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1537 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 4:04 PM
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Replying to: ilikeike (Jun 08, 2009 11:34 pm) Bottom line, unless I saved at least $10k I wouldn't take the risk of buying a used car with shady history, probably not even then. |
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Having slept on it, we're both glad to have returned the used one and excited about having a brand new A4. We're picking it up this evening. When it comes to evaluating used cars, I guess that I'm as good as the next person. But, it's funny how the car looked perfect during the test drive and the first day at home, but after having a paint expert look at it and giving the cigarette smell some time to come up from deep within the upholstery, it felt like a completely different car than we expected. We could have lived with the paint problem, but my brother-in-law once had a truck with a cigarette smell that couldn't be removed. That would have really ruined the fun of having a new car. Hopefully, that A4 will end up being owned by someone who smokes. Just got off the phone. We decided on light (55%) tint all around on the new A4. I hope it's not too light, but my wife doesn't like dark tint when driving at night.
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Replying to: ilikeike (Jun 09, 2009 9:33 am) |
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Does anyone know what finance rates are available for June on Certified Pre-Owned A4s (36 month - 60 month term)? And do CPO purchases qualify for loyalty cash?
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Replying to: bellefax (Jun 10, 2009 10:41 am) We got an interest rate of 4.9% (60 months) on our new Audi and it sounded like the used car rate was about 5.25% or so. One thing that was obvious after our dealings - a good deal on a slightly used Audi (the one we were looking at had 3,000 miles) isn't that different than a great deal on a new Audi, particularly with the first two payments for free (and even better if you can get a Conquest or Loyalty rebate). Check out the Edmunds depreciation figures (part of True Cost to Own), and it doesn't look like there are any incredible savings to be had until the car is a few years old.
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Replying to: ilikeike (Jun 10, 2009 10:54 am) 1.9% for 24 months 1.9% for 36 months 2.9% for 48 months 3.9% for 60 months Don't let them tell you otherwise, its in their Summer of Audi packet. Edmunds and Yahoo also lists the same finance rates.
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Replying to: dht34 (Jun 10, 2009 11:08 am)
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Replying to: bellefax (Jun 10, 2009 11:24 am) |
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Hi, I am new to this forum so forgive me if these questions have been asked before. I want to buy a 2009 A4 Premium and am looking for a reputable Audi dealer on Long Island. There is not a lot of information on the web regarding dealer ratings or at least not for Audi. What there is seems to be fairly negative. Can anyone steer me in the right direction? I did test drive the car over at Legend in Ammityville and got a price of $33,000 for a A4 Quatro with the 6 automatic. The car is a Premium and the only extras are the paint. Thanks,
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Replying to: hugh59 (Jun 11, 2009 8:29 am) We ended up paying about $300 less than TMV for our car. The dealer called it $1,000 below invoice, but it really wasn't because they had added on some stuff like advertising fees. It was actually about $150 below invoice. I sent out emails to the six dealers within 50 miles, but only two were willing to confirm that they had the exact color we wanted and only one gave me the final price over the phone. I might have been able to shave off a couple hundred bucks more, but I told him that as long as he didn't dick around with me, I wouldn't dick around with him. I might be wrong, but it looks like it may be easier to start the conversation with an email than it is to visit the dealership. Seems like we started dealing directly with the sales manager instead of having a salesman in between us. So, when he called up and said he had the A4 with the color and options we wanted for $32,284 I checked the price on Edmunds and headed down to the dealer. Made life pretty simple. The guy who sold us the car was pretty reasonable. I told him that we didn't want anything extra (dealership add-ons are rarely a good deal) and he never asked. They did a great job of detailing the car, gave us a full tank and spent about an hour explaining the car's functions, maintenance, etc. I had momentarily forgotten about the "Summer of Audi" program but the dealer brought it up and asked if we had another car eligible for the Conquest or Loyalty rebates. We didn't but we did decide to finance instead of paying cash so that we could get the first two payments for free. The dealer said no problem to refinancing or paying off the loan after the first three months. After the contract was signed, I asked the dealer if, as a favor, he could help me get the windows tinted at his cost. He said sure, and had his favorite shop tint five windows for $140, but I had to drive a couple blocks away and pay the shop with a check. That was our one dealer upgrade and I'm sure it would have been much more expensive if we had asked the dealer to include it with the car. I might place too much reliance on Edmunds values, but it sure makes things simple. If you can get your car for $32,200 or so and aren't pressured into any dealer add-ons, that would be similar to what we paid. The optional colors are pretty good looking. Which color are you looking at? |
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