[s-cars] Q7 prices and allroads (was Time to sell the avant)

[William (Bill) Noland]

The allroad is great and all the car one will ever need for utility 
purposes, unless you need to seat 7 or tow more than a ton and a half. Has 
more cargo capacity than most SUV's.

Guess you all haven't read the latest on the audiusa.com website -- it seems 
that "The Audi Q7 quattro® earns prestigious Best Resale Value Awards from 
Kelley Blue Book":

HERNDON, Va., Nov 19, 2008 - The Audi Q7 quattro® and the Audi A5 coupe won 
Kelley Blue Book's prestigious 2009 Best Resale Value Awards for the luxury 
SUV and the luxury car categories respectively.

The Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards recognize models that are 
expected to keep the greatest proportion of their original retail price five 
years after purchase. The projections are based on the Kelley Blue Book 
Residual Value Guide, which is backed by the research of expert automotive 
market analysts.

"Resale values reflect the quality, desirability and technology that 
vehicles provide over time to their owners - and to consumers who wish they 
could someday drive the best models," said Johan de Nysschen, Audi of 
America's executive vice president. "At Audi, we are committed to ensuring 
our customers enjoy this value focus. And we are grateful this approach has 
been recognized by Kelley Blue Book."

Kbb.com recommends all car buyers to consider the importance of resale value 
when they go shopping for cars. Editors of Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com have 
found that depreciation can be the largest expense any motorist faces in the 
first five years of driving a vehicle. The editors note that high resale 
value generally indicates a vehicle is solidly built, generates strong 
consumer enthusiasm and comes equipped with features likely to be highly 
sought by consumers five years later.

"Choosing makes, models and options wisely now can help new-car shoppers 
keep additional money in their pocket down the road when they go to sell or 
trade in the vehicle used," said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director 
and executive market analyst with kbb.com.

The 2009 Best Resale Value Award marks a string of recent honors bestowed on 
the Audi Q7, including ranking as a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance 
Institute for Highway Safety, topping the SmartGreen Index for luxury SUVs 
as rated by the consumer research firm Strategic Vision and leading all 
luxury SUVs in Strategic Vision's Total Value Index.

The Audi A5 recently won Automobile Magazine's 2009 Design of the Year 
award. The Audi A5 also earned the Active Lifestyle Vehicle of the Year 
award over all other luxury cars. Sales for the A5 have been strong, setting 
records in each of the past three months.

Who'd have guessed?   :-)

Bill N
04 S4
03 allroad
94 S4 (in the hands of my step daughter)

> Yeah!    Don't ask me how badly under water I am on the Q7!!!
>
> Wylie Bean (via blackberry)

> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
>
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:08:52
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Time to sell the avant
>
>
> Wylie Bean wrote:
> > We just traded an '01 allroad for a Q7 in August. ...
> > It's amazing how prices on them have tanked.
>
> Unlike the rest of the Audi line-up, which hold their value *so* well.
> Like the A8 and S8. :)