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Old Sep 1, 2017 | 09:57 AM
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Hey Guys!

New 2018 RS3 Owner just checking in to say hello... First time Audi owner also and loving it so far... picked up my car yesterday... Based in Dubai and supposedly this is one of the first 2018 on the road... Any RS3 owners from Dubai here?




The only weird part so far is the spare tire... It came like this which takes up the entire trunk space... little weird... Is this how all RS3's come?

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Old Sep 1, 2017 | 10:33 AM
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I'm not seeing any pics, but the US RS3's don't come with spare tires at all.
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Old Sep 1, 2017 | 11:21 AM
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WTH? LOL so yes it would appear that RS3 owners in Dubai get a spare but geez. It's like they simply threw in a spare at the dealership and are plainly attempting to keep it in place with the storage net. I'm having a hard time believing it came that way directly from Audi.
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Old Sep 1, 2017 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by MoonlightBY
Hey Guys!

New 2018 RS3 Owner just checking in to say hello... First time Audi owner also and loving it so far... picked up my car yesterday... Based in Dubai and supposedly this is one of the first 2018 on the road... Any RS3 owners from Dubai here?




The only weird part so far is the spare tire... It came like this which takes up the entire trunk space... little weird... Is this how all RS3's come?

Rally Style! At least they didn't put it on top of the roof. That's too funny. I guess that they are required by some government regulation there to have a full size spare. The good thing is that you can take all the stickers off and keep it in your garage to use if a rim gets damaged.
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Old Sep 2, 2017 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by MoonlightBY
Hey Guys!

New 2018 RS3 Owner just checking in to say hello... First time Audi owner also and loving it so far... picked up my car yesterday... Based in Dubai and supposedly this is one of the first 2018 on the road... Any RS3 owners from Dubai here?

The only weird part so far is the spare tire... It came like this which takes up the entire trunk space... little weird... Is this how all RS3's come?
Admittedly I have nothing to add about your spare tire question but I'd love to see a couple more pictures of your nardo gray RS3 with the rotor wheels. I've got a nardo gray RS3 coming next month and in the US we're stuck with the blade wheels so I'm thinking of getting some rotors for my winter setup.
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