RS3 European Delivery
Hi All,
After a lot of time and consideration I finally decided to pull the trigger on a 2018 RS3 European delivery. Me, my wife and 2 kids will be travelling to Ingolstadt late July. For most of the trip we're still in the planning process. I've been going thru the stickies and all of the other interesting pictures and write ups to see what to do (and what to avoid). Hopefully I'll get my welcome kit soon. Cheers! |
You're going to love it. Any questions feel free to ask
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That's just what I did (in October) and had a great time!
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Thanks for the responses and encouragement. So far my questions have been answered by reading all of the stickies and with other posts.
One area that I am concerned about is the fact that I'm traveling as a family of 4. So luggage space will likely be an issue unless we plan properly. I found this article that shows we can carry the equivalent of 5 carry on cases or this image with 4 (perhaps larger) bags. |
I'm off to Europe in August and renting a MB S63 Coupe and wondered the same about what luggage would fit in the boot. I went to the local Mercedes dealer (same dealer as Audi) and put my luggage in an S Class coupe they had on the showroom floor. It wasn't an AMG model, but figured the boot would be the same size.
Long story short... We need new luggage :( You may want to drop into your Audi dealer with your luggage and see if it will fit with an S3 if they have one |
Per Audi European Delivery FAQs, Ingolstadt is closed for factory tours, available for deliveries from 7/30 thru 8/24. (I'm not sure what the age limit is for kids on factory tours.)
During my trip, I did factory tours of Audi and Porsche but couldn't fit the BMW factory tour into my schedule. In a bit of overkill, I visited all four automotive museums and would rate them: Porsche > (BMW = Mercedes) > Audi. I googled "driving in Germany" prior to my trip and found lots of good advice. Riding to Audi, I asked my limo driver about speed limits and he said +10 kph over the posted limit is typically ok... but in camera enforced sections of the Autobahn OBEY THE LIMIT! Have a great trip! |
Originally Posted by chicagoA6
(Post 25149335)
I'm off to Europe in August and renting a MB S63 Coupe and wondered the same about what luggage would fit in the boot. I went to the local Mercedes dealer (same dealer as Audi) and put my luggage in an S Class coupe they had on the showroom floor. It wasn't an AMG model, but figured the boot would be the same size.
Long story short... We need new luggage :( You may want to drop into your Audi dealer with your luggage and see if it will fit with an S3 if they have one The problem I think we're facing is that we know how much (or little) will fit in the trunk. We just need to pack less! |
Originally Posted by lowjdml
(Post 25149381)
Per Audi European Delivery FAQs, Ingolstadt is closed for factory tours, available for deliveries from 7/30 thru 8/24. (I'm not sure what the age limit is for kids on factory tours.)
During my trip, I did factory tours of Audi and Porsche but couldn't fit the BMW factory tour into my schedule. In a bit of overkill, I visited all four automotive museums and would rate them: Porsche > (BMW = Mercedes) > Audi. I googled "driving in Germany" prior to my trip and found lots of good advice. Riding to Audi, I asked my limo driver about speed limits and he said +10 kph over the posted limit is typically ok... but in camera enforced sections of the Autobahn OBEY THE LIMIT! Have a great trip! Oh and I haven't researched Driving in Germany yet, but I'm sure it's good advice! |
Originally Posted by Blue Smoke
(Post 25149397)
Yes, good points. We'll be there about a week before they're scheduled to close so hopefully no limits to just the delivery. I'm also seeing a lot about the speed limits in Germany but more so in Switzerland. Hopefully I'll be able to keep my speed down :)
Oh and I haven't researched Driving in Germany yet, but I'm sure it's good advice! If helpful - here's some photos/video/commentary from our trip last May. https://vettervacation.wordpress.com/ |
Originally Posted by Blue Smoke
(Post 25149397)
Yes, good points. We'll be there about a week before they're scheduled to close so hopefully no limits to just the delivery. I'm also seeing a lot about the speed limits in Germany but more so in Switzerland. Hopefully I'll be able to keep my speed down :)
Oh and I haven't researched Driving in Germany yet, but I'm sure it's good advice! |
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