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15th Mar 2011 6:39 pm
jsamuelson
Member Since: 07 Feb 2011
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 214
Thanks! And a fellow Audi owner as well I see…love my A3, Sportback with 3.2 V6 with DSG - goes like stink and can squeeze amazing amounts of stuff into such a small car. However, I got tired of squeezing and even with Quattro it's just rubbish in the snow.
15th Mar 2011 6:45 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72788
Welcome to he insanity!
15th Mar 2011 6:53 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6266
welcome
you'll be more than thrilled with D3 in winter on good rubber
get yaself Pirelli ATR's (super durable awesome in snow and slush tested on 1500 mile road trip last winter) or set of new grabber AT's (apparently superb as well)
rest will come in time lol
15th Mar 2011 6:54 pm
jsamuelson
Member Since: 07 Feb 2011
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 214
Yes, I am becoming disturbingly familiar with large fat knobbly tyre options currently. Quite fancy those AT2s. See? It's started already.
Luckily, I have a second set of winter rims and tyres (pretty standard in Switzerland) with Blizzaks on them which will see me through just about any conditions here…hated driving my Audi in the snow. Curiously looking forward to it in the Disco!
Right. Now I'm off to read about megaflushing, blanking and snorkels.
15th Mar 2011 7:06 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6266
LOL have fun and do not blank her if thinking of EGR blanking no can do unless no bothered by constant EML on dash
get yaself Wynns EGR cleaner 2 - 3 cans would be enough for years to come
15th Mar 2011 7:27 pm
DiscoWest
Member Since: 10 Feb 2011
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 19
grzesiul wrote:
welcome
you'll be more than thrilled with D3 in winter on good rubber
get yaself Pirelli ATR's (super durable awesome in snow and slush tested on 1500 mile road trip last winter) or set of new grabber AT's (apparently superb as well)
rest will come in time lol
I had a set of AT 2's on my D2 and REALLY liked them. I know its a converstion for another time but I will take my ATR's off at some stage on replace with BFG's or AT's......not sure which one though.... ATR's seem OK in the sand and good on the rough stuff....not much snow in Cape Town 2007 TDV6 HSE
16th Mar 2011 9:48 am
ZacSmith
Member Since: 26 Aug 2010
Location: Dover
Posts: 709
I wouldn't put AT2s on it. They apparently have been discontinued and you'll struggle to find spares. People do rave about the new AT though. You can expect to lose a couple of mpg though.VIN: A175A328***
16th Mar 2011 9:51 am
jsamuelson
Member Since: 07 Feb 2011
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 214
Grabber is such a good name for a tyre…!
I have the standard (here at least) Wranglers on at the mo, looks like they have plenty of life left in them (sadly? ).
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ATR's seem OK in the sand and good on the rough stuff....not much snow in Cape Town 
