New Tango Red Audi TTS Roadster
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GoneAnon said:
And who thought that having the rear spoiler go up at 80mph wasn't going to be a hint that I either am or have recently been travelling just a bit faster than the number on the stick suggests?
This has been a thing on active spoilers for ages though, they always activate around 60-70-80 mph, giving a clear hint that the car is/was doing a certain speed. I doubt it would hold up in court though, and you might be able to get a computer wizz to fit an override switch?Vitorio said:
GoneAnon said:
And who thought that having the rear spoiler go up at 80mph wasn't going to be a hint that I either am or have recently been travelling just a bit faster than the number on the stick suggests?
This has been a thing on active spoilers for ages though, they always activate around 60-70-80 mph, giving a clear hint that the car is/was doing a certain speed. I doubt it would hold up in court though, and you might be able to get a computer wizz to fit an override switch?GoneAnon said:
It's also horrendously complicated and I kept finding new buttons but still don't know how to get the radio to dispay DAB track/artist info.
Yes but after you spend a couple of years using it, read the 4,000 page manual a few times, go to a few training courses... Well you might struggle with DAB track/artist but turning the volume up or down should take no more than a few minutes! 
Honestly though, it's like Audi said "OK, here we have the interface standards for every electronic device ever made... Now, let's put that in the bin and ask Jürgen in the bodyshop to design a new one."
And OP, I'll tell you this now so you don't rip your hair out over the course of a few weeks like I did... When you turn off traffic announcements, you are only turning them off for that ONE station! There is no way to turn them off for every station other than wasting lots of time and swearing a lot.
GoneAnon said:
I took a TTS coupe home last night and was kind of disappointed. It is well built, and it's a nice place to be, it has great accelaration and grip but I just felt a bit uninvolved.
It's also horrendously complicated and I kept finding new buttons but still don't know how to get the radio to dispay DAB track/artist info.
And who thought that having the rear spoiler go up at 80mph wasn't going to be a hint that I either am or have recently been travelling just a bit faster than the number on the stick suggests?
It does take bit of learning to be sure, but after a week, not only is it making sense, but I'm not sure how I'll cope in a "normal" car like wife's A1 (#firstworldproblem)It's also horrendously complicated and I kept finding new buttons but still don't know how to get the radio to dispay DAB track/artist info.
And who thought that having the rear spoiler go up at 80mph wasn't going to be a hint that I either am or have recently been travelling just a bit faster than the number on the stick suggests?
bigbob77 said:
And OP, I'll tell you this now so you don't rip your hair out over the course of a few weeks like I did... When you turn off traffic announcements, you are only turning them off for that ONE station! There is no way to turn them off for every station other than wasting lots of time and swearing a lot.
I've solved this problem by never turning them on - never have, never will on any car, but have seen the TA problem discussed elsewhere.Lovely car OP. These MK3s do look sharp. Am amazed heated seats aren't standard, especially on an S model. They were on my MK1 and are on the MK2s. I've just bought a MK2 coupe V6 DSG as my daily and am loving it in every way. I know they may not be THE most involving car but it does so many things really well and the interior is just lovely. It's also streets ahead of the MK1 I had some years ago, specifically the suspension. Enjoy.
theholygrail said:
Lovely car OP. These MK3s do look sharp. Am amazed heated seats aren't standard, especially on an S model. They were on my MK1 and are on the MK2s. I've just bought a MK2 coupe V6 DSG as my daily and am loving it in every way. I know they may not be THE most involving car but it does so many things really well and the interior is just lovely. It's also streets ahead of the MK1 I had some years ago, specifically the suspension. Enjoy.
Thank you.Yes, bit more expensive; loved my Mk2 TFSI; I don't really buy into the involvement / or lack thereof thing tbh - compared to cheap / knackered stuff I drove when I was younger it's amazing. A 20 year old Saab 99 with shagged suspension and a flatspot from 2500 to 4000 is pretty uninvolving :-)
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