My Audi RS3 Running Costs

[@MK-pt9xt]

Bp is usually the most expensive and it's 97 octane Shell v power is 99 octane Tesco 99 has additives so it's proberly the second best.

[@reggieboy3271]

It's eye watering how much it costs you to run the RS3!! £769 a month + £110 a month insurance + £90 a week petrol (£360 a month ) = roughly £1239 a month!!! Without a service cost each year on top is...... staggering!!! But as you have said in previous vids......you can afford it!! but to the man on the street that's madness which ever way you look at it!! IMHO

[@Frank-1978]

riad halawi it really is a car for the enthusiast tho isn't it. They really are a budget supercar

[@jordhutch33]

The costs are outrageous, he could have a v8 R8, jag Ftype and many more at similar to less costs. Plus he'd probably have change left to buy a cheap daily to get him to work and back. Also cars such as the V8 r8 will deprecate much less if any. It blows my mind that some one on his salary clearly doesn't understand that he could do much better with his money. Just on insuring and financing the car it will cost him 30k over 3 years. For me an A3 with a decent engine is nowhere near the calibre of cars that cost 30k over 3 years. This car is great as a 2 year old car at 30-35k but what it cost new a new Rs5 for instance is actually cheaper.

[@ianclark5093]

Yeah......my wife went nuts lol. I went from a Subaru to a polo gti to a RS3. Slightly cheaper for me as I played a bigger deposit but it's a grand per month plus 701 quid annual insurance. Smiles per miles I guess. The supercar for the working family man.

[@mikenewbold1699]

had to lol at this budget supercar.

[@Venger25]

Yep it isn’t cheap car at all, or just put a bigger down payment

[@M3Benn]

You need to clean your windows

[@beano6452]

benward2oo7 it’s not like he couldn’t afford a window cleaner 😂

[@jamesoli89]

Probably can't while he's running that RS3 :P

[@MikeSmith-rd9fi]

You need to STFU

[@Tambo74]

Listen to George Formby then.

[@tombeavis3671]

I would highly advise keeping an eye on this oil situation. I had an S5 full engine replacement due to over spec on the oil consumption. Ended up using a 1Ltr per 500miles! TFSI engines are notorious for oil consumption issues unfortunately. Also highly advise NOT going for the 'flexible' service schedule. Go for oil change every 12month/9k miles. These cars like fresh oil.... you can never change it enough.

[@mrdanielknight]

Thanks for advice Tom. I was thinking the same, well having it serviced every 10k miles. In the meantime I will be checking the oil every month!

[@akaparks1064]

its fine they drink oil, the s5 has its problems with oil an pistons going. an its best to change oil every 5k miles as the engines run at a very high temp an oil breaks down with heat, just helpfull advice ingnore what dealers say chaps

[@_7.8.6]

Tom my mates engine dropped onto the M6 because of oil issues. It was a A7 with 35k on the clock 😱

[@barkstamassi]

Nice video Daniel. Everything is for a season! Enjoy it while you have it! Just switched our family wagon from a Civic Type R😂 to a VW touran😎. Holiday memories and mountain bikes are the flavour of the current season. (The type r will be missed, was extremely reliable and whilst having two isofix points, it had reached the end of it's usefulness in our growing family... )

[@mrdanielknight]

Weirdly I was talking to a friend of mine earlier today about the new Touareg, they look beautiful and would be a great longterm family car. Who knows maybe a early next year :)

[@AndyGarton]

You might be unpleasantly surprised by servicing costs - for my RS4, I pay quite a lot more than the number you quoted, at the Audi dealer in Aylesbury. I’d be surprised if the RS3 was significantly less.

[@GeorgeAusters]

Supermarket fuel doesn't have the additives that petrol stations do

[@Bereit18]

Great video mate. Very useful. Currently running a mark 7 Golf and have owned an A4 a few years ago. Like the look of the RS3’s. 👍👍

[@ianclark5093]

Having an RS3 saloon I thought the 1200 quid premium or 40k plus new car tax is disgraceful.

[@briforks7681]

Was thinking of getting a mid life crisis car,as kids now grown up and cash in the bank.Your videos have convinced me not to, I will carry on buying nearly new focus and running it till I scrap it.Might feel nice driving a flash car,it feels better looking at it knowing you can afford to buy a couple. Hope you are saving for your kids university.look up some Dave Ramsey vids.

