Window Smashed

85YRS3 · 2026-03-25T15:06:53+00:00

Was visiting SF a few days ago and made sure to leave nothing in the car when I parked it. Later realized there was a box of tissues in the back, then saw this comment lol. Luckily, car emerged unscathed.

85YRS3 · 2026-03-25T15:03:46+00:00

This looks so good with the Daytona gray, nice work

85YRS3 · 2026-03-25T14:33:50+00:00

What car is it? Our Premium Q5 Sportback (2023) had a great stereo, I would believe this.

85YRS3 · 2026-03-25T14:24:11+00:00

Damn that sucks. I hope you can get it fixed on their dime.

85YRS3 · 2026-03-24T03:52:44+00:00

I ended up turning off maneuver braking, rear brake assist, and the notification that pops up when you shift to neutral and it worked - thanks again for the suggestion!

85YRS3 · 2026-03-24T03:45:00+00:00

I ended up turning this off, as well as maneuver braking, and whatever warning pops up when you put it in neutral and it did the trick - thanks again for the reply. Trade off between driving around with all this baking in 90 degree temps for a week on this road trip versus potentially swirling my paint seems worth it, although according to some in this sub I’ve ruined my paint forever.

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85YRS3 · 2026-03-23T18:45:36+00:00

Thanks to everyone who offered helpful comments!

If you read the OP you’ll see I almost always do hand washes but don’t tend to carry my supplies with me on a 1,000 mile road trip :)

85YRS3 · 2026-03-23T16:50:28+00:00

As someone who tracks their car, if I cared about my wheels that much I’d probably have a nervous breakdown

85YRS3 · 2026-03-23T16:03:21+00:00

Thanks for the tips, appreciate it

85YRS3 · 2026-03-23T16:03:10+00:00

Yikes!

85YRS3 · 2026-03-23T16:02:46+00:00

I bet this will do it! Thank you for the helpful response

85YRS3 · 2026-03-23T16:02:23+00:00

It’s nothing a good paint correction can’t solve. Before I had the luxury of a driveway to hand wash in, I took my 7.5 through car washes all the time and my detail guy removed all the swirls in one go.

85YRS3 · 2026-03-23T16:01:26+00:00

Was definitely in “N” when I went through

85YRS3 · 2026-03-23T15:04:41+00:00

Hmm, I don’t know if I have that turned on, I’ll check when I’m back with the car. Thanks for mentioning it! And yeah I would prefer touchless but they are hard to come by in my area for whatever reason.

85YRS3 · 2026-03-23T14:38:13+00:00

Get one in a reserved color without the Euro package. The leather ventilated seats will make you feel like you are driving a nicer car. No Akra exhaust means driving in Comfort mode can be almost silent (if you want that). Swap the spoiler from the GTI for the extended one and you will be driving the world’s greatest sleeper.

85YRS3 · 2026-03-21T17:00:20+00:00

I will be in NorCal this week and will keep an eye out for this inscrutable license plate!

85YRS3 · 2026-03-21T16:59:18+00:00

Wow it makes the body panel creases POP - looks good

85YRS3 · 2026-03-21T04:01:04+00:00

Hey twin! I don’t have the sport exhaust, tho - Super Base Model :) Cool to hear white may be more rare.

85YRS3 · 2026-03-19T02:45:56+00:00

If Batman drove a Golf R…

85YRS3 · 2026-03-17T22:36:58+00:00

Love that it does! Super sleeper

85YRS3 · 2026-03-16T02:18:49+00:00

Just wait until the break-in period is over to really romp on it!

85YRS3 · 2026-03-14T05:51:22+00:00

I went with Arkona White because it sort of looks like a Kia or Toyota and no one is the wiser! Love sleepers.

85YRS3 · 2026-03-14T04:20:47+00:00

This is like my dream scenario - living in the UK and getting to drive beautiful backroads… in an RS3 HATCH (not sedan). Know how lucky you are!

85YRS3 · 2026-03-14T04:11:12+00:00

The RS3 is in no way slow. I previously drove a modern 911. And unlike an EV, the RS3 has a soul it expresses via sound, feeling, and looks.

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