Richard Potato

I am going to buy an A4 1.8T Quatrro with sunroof in the spring
..

The list price is $38,145 and the sunroof is about $1,500.

Can anyone comment on similarly equipped A4's and what price they
paid?

Thanks in advance.

Dusan

I paid $35000 for a 2002 A4 1.8T (stick, 27000 km), fully decked out
except for Xenon lights. You can get dealer invoices (how much a dealer
makes on the car) on a number of places on the net (I think it's around
$5000 on a A4 but don't take my word for it). Audi is also giving pretty
good financing right now (2.9% on 60 mo for new it think - compare to
BMW at 7% for 48 mo).

HTH,
Dusan

Richard Potato wrote:

> I am going to buy an A4 1.8T Quatrro with sunroof in the spring
> .
>
> The list price is $38,145 and the sunroof is about $1,500.
>
> Can anyone comment on similarly equipped A4's and what price they
> paid?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Richard Potato

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:31:41 -0500, Dusan <santa@not.my.email> wrote:

>I paid $35000 for a 2002 A4 1.8T (stick, 27000 km), fully decked out
>except for Xenon lights. You can get dealer invoices (how much a dealer
>makes on the car) on a number of places on the net (I think it's around
>$5000 on a A4 but don't take my word for it). Audi is also giving pretty
>good financing right now (2.9% on 60 mo for new it think - compare to
>BMW at 7% for 48 mo).
>
>HTH,
>Dusan

Thanks for the info. I have been perusing the slightly used but want
new.

There are not many Audi vendors to choose from where I am but I was
thinking of emailing the sales dpts from a hotmail acct stating what I
want and when and asking for a bid. Each would be contacted separately
with no mention of the bidding process. Also, I am not really looking
forward to negotiating with the dealers.

As for price and dealer invoice, it is simple: do they want to sell me
a car today and for what price. As long as they know I am in the game,
they will be interested. How much is the question.


>
>Richard Potato wrote:
>
>> I am going to buy an A4 1.8T Quatrro with sunroof in the spring
>> .
>>
>> The list price is $38,145 and the sunroof is about $1,500.
>>
>> Can anyone comment on similarly equipped A4's and what price they
>> paid?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>

Dusan

The guys I dealt here in Ottawa were actually very nice (compared to GM
and others I bought from) and came down with the price immediately. Here
is a link for dealer invoice pricing ($US - Canadian shouldn't be too
different):

<http://www.kbb.com/kb/ki.dll/kw.kc.ncb?kbb.CA;093601;CA037&90210;sed&6;Audi;200 4%20A4&M2M1A6;M2M1&&Sedans&&nc>

It appears that they are only making ~ $CDN 3750 for A4 1.8T.

Cheers,
Dusan

Richard Potato wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:31:41 -0500, Dusan <santa@not.my.email> wrote:
>
>
>>I paid $35000 for a 2002 A4 1.8T (stick, 27000 km), fully decked out
>>except for Xenon lights. You can get dealer invoices (how much a dealer
>>makes on the car) on a number of places on the net (I think it's around
>>$5000 on a A4 but don't take my word for it). Audi is also giving pretty
>>good financing right now (2.9% on 60 mo for new it think - compare to
>>BMW at 7% for 48 mo).
>>
>>HTH,
>>Dusan
>
>
> Thanks for the info. I have been perusing the slightly used but want
> new.
>
> There are not many Audi vendors to choose from where I am but I was
> thinking of emailing the sales dpts from a hotmail acct stating what I
> want and when and asking for a bid. Each would be contacted separately
> with no mention of the bidding process. Also, I am not really looking
> forward to negotiating with the dealers.
>
> As for price and dealer invoice, it is simple: do they want to sell me
> a car today and for what price. As long as they know I am in the game,
> they will be interested. How much is the question.
>
>
>
>>Richard Potato wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I am going to buy an A4 1.8T Quatrro with sunroof in the spring
>>>.
>>>
>>>The list price is $38,145 and the sunroof is about $1,500.
>>>
>>>Can anyone comment on similarly equipped A4's and what price they
>>>paid?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>

Richard Potato

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 20:45:32 -0500, Dusan <santa@not.my.email> wrote:

>The guys I dealt here in Ottawa were actually very nice (compared to GM
>and others I bought from) and came down with the price immediately. Here
>is a link for dealer invoice pricing ($US - Canadian shouldn't be too
>different):
>
><http://www.kbb.com/kb/ki.dll/kw.kc.ncb?kbb.CA;093601;CA037&90210;sed&6;Audi;200 4%20A4&M2M1A6;M2M1&&Sedans&&nc>
>
>It appears that they are only making ~ $CDN 3750 for A4 1.8T.
>
>Cheers,
>Dusan
>

Thanks, I'll check the link.

I have done extensive research on the nuts and bolts of the car which
is why I am upgrading from a VW to an Audi and not some other car.
Ultimately it comes down to what, if any, discount can I get. I
checked on canada.com for A4s and found an 2003 Avanti with <8K km for
$43k; list is $47k. Not exactly the vehicle I was looking for but it
gives me a point on the on the graph.

