Very cool, I have to agree with Sean, the S-tronic gearbox in my A3 is awesome, a very clever indeed, I’m so glad I bought it, all the benefits of an auto without the downsides. It even blips the throttle on downshifts and it’s a diesel 
it will sound odd doing that in the snow though…
Cheers Mike!
Cannot watch UK tv in OZ …
Unless someone clever here can tell me how on earth to fool my browser to say I am in the UK… ???
Would love to get iPlayer etc… Not to mention a proper coverage of the Grand Prix without all the bloody OZ adverts that spoil it overhere! 
Have a look at this site. It will tell you what you need to know Pete. http://www.proxy4free.com/
Cheers Sean!
Now I have to work out what all that means! 
Blips the throttle on downshift-come on!!!
The fan. The fan is just to low in flow rate. This is the most effective upgrade. I have been through this in depth and with exigers in Thailand and Sing. The ac works it just cannot get enough into the cabin to combat the heat soak. Ducatiman’s work (and that of Uldis) covers this. Higher flow rate fan, sealing with dense foam under the central ‘fin/arch’ of the front clam so the rad air goes up and out and not into the fan box/front cavity, and combating the heatsoak, makes it work.
There is a guy in Seloc selling uprated fan units for VX220 which are much higher flow rate. The fan controls need a little modding but it will fit. If I was you, getting this would be my action. It will make a world of difference. It was hard to believe in Singapore how cool the cabin was!