8.5Y RS3

[Madwaeit]

I never tried any dealerships in that area, handy to know for future reference though and I agree RS3 will have better residuals, are you in the West then since purchasing from DP previously?

With regards to the continuous screen I liked it, didn't appear stuck on top of the dash like Audi do, was responsive, easy to use and has great clarity.

RS definitely easier to use as a daily and as good as the M seats are I find the RS seats more comfortable, M3 was brutal in a straight line though.

Yes in Ayrshire. Have bought Audi (non RS) before from Ayr & Glasgow, knew people who worked with them at the time which helped.

I suppose the screens that are being added now will become the norm going forward, it's just getting used to that change.

The biggest issue i have with newer cars is that the quality of materials keep falling! I know some of the lower trim is getting worse, but the touch points like door handles/dash etc is criminal especially with the increase in prices.

Other thing is the RS3 is pretty small inside, M3 will have more space. But need to remember it is from category above model wise. 71k v 102k when specced to what i'd want.

Last point the dealer said to mean they look for 7k margin to forecourt price when bringing an RS3 trade in.

 

[Aid7072]

Yes in Ayrshire. Have bought Audi (non RS) before from Ayr & Glasgow, knew people who worked with them at the time which helped.

I suppose the screens that are being added now will become the norm going forward, it's just getting used to that change.

The biggest issue i have with newer cars is that the quality of materials keep falling! I know some of the lower trim is getting worse, but the touch points like door handles/dash etc is criminal especially with the increase in prices.

Other thing is the RS3 is pretty small inside, M3 will have more space. But need to remember it is from category above model wise. 71k v 102k when specced to what i'd want.

Last point the dealer said to mean they look for 7k margin to forecourt price when bringing an RS3 trade in.

This RS3 is my first Audi and I felt I had to try one before they disappear, I was pleasantly surprised by the standard of materials used in the cabin.I cannot speak for previous generation cars but to me it wasn't obvious of major cost cutting like other manufacturers are blatantly doing.

Having owned an M3 I wouldn't say it's worth an extra £30k list over the RS3 based on your spec, discounts available on the M3 are large though.

Looking to make £7k on a used RS3 is pure greed, no wonder resale values are so high.

 

[Madwaeit]

This RS3 is my first Audi and I felt I had to try one before they disappear, I was pleasantly surprised by the standard of materials used in the cabin.I cannot speak for previous generation cars but to me it wasn't obvious of major cost cutting like other manufacturers are blatantly doing.

Having owned an M3 I wouldn't say it's worth an extra £30k list over the RS3 based on your spec, discounts available on the M3 are large though.

Looking to make £7k on a used RS3 is pure greed, no wonder resale values are so high.

It was the latest RS3 i was referring to about materials. I'm comparing to previous generations, it's not a deal breaker though. Had a few in the family over last 20 years A4/A6 mostly.

The gap is closer to £20k (after discount) between the RS3 and M3, but cost to own over 3 years is more important than the initial outlay tbh. I don't do a lot of miles 5-6k so running costs don't really matter.

Yeah i thought 5k in a trade in was about right, 7k is taking the ****.

Just need to figure out which spec & colour which is the biggest problem.

 

[discosteve]

Well 2 months in and i cant fault the car. Without doubt its the best car ive owned and sound of that engine makes the price tag a bit easier to swallow!
If anyone is still thinking about getting one i'd definatley recomend the Autoglym ceramic coating!

 

[Madwaeit]

See the finance contribution has increased to £5,625 according to DTD.

 

[boardlord]

Good spec,colour and cheap for a July delivery

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[Wireshark]

Seems the Audi configurator has removed the electric boot option again

Seems to be on standard equipment now when you select Carbon Vorsprung. Anyone else also notice 360-degree camera?

 

[Aid7072]

I've got an offer just over £200 less than DTD from a dealer within an hour, so just need to finalise spec ... and have one last look at M3 to decide.

Did this happen to be from Edinburgh Audi or Stirling Audi who are no longer owned by lookers? I'm considering ordering and not going to waste my time contacting lookers Audi Glasgow so curious where you got your offer from.I could use DTD again but would rather stay as local as possible if I can get a similar deal.

 

[JKP]

The front RS badge seems to be back indeed. But it only says RS, not RS3, and looks as tacked on as an aftermarket one:

With this interpretation, I'm not sure if I'd rather have it or not.

 

[HM3P]

The front RS badge seems to be back indeed. But it only says RS, not RS3, and looks as tacked on as an aftermarket one:
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With this interpretation, I'm not sure if I'd rather have it or not.

Why are Audi making it's nose longer lol...........

 

[Iby_d]

The front badge and holder are on Partlink (parts catalog) but currently not available to order. I ordered the CarbonFabrik holder back in May.

I think if I can get the new holder to work with the old RS3 badge it will be perfect.

 

[JKP]

Lol better than the OEM one...

 

[Mike.46]

I looked on my friends ETKA system and the badge and holder were listed for the 27 model year but not 26 and both seem to be from earlier models as in they are both for sale on ebay?

Badge 8Y0 853 736 A T94 (says RS3, I was expecting just 'RS')
Holder 8Y0 853 755 A

 

[Iby_d]

Anything after 24.11.2025 gets the badge according to partlink.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202601058936610?sort=year-dsc&searchId=5b05e4b3-8b03-4334-8392-5dedbbddb7bf&make=Audi&model=RS3&page=1&postcode=MK10%209FS&advertising-location=at_cars&fromsra&backLinkQueryParams=channel%3Dcars%26flrfc%3D1%26make%3DAudi%26model%3DRS3%26postcode%3DMK10%25209FS%26sort%3Dyear-dsc

Bath Audi have this in stock, you can see the badge on the grill.

 

[JKP]

Looks like the one saying RS3 is the PFL badge, the another saying just RS is the new one. I've seen PFL cars with and without the badge. I thought the pic few posts before showed an aftermarket badge but apparently only the holder for the old badge for the FL car was an aftermarket piece.

 

[Terminator x]

Also odd that the rear badge is RS_3 vs all other badges being RS3 with no gap.

TX.

 

[JKP]

They also seem to have not agreed on whether the R should be partially inside or next to the red rhombus. Both ways are used on one car.

Weird thing is, I noticed another new RS3 had been added to the local stock and it appeared again without the front badge.

 

[Jsimba]

They also seem to have not agreed on whether the R should be partially inside or next to the red rhombus. Both ways are used on one car.

Weird thing is, I noticed another new RS3 had been added to the local stock and it appeared again without the front badge.

This has bothered me too. The font and whether it's inside or next to the red block is also different between the logo on the rear of the car and the logo on the seats. The rear badge uses the new font and styling as you say, but both the sports seats and the bucket seats have the 'R' sitting partially inside it and they also use the old-style font).