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Hello everyone. Bet you thought we’d forgot? It’s time to announce the 3 lucky winners from our August competition! We had a lot of entries and would like to thank everyone who took part. And the winners are.... 3rd place: ‘It’s time to shine with Meguiars Ultimate Liquid Wax Kit, including Ultimate Wax, Microfibre Towel and Soft Foam Applicator Pad.’ OssPoop – Cliosport.net 2nd place: ‘You’ll have the car shining in no time with Meguiars New Car Kit, which includes Ultimate Wash and Wax, Ultimate Liquid Wax, Endurance Tire Gel, Microfibre Wash Mitt, Microfibre Drying Towel and 2 Soft Foam Applicator Pads.’ Craig Scott – Wattisham Mini Club And Flux’s special prize (1st place): ‘Sundays will never be the same again with this ultimate Meguiars bundle. Consisting of Gold Class Shampoo and Conditioner, Gold Class Quik Wax, Ultimate Wash and Wax, Ultimate Wash and Wax Anywhere Gel, Endurance Tyre Gel, Perfect Clarity Glass Cleaner, All Purpose Cleaner, Water Magnet Drying Towel, Microfibre Wash Mitt and a handy Kit Bag to keep it all in. Surely this is the ultimate Mequiars collection with over £120 worth of products!’ LESmo – Nissansportz.com Congratulations to our lucky winners, and thanks again to everyone who took part. Watch this space for more competitions in the near future. Remember as well as providing high quality car care products, Meguiars also hold FREE detailing seminars for Owners Club and Forums at their Northampton HQ which includes: • A 45 minute presentation of "Best Practice" in the Training Room. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and hopefully dispel a few myths. • An hour or so working on a visitor's car in their Detailing Bay to demonstrate products and techniques and give visitors an opportunity to try for themselves. • A pack of sachet samples for every visitor to take away. Or if you prefer, they’ll come and give a LIVE demo at your AGM or annual meet. If you’re interested in these days or would like more information please call Meguiars on 0870 241 6696 and ask for Dale or email him direct dmasterman@mmm.com Thanks

I will still look into the 2.0TFSi engine as an option, its a newer engine and you can get more power out of them, but there is also the weigh up of a cheaper base car + good value performance parts vs a more expensive base car. I like the idea of being able to simply get another 1.8t engine as there are so many of them out there, plus all of the parts and combos have been tested. The 8L A3 is quite a cheap car to start out with and would be lighter anyway, I have found most first gen models of most cars are lighter before they start adding on extra weight like leather seats, air con etc etc. As this will be a project car and a 2nd car I am not too worried if the car is off the road for weeks at a time, gives me more freedom to be able to try different things and take my time over certain aspects. Due to the lighter weight A3 vs TT it also means that I won't need to go for big power for the same performance AND the A3 is cheaper! I have read that the kerb weight for the 8L is at 1,145kg, I should be able to pull a fair amount of weight out the car by just unbolting a few things and removing items such as air con etc. I do find it quite funny how small the turbos are on some of the cars though, the stock RX7 turbo was probably around a GT35 sized turbo, a GT28 turbo is tiny but is seen as a mild upgrade on the 1.8t. Might look at a few other options for turbos - wonder if anyone has every run a twin turbo setup running 2 K03s or something? Anyway, just researching around different options and ideas, and as the Lotus motto goes - simplify and add lightness!

Well I've spent last few days clawing at the walls still not got it but *should* be ready today can't wait.

Following this just bought my first audi b7 advant 2.0tdi