[@brun747]

I can’t wait to get rid of the P-Zeros on mine. I have less than 10k miles on mine and they are about finished. The worst thing is the wet weather grip. It’s like running slicks. Michelin next for me 👍

[@Boost_95]

I was cringing when you said there was smoke coming out of the grill of the car and no warning light for low oil :( Can't even imagine what damage would have been done if you were booting around with that low amount of oil and hadn't taken it in!!

[@xGiLL]

BP isn't a very good fuel for you to fill up on as it's 97RON and not as clean from what I've heard. I, along with most others, only use V Power or Tesco Momentum, they're bot 99RON and better for our cars.

[@xGiLL]

I'm not surprised. It is shit.

[@btc1337]

i have an s3 and would love the rs3 the 5 pot engine is so strong in the rs3 can easy make 600+ on standard internals also

[@bouncycastles1214]

Should use the concentrated screenwash. It goes a lot further than the ready mixed.

[@Cobra83.]

Nothing wrong with tesco 99 mate. My golf r runs on it. Alrite mpg isnt as good as v power. Round town i get 12 to 16mpg on a run 30mpg. Mind u it does 0-60 in 4.6 seconds so i cant complain really.

[@steerj07]

Also for tyres, check Oponeo or Camskill.

[@alexkasselakis]

I would prefer to see the RS3 in the background instead of the garbage bins 😂

[@danielsilcock2562]

Great video, very beneficial as my commute to work is also 23 miles each way! The fuel isn’t as scary as I though for an S3 and RS3 is ok too. Keep the videos coming dude 👍🏻

[@mbafalosable]

All the cars should change the oil early around 4000-5000 KHM it may cost more but you definitely save your engine life

[@ChrisBHP]

Is that a Datejust II or the newer Datejust 41? Looks great with the fluted bezel. Them polished centre links make it pop on the wrist too. Nice piece.

[@mrdanielknight]

It's a Datejust 41. Although I have skinny wrists the 36 looked way too small. Thanks!

[@adammckenzie1559]

How much do you pay for insurance monthly ??? Will insurance be cheaper if I add my mum and dad to the multi car insurance ??? And put one of them as a main driver ??

[@mrdanielknight]

I'm unsure if adding your Mum and Dad would bring the premium down. I insure all three of my cars on a single policy which is around £2.2K per year.

[@clivebaker1760]

Looks like you have an oil leak in the engine area - I would get that checked. I have just had my RS3 oil service - just over £300. As you said, rip off oil price from dealer. You can get Castrol edge VW504 spec for £44 for 4 litres in many places. I too have has an S3 and now an RS3. RS3 is a better car but a lot more expensive to run - but is sound nice (no fake soundaktor; just real 5 cyl !). The RS3 (mine is 2015 pre facelift) is a bit front heavy and is not quite as accurate to steer as the S3. Latest RS3 is lighter - but that costs even more !

[@verdeboyo]

Hello again Daniel. Continental contisports are great on S3 so I'm sure great on stock RS3. More deeper tread than pirrellis and not as stupidly soft. Makes sense for road use no track days. And cheaper too from Universal tyres Croydon😉

[@pyroteamalpha5931]

Daniel, thanks for these videos. Would love to see one telling us more about how the rs3 does as a family car, can the boot deal with the average shopping run, baby trolley, etc.

[@akaparks1064]

I have a 67plate RS3 an always use momentum 99 at tesco, it all comes from the same resivour the only difference is the additives that makes super unleaded fuel. The best fuel you can use is either shell Vpower or tesco momentum99. BP isnt 99ron 😁

[@Frank-1978]

Keep going mate. You have the voice and diction if that's the word. I've a 2015 performance pack gti and the plan is keep it and give it to herself and then change. Costs seem steep but fuck it I want the sound as much as anything. I think if I stretch to one I'll keep it forever

[@trollmanrs]

Daniel, try fuelly for tracking TRUE fuel costs, I use it on all my cars. I know t he 5 pot is quite thirsty, but my Audi S4 B9 is relatively fuel efficient compared to the RS3 :-)

[@taitlawrence]

You’ve mentioned the weather conditions a few times, doesn’t the Quattro grip well in the wet?