>Richard Potato wrote:
>> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:31:41 -0500, Dusan <santa@not.my.email> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I paid $35000 for a 2002 A4 1.8T (stick, 27000 km), fully decked out
>>>except for Xenon lights. You can get dealer invoices (how much a dealer
>>>makes on the car) on a number of places on the net (I think it's around
>>>$5000 on a A4 but don't take my word for it). Audi is also giving pretty
>>>good financing right now (2.9% on 60 mo for new it think - compare to
>>>BMW at 7% for 48 mo).
>>>
>>>HTH,
>>>Dusan
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the info. I have been perusing the slightly used but want
>> new.
>>
>> There are not many Audi vendors to choose from where I am but I was
>> thinking of emailing the sales dpts from a hotmail acct stating what I
>> want and when and asking for a bid. Each would be contacted separately
>> with no mention of the bidding process. Also, I am not really looking
>> forward to negotiating with the dealers.
>>
>> As for price and dealer invoice, it is simple: do they want to sell me
>> a car today and for what price. As long as they know I am in the game,
>> they will be interested. How much is the question.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Richard Potato wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am going to buy an A4 1.8T Quatrro with sunroof in the spring
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>>The list price is $38,145 and the sunroof is about $1,500.
>>>>
>>>>Can anyone comment on similarly equipped A4's and what price they
>>>>paid?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>
>

Richard Potato

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:47:31 GMT, @tater.cu (Richard Potato)
wrote:

I was just at the local dealer and found an A4 Quattro with most
packages offered listed at $45.5K and without much effort (none,
actually) on my part, they offered $42.5K. Which is what I figured I
could get (% wise) off on a discount: 7%.


>On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 20:45:32 -0500, Dusan <santa@not.my.email> wrote:
>
>>The guys I dealt here in Ottawa were actually very nice (compared to GM
>>and others I bought from) and came down with the price immediately. Here
>>is a link for dealer invoice pricing ($US - Canadian shouldn't be too
>>different):
>>
>><http://www.kbb.com/kb/ki.dll/kw.kc.ncb?kbb.CA;093601;CA037&90210;sed&6;Audi;200 4%20A4&M2M1A6;M2M1&&Sedans&&nc>
>>
>>It appears that they are only making ~ $CDN 3750 for A4 1.8T.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Dusan
>>
>
>Thanks, I'll check the link.
>
>I have done extensive research on the nuts and bolts of the car which
>is why I am upgrading from a VW to an Audi and not some other car.
>Ultimately it comes down to what, if any, discount can I get. I
>checked on canada.com for A4s and found an 2003 Avanti with <8K km for
>$43k; list is $47k. Not exactly the vehicle I was looking for but it
>gives me a point on the on the graph.
>
>>Richard Potato wrote:
>>> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:31:41 -0500, Dusan <santa@not.my.email> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I paid $35000 for a 2002 A4 1.8T (stick, 27000 km), fully decked out
>>>>except for Xenon lights. You can get dealer invoices (how much a dealer
>>>>makes on the car) on a number of places on the net (I think it's around
>>>>$5000 on a A4 but don't take my word for it). Audi is also giving pretty
>>>>good financing right now (2.9% on 60 mo for new it think - compare to
>>>>BMW at 7% for 48 mo).
>>>>
>>>>HTH,
>>>>Dusan
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the info. I have been perusing the slightly used but want
>>> new.
>>>
>>> There are not many Audi vendors to choose from where I am but I was
>>> thinking of emailing the sales dpts from a hotmail acct stating what I
>>> want and when and asking for a bid. Each would be contacted separately
>>> with no mention of the bidding process. Also, I am not really looking
>>> forward to negotiating with the dealers.
>>>
>>> As for price and dealer invoice, it is simple: do they want to sell me
>>> a car today and for what price. As long as they know I am in the game,
>>> they will be interested. How much is the question.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Richard Potato wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I am going to buy an A4 1.8T Quatrro with sunroof in the spring
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>>>The list price is $38,145 and the sunroof is about $1,500.
>>>>>
>>>>>Can anyone comment on similarly equipped A4's and what price they
>>>>>paid?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

B

Just paid a bit over $50K incl. taxes and everything for 2004 1.8T
Quattro, auto, xenon, premium, sport package.

I found a large variance in how low each dealer would go. About $3K
difference from the lowest to highest offers.

Don't bother paying for a dealer invoice, I did and it was useless.
Knowing that dealer cost is about 10% less than MSRP is good enough.



On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:26:19 GMT, @tater.cu (Richard Potato)
wrote:

>I am going to buy an A4 1.8T Quatrro with sunroof in the spring
>.
>
>The list price is $38,145 and the sunroof is about $1,500.
>
>Can anyone comment on similarly equipped A4's and what price they
>paid?
>
>Thanks in advance.