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Audi A8 and S8 Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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Re: Bottom line price [blkhemi] by rjlaero
Mar 27, 2006 (6:06 am)
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Replying to: blkhemi (Mar 26, 2006 12:10 pm)

We'll, your friends situation here in NC is rare one, or maybe he's a good friend of the dealer. That's were I live and a good portion of the dealers are sold out of A8's. A lot of them are going out at MSRP, or maybe a little under if it's something they have in stock.
 
The W12 you bought was probably a left-over 05 at the end of the year. Most dealers will cut a W12 loose at the end of the model year for fear of getting stuck with it. And most dealers won't order a W12 unless it's a special order car.
 
Some dealerships like The Collection in Miami and other high-end markets in southern California keeps several W12's in stock and have more A8's. Audi does things on an allocation basis, and the more you sell, the more you can order next time around.
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Re: Bottom line price [rjlaero] by blkhemi
Mar 27, 2006 (2:52 pm)