is Edmund's for real?

[frank@zk3.dec.com (Douglas Frank USG)]

Greetings all,

I'm a new subscriber coming out of lurk mode.  I'm shopping for a replacement
for my current set of wheels, and enough people here at work have reported
happiness with their Audis that I am going to check them out.  I think I can
just about afford an A4 1.8T... IF Audi dealers are vulnerable to the tactics
that Edmund's recommends.

So, my question to you all is, what's it like to dicker with an Audi dealer?
If I walk into one and tell him I'm willing to pay $invoice + 3%, will he
laugh at me?  Any real-world advice is MUCH appreciated.

Also, what (if anything) would I be giving up by taking a 3-year lease return
instead of a new car?  Are the 98's essentially the same as the 95's?

thanks!

--Doug

('86 Civic with skin cancer)