The price list is cool, but what is the real cost to the dealer?
Do they have a hold back.. Some foreign manufactures do not but I think Audi does?
That could go at least 2 %.
So you get it at suggested retail with the toys you want say 27.XXX, That leaves another 600.00 profit to the dealer when Audi kicks it back later.
Now the dealer has made over 2 grand on the deal.
Lets face it they do not have to sell it, we are selling ourselves and each other and buying the car.
I would like to think that it is a good days wages if the sales person and the dealer split some 500 to 700 for the hour of paperwork they have to do to get the order in.
And love the car if you will ( and I do) you are going to take a hit when you drive it off the showroom floor. probably less that earlier Audi's but it will be there.
I suggest that in the real world one should make it known what you are willing to pay and wait until the pipeline is filled rather than lip lock the extremities of the local dealers just so you can get yours first.
The A-4 is probably the most important car to Audi, in terms of future sales in the US, since before the 60 minutes debacle and they are going to make them available in numbers.
I could go on to my not leasing unless you own a business that you can write off the cost against or I could wander around in the pay cash for an item that depreciates and only make payments on something that will appreciate.( not a new car!!). musings
I could suggest that were you to get an older 4kq coupe and wait till you had saved the cash you would be light years ahead on your personal financing but I know I know that common sense and auto enthusiast are two items do not co-exist.
Do the right thing,
sorry about WOB
RayK
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> From: Glenn Lawton <lawtonglenn@gsmai.com>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: 1997 A4 Pricelist
> Date: Monday, November 11, 1996 5:27 PM
>
> Here is the Suggested retail, and Wholesale cost for the
> 1997 A4s, both the 2.8 and 1.8T, as of 11-Sep-96:
>
> Glenn Lawton
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