[@cashmang]

Personally I found using VPower (or similar) would increase my MPG and the car ran a lot smoother. So I totally agree with you. (GTI days) Now I chuck the cheapest stuff I can find Great video, Interesting stuff 👍

[@AceVproductionsPC]

Hi, could you potentially do a video on how the car accelerates and deals with motorway speeds as I'm thinking about moving from my 1.6 TDI Mk7 Golf to an RS3 mainly for that reason... And the sound of course!

[@oli3659]

Jamie Edwards T33 that's not really a comparison lol..

[@mountainman6172]

I'd like to get RS4 sometime next year. This gave me a good overview of the consumption, as rs3 is relatively similar to rs4. Well at least that's my surmise.

[@verdeboyo]

These vlogs are great for the 'real world' folk. I really didn't think there was much different between rs and 's in stock form. I think the S3 is enough. It has bags of power and practical for what I need daily for a work horse. Oh and do you sell green wheelie bins? Cos you only have two left and I like the 'Audi' blue lid one😂 Haha baby wants the limelight. She is a cute little lady Sir😉

[@mrdanielknight]

Thank you! Believe it or not the bins cost as much as the car! Who knew bins were an earner for the council. One is recycling and the other is general waste. I will 100% look into those tires as an alternative.

[@verdeboyo]

Respect! Keep those vlogs coming Sir

[@btc1337]

if you stage 2 your s3 you have rs3 power just not the sound of the 5 pot engine

[@verdeboyo]

Gabos1337 great but I'll be happy with stock as I'm not gready for more power and Audi UK won't like it 😔

[@Zukes]

There does seem to be a slight contradiction here in terms of the fuel mileage you are getting. You quote 325 miles to a tank, and yet it costs you £60 to fill up with super unleaded, and you’re getting 21mpg. That sounds like a lot less than 325 miles to a tank and closer to around 225 miles to a tank, or perhaps just a slip of the tongue?

[@mrdanielknight]

I think I understand the confusion now. I obviously didn’t explain this clearly enough. 325 miles is what the car quotes as a full tank; the reality is much less than that.

[@antonleg]

Loving your little co-host

[@DSEC_UK]

Nice video mate, subscribed

[@MultiMb77]

Interesting costs you are mentioning, they are very similar to my M4, I have been saving my receipts and logging the mileage so I can see what they actually are.. good vid's.. keep it up

[@DjwXMci]

Go on mate after 12 months what is your total maintenance cost? i’d say £12k ? If brakes or w.e needed done.

[@shakilhaque1822]

Ngl would like to see that

[@SenszR]

Dan J Woods what loool

[@Am-ko6sx]

That was a quick response !

[@almas09]

Great video keep the content coming :)

[@enleezy174]

You don't have a reverse staggered set up?? 255 up front and 235 in the back...is that just how they come in UK as oppose to how they come in North America? BTW, god bless your child.

[@bd55zac95]

What setting do you drive around on out of curiosity? That average mpg figure sounds very low.

[@mrdanielknight]

Individual, everything set to Dynamic apart from the Steering.

[@bd55zac95]

Mr Daniel Knight ok that's possibly why your mpg is not great I average 25/26 And my set up is also individual engine gearbox on comfort, suspension on comfort, engine sound on dynamic and steering on dynamic because I like the heavy steering and I set my traction on sport mode to add to the heavy steering and better road handling. I believe having the engine set to dynamic is the same as just driving the car in dynamic and this uses a lot of mpg give my suggestions a try if you want.

[@bd55zac95]

Mr Daniel Knight oh and motorway I average 31 ish👍🏽

[@mrdanielknight]

I will give that a try. Are you also driving an RS3? If so do you find turning the ESC off is helpful?

[@bd55zac95]

Mr Daniel Knight I am but a 2016 model and I put the esc on sport and I do find it drives better, you do know that there is 3 settings for the esc on, sport and completely off. Pls let me know how you get on take care.

[@DKH83]

Audi oil issue prevents me from buying the car. Why can't they fixed this?

[@434jcb]

Washer fluid concentrate 20L £12 mugs go to Halfords

[@lordyacht]

I would rather get an S3 because it’s cheaper and it is also very fast.

