, but no issues so far. as long as you find one that is well maintained, they are great cars! just a word of advice though, if you plan on modification at any point, go with a 2.0 as they can make power much easier than a 3.2, obviously being boosted from the factory. I had a modified 2.0 beforehand, and it was more playful, but the 3.2 sounds so much better and drives a lot smoother.

[@killiandendal7853]

I have a 2008 A3 8P, 1.4 Tfsi. I don’t know anything really abt cars but I would like to have a better sound because it’s too quiet, anyone that can help?

[@enri0pes275]

is that engine fun? im looking for one with 1.4tfsi

[@j.rugbeer]

My parents bought me one exactly like that for my first car

[@wasteoftime2187]

Lucky

[@matteovicinotti7226]

Bro I see your aux cord works. Just got an Audi a3. Has a aux input under the centre console but when I go to press cd twice ext input doesn’t come up and aux doesn’t work. I’ve seen online it needs reprogramming. I’m not trying to pay Audi to do it or pay 300 for the Ross tech cord. I was looking at some knock off cords on Amazon. Did you have this problem?

[@matteovicinotti7226]

Pls help lol

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Never had this problem, there’s a write up on the forums about this I’m pretty sure

[@matteovicinotti7226]

So if you press cd twice it works?

[@ThatGuyTyy]

@@matteovicinotti7226 yes

[@2uned08]

My A3 tdi is hands down the best commuter car I’ve ever owned

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Couldn’t agree more

[@dc8337]

Did america not get the S line embroidered seats like the uk? aswell as the flatbottom wheel?

[@ThatGuyTyy]

No we didn’t, which is kind of sad as I’ve seen the 8P’s in Europe and there are so many other options over there... the only other seat option we had were the alcantara insert “sport seats” which were order only 😩

[@dc8337]

@@ThatGuyTyy just bought a catless downpipe after watching your video hopefully I don't snap any bolts... keep up the videos not much on 8p platform

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Heck yah dude, I hope so too, Goodluck with the install and send me some videos on Instagram if you got it after the install! And will do!

[@RM-kf7sp]

Yh I’m not gonna lie, I’m from the UK, the options here! For tuning and body work is endless! We literally got a group of so many 8ps Quattro and FWD tuned like mad! It’s crazy how this car could be a sleeper and just a beast under the hood

[@townsley420]

I'm in the US and have a 2013 8p s line and have the s line seats... my steering wheel is not flat bottom though

[@drcheeseburger7368]

bought mine with megatronics problems and it's still standing lol but engine is still solid luckily

[@ThatGuyTyy]

A very bullet proof platform surprisingly enough!

[@mohitshrivastav6534]

where can i get the exhaust you have in ur car

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Custom

[@franciskaranja6424]

where can i buy such front bumper

[@ThatGuyTyy]

It's stock..

[@zakkredabaugh199]

"givin her the beans" he says 🤣🤣🤣☠️

[@freddyarguelles6007]

What did you do to run ethanol ?

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Nothing in terms of physical mods, you can safely run E15 without mods but anything higher would need injectors, pump and lines

[@freddyarguelles6007]

@@ThatGuyTyy would that mean tuning as well?

[@ThatGuyTyy]

I personally wasn’t tuned for ethanol since the fuel quality in Canada is already so bad that running that little ethanol boosts the octane slightly

[@juliozoar2369]

Very nice car but man when I see DSG or Audi automatic a chill runs down my spine. I’ll stick with a manual all day

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Yeah it would be nice if they released quattro cars with manuals in Canada for those with Haldex quattro, but the one haldex manuals we got were mk1 TT's and MK6/7 R's + all the sport wagons

[@dmitryb152]

20:12 you sir never drove a french car for sure :D

[@longislandnewyork358]

I broke the same side visor clip in my a3. Lol

[@ThatGuyTyy]

So flimsy I don’t get why haha

[@tikiiee7758]

What’s your engine oil consumption I got A3 8p and it uses a lot of engine oil

[@Isaiahsucre]

I've got a 2010 Audi A3 tfsi 170k miles and I put a quart of oil every 1000 miles but I've got a very small leak

[@ThatGuyTyy]

Mines pretty good, I don’t need to top up between oil changed, early 8P’s had piston ring problems that were covered under warranty

[@Isaiahsucre]

@@ThatGuyTyy hey you got any ideas on seat swaps I've been looking for tts seats or the vr6 A3 seats with the big bolsters

[@ThatGuyTyy]

TT seats are a go to, direct bolt in, just a wiring change, they are way more bolstered and usually can be found with alcantara inserts too

[@kurtoviatt1288]

Fucking love my 07 a3 8p.gang gang

[@jacoby8137]

The a3 8V is much nicer, and is worth the money