Lease for 48 months or Finance for 60, and you're looking at around $3000/month, not including gas / insurance.

That's about twice what I pay for my mortgage, which got me thinking, what does it take to be able to afford an R8?

1) Lawyers, doctors, engineers, dentist, architect (although I know there are many lawyers, doctors, engineers, dentists and architects that aren't able to afford one..)

2) International drug smuggler

3) Lottery winner

4) Professional athelete

5) CEO / Executive

What other career paths could I take to be able to afford an R8? I'm still young but want to start planning early..

 

LOL at this topic!

With sufficient dedication and time, you can make enough money running any kind of business, or in nearly any sales field. Or, you can hope that it depreciates like all other high-end Audis - which I don't think it will - and it's worth $50K in 5-6 years. Take a look at the values of the A8, S8, RS6, RS4, etc. I think the R8 is different, and will hold its value like no other Audi has.

 

you forgot, being born in to/with money.... some people get that too! a lot of oil money people I think have R8's

 

Oops, I also forgot marrying into money - a very real option for those of us attractive and charming enough

 

Guess it's time to get primped up and move to Alberta.

 

I always say that my wife and I have the same regret: Neither one of us married for money.

 

+1. i was just gonna say... lol

 

I saw a young kid with his baseball cap on sideways driving one in Winnipeg.

My bet is that there's drug dealing involved there somewhere!

I don't know what he did to the poor car, but it didn't sound good.

 

the guy could possibly be one of the lot attendants for an Audi dealer in Winnipeg?

 

It didn't look like it. It was about 10PM that I saw him and he was trying to race with guys on the street.
The car had a loud exhaust on it and it was backfiring - not a happy machine.