5 THINGS I HATE ABOUT MY AUDI S3

6th thing I hate about my S3: It's covered in beard hairs.

the rear camera stays on until about 5 miles an hour because you might be doing a multiple point parking manurer, so you don't need to reactivate the camera every time you shift into reverse.

Screw that those gauges look gorgeous

Damn, how can you live with yourself after buying a new car and not having that digital dashboard.

The camera shuts off with the click of a button when you no longer need it. The rest of your gripes are just as lame.

the virtual cockpit is the best.

I don't mind the rear camera staying on until you go faster. Maybe part of their logic of that is so there is no wait time while moving back and forth in tight spots.

I came from a 2015 STI and now a 2016 s3 and i love it!. Just started watching your videos they are awesome.

how do you feel about the mk7 golf r?

I just got a used 2017 S3 and am loving it as well! To give some feedback, I don't have the sunroof shade issue, mine seems to be staying put (I got it with 15500 miles on it as well, so it's probably something the dealer can fix under warranty). With regards to the backup camera, for me personally I love that it stays on while I'm maneuvering slowly. I'm in Los Angeles, and with parallel parking it's great to see what's behind you as I'm lining up forward after coming out of reverse. As for Corvette's having a front camera, I'm guessing it's because they have a REALLY long nose and it's difficult to get a feel for how far out it is. Also if you want to switch the sensors off sooner, toggle the parking sensor button just above the climate controls (next to the hazard lights button) With regards to parking sensor sensitivity, look around in the car settings on the MMI as I've seen adjustments for how sensitive they are. I forget which menu it is in exactly, but something I've noticed is that there's "hidden" menu's in the settings (well, they're not secret menus, but it's not intuitive that they're there in the first place). So you know how there's the silver ] and [ buttons on the sides of the jog wheel in the center console? When you're in a menu, pressing the left ] will bring up different options sometimes, and also pressing the right [ will do the same. So even when you go into a menu or are on a selection, press those buttons to see if there's any other options available. It might be in one of these "hidden" menus that I found the parking sensitivity. Oh and the job wheel will move up / down / left / right and reveal menus and options as well. Also, if you want the parking sensors to come on earlier, you can toggle the parking sensor button just above the climate area. Regarding the temperature gauge, do you mean the standard engine temp gauge with the thermometer icon? I have the virtual cockpit in mine (sorry the mix up happened with yours, it seems like something the salesman should've warned you about), and it has the temperature gauge. Looks like they put a boost gauge instead thinking it would be more useful? :( For the intercooler, might I recommend APR along with their stage 1 ECU / TCU tunes? Also check out www.goaprplus.com as they offer stage 1 tuning and give you a power train warranty!! They give you a warranty equal to whatever remaining powertrain warranty you have and will cover all repairs. :) Enjoy the ride sir! I know after 3 days I've got the massive grins (coming from a 2015 Golf R as well :)

Also, it's supposed to stay on, I personally love it. When I'm trying to parallel park or do 3 point turn, I don't want it to turn off, I want to know how far certain things are away from all sides of the car. Have you noticed the sun roof slightly opens by itself ?

Nice wheels! Which ones are those?

I've got a 2017 Nano Gray Metallic. Love it, but you are correct, that sunroof cover has a mind of its own. I thought my wife was moving it to annoy me but...it's definitely the 'ghost in the machine'. I love the car however, looking forward to tracking it at Laguna Seca in the future.

1. NO, I do not have that issue. Mine is solid and never moves. 2. Bro omg. 3. I don't have this problem either, front parking sensor seems consistent. 4. Again, I do not have this issue, reverse camera view goes away quickly. 5. I dunno, haven't driven my car hard and long enough I guess. My first road trip of 5 hours it seemed fine and had good power the whole time (I have a "tune" though). Are you going to tune it? I installed the JB4 tuner and it made a pretty big difference. In fact, maybe it would help with the perceived heat soak you mentioned. I think overall the stock tune felt slow and the car felt slow until i threw the tuner on. Just sayin'.

You can’t adjust sensitivity on the sensors? I know in my 16 A6 you can.

I've got an S3 and there are some things I'd like to see improved but most of the things you've mentioned are not Audi's fault other than the sunroof thing (which I don't actually have). 5mph is reasonable for the rear video, the cockpit is your own fault (it says it all over the Audi literature and was basically the only extra I was recommended as a must have) and the parking sensors would be so annoying if they went off too early. I've seen cars where the parking sensors are too sensitive and it's so annoying. And finally the virtual cockpit has a lot more information so you get engine temp but it's not been a problem for me, if anything my engine being too cool is usually the issue.

Good review I'm an owner of a 2013 Subaru wrx and he is correct about the long list of complaints I have! I'm seriously considering buying a leftover 2019 s3 at the moment so I appreciate an owner's insight.

Virtual cockpit was a must for me. it annoyed me that red interior wasnt allowed with the racing seats, also I regret not getting the folding mirror option.

Ciao, scusa, volevo chiederti dove è possibile acquistare i pezzi estetici e meccanici per Audi a3 2017. Potresti dirmi dove li acquisti tu?

Was that the no quarter tool cover in your intro??