[@steerj07]

Tesco 99 mate. Just as good, if not better than Nitro. Definitely significantly better than BP Ulti 97

[@shan9956]

Try euro car parts you can use coupons for the oil

[@michaelmccue3471]

You deffo don’t go and buy nor lease a performance car to then worry about the running costs or how long the tanks gunna last until empty 😂

[@streetcat666]

Bp ultimate the worst of all the premium fuels mate!

[@mrdanielknight]

Oh really?!

[@streetcat666]

Mr Daniel Knight yeh it’s lowest bang for buck! Tesco 99 biggest bang for buck! I’m sure the differences are very small though!

[@who-is-4k]

Yer agreed BP meant to be the worst, go watch fifth gears vid on premium fuels 👌🏻

[@SILKY_999]

Correct stick with Tesco momentum 99 fuel I have had my rs3 tuned and that’s what they recommend

[@scottlucas2281]

£60 to fill it? That's wrong.

[@richarddutchholland4780]

Great video... front brake pads were £300 + per side or both....

[@shakilhaque1822]

U get a pair. So if u buy front pads means u get both sides. I think back pads r slightly more expensive, dont hold me to it though, just have a look.

[@akaparks1064]

And i had the same problem as regards to the oil haha they get better with age mine drank alot for the first 3thousand miles seams to be great now 😁

[@fbf01]

How are you getting a range of 320?! Full tank for me I get a range of 260?! Odd 🤔

[@mrdanielknight]

Mine is 100% 325 miles from a full tank. Not sure why yours is so much lower 🤔

[@fbf01]

Mr Daniel Knight maybe it’s dependent upon your average mpg, as im averaging 16 and you 21....so maybe that’s why your range is 300 odd and me 260. No idea

[@bd55zac95]

I have a 2016 model and I only achieve 260/275 miles too?

[@fbf01]

BD55 ZAC well I’ve a range of ten miles left and I’m travelled 250.9 so range of 260 is accurate. Love over 300 but that’s never going to happen. Couldn’t even get that out of my mk7 golf r.

[@bd55zac95]

Fernando Barbosa yes I agree with you I get 260 but the other day I kept filling till it was literally falling back out of the fuel tank I brimmed it and it gave me 280 I think it was 😀 and that's tesco 99 momentum but it also cost me about £71 if I remember rightly

[@AndyGarton]

You put your foot down more in wet and slippery conditions “just to get the car moving”?!?

[@mrdanielknight]

In the snow at least, with some of the snow we got round here I need to put my foot down that hit more just to get through it!

[@mrironfist3614]

how many km is it from home to work?

[@EV-Diary]

What do you do for a living to afford this car??

[@scally881]

We’re you in the last kingdom ?

[@jacobwhittle8407]

First service on a BMW 118i is £291 so surely it’ll be more?

[@rosscaskie9768]

Jacob Whittle you got done mate i have a M140 and it was £299 at dealership

[@jacobwhittle8407]

Ross Caskie Luckily I have a 5 years service pack, but that’s what they told me it would’ve cost me. Looking at an M140 though, what dealership are you using?

[@rosscaskie9768]

Jacob Whittle ah i see well youll have saved money anyway if you have a service pack👍🏻its not needed one yet as its new but i was told the price. Im using bmw in Glasgow.

[@leonwilliams3221]

BMW servicing is a joke, that’s why I got rid of mine.. only had a 116i my local dealer wanted £329 I thought fuck that! I have a GTD now and a full years service is only £164

[@jacobwhittle8407]

Ross Caskie They chucked the service pack in as part of a deal. Shame, Glasgow is a bit far for me haha.

[@dingding6085]

Jeez man. Maybe you're going through so much washer fluid because you're not diluting it? 🤔

[@mrdanielknight]

It’s already diluted 😂

[@bouncycastles1214]

Mr Daniel Knight should get concentrated one then can dilute as you want. Effectively making it go further. I use it myself.

[@richardjanes2924]

Richard Janes 1 second ago Dose not add up Daniel. 325 miles per tank @ 21 mpg. £60.50 @ 4.546 ltrs to the gallon @ £1.14 a ltr so that's £5.18 a gallon so £60.50 divided by £5.18 = 11.67 gallons. So according to you £60.50 gets you 15.47 gallons. interesting. You earn 70K a year and you cant do simple math. Some people may buy this car on your fuel consumption figure. I own a 2014 2ltr diesel A3 which averages 35 mpg and cost £57 to fill the tank and dose 330 miles each fill up. Please do a video on this item i'm sure people would be very interested........

[@mrdanielknight]

It’s 325 miles on the clock. The reality is far less of course. I assumed this was a given but obviously didn’t make it clear enough. Thanks for watching.

[@richardjanes2924]

Mr Daniel Knight Fare enough. Due you know how many miles you get to a tank ?

[@mrdanielknight]

To be honest I couldn't say for sure but I would estimate around 200 miles-ish.

[@simonnelson7770]

Do you live in Aylesbury?

[@Sh0TeRzZ]

So you basically spend £4,000 a year on petrol ?

[@mrdanielknight]

Around that mark, especially now since having the work done.

[@boytom999]

Was Waitrose car park closed? Haha

[@RGV250FORSALE]

Just ran your plate through We Buy Any Car - and they'll pay £29,155 for your motor. If you paid £50k for it (if you did - you had the hole ripped out of you) - and only paid £2k deposit on a 4 yr deal - assuming 3% flat rate - that means the balloon payment at the end is only about £15k. 2 years payments equal about £18.5k - which is when you said you would think about trading it in for an RS4. So - £54k financed total - less your payments = about £35,500. The retail value of your car at that time 'might' be as much as £32k - which means that your dealer will offer about £30k max - even trading for an RS4. Do you really still think that your Audi dealer will take a hit of a mimimum of £5.5k just to get a sale of an RS4? - I think not!. What's really going to happen is that you'll have to suck the negative equity to get rid of the car - and it'll have cost you £24k just to have rented your RS3 for two years - which excluding running costs works out at a juicy £1k a month, add your insurance, and other running costs, and you'll have just given away about £1600 a month for the privilege of driving this. You're NOT on a £70k salary as trainers just don't make this kind of money - but let's assume you're on £50k max. Take home that's a tad over £3k a month. Less £1600 a month for your car = £1400 a month to pay your mortgage/rent, food, clothes, holidays, etc and look after a new baby, AND that's not even including putting cash into a pension for your retirement. Do you see where I'm going with this?. You might think that you can afford this - but the reality is that you can't. You'll get the finance for an RS4 no problem if you've been keeping up with previous payments, but one day they'll come and take it all away from you as you will default at some point in the future.

[@mrdanielknight]

Hi Ewan. I do earn that much, more actually with my bonus. I will not default but I’m not a dumbass and I can afford it. Thanks

[@RGV250FORSALE]

Mr Daniel Knight - Sure you can. I'll keep an eye out for your name appearing in the London Gazette!.

[@RGV250FORSALE]

Denzil Thurton - I'm not going to waste my time explaining why to you - as you're obviously too stupid to understand.

[@mrdanielknight]

If I were that stupid I wouldn’t be in a position to finance the car in the first place. I’ve worked incredibly hard to reach this place, travelled all over the world for weeks at a time. Comment whatever you want about the car but you don’t know me, my work ethic or how much I pay for my bills. You think that because I told you how much I earn and how much I pay for my car that you suddenly know everything about me. I keep some of my personal business to myself.

[@paulmcpake2734]

Plus his other halfs wage. Great life this man has. Well done m8

[@mrlv8126]

Nice video and cute Daughter mate

[@dominikhorvath3329]

5:27 hahagagagag

[@Davi_uk]

BP is shit try that Shell V+ Nitro it’s in a league of its own

[@jaydunsmore050897]

345 for brake pads wtf ... per disc...

[@cafiusklien]

I took it to Audi to have the oil topped off....wtf!? Millenials. 😂 I suppose a puncture requires a call to the AA?

[@mrdanielknight]

No.. I took it to Audi because my car was kicking out smoke. Like I said. In this video.

[@TheBMH28]

Bp is the worst quality fuel. V power is in a different league

[@mrdanielknight]

Funnily enough a few other people had commented similar so on my way home from work I stopped in a Shell garage instead!

[@TheBMH28]

Mr Daniel Knight cool

[@thomasroberts2490]

Super market petrol statinons are not good for ur engine

[@DaveSHarris]

Your videos are too long. I’m interested in the point you are making but I zoned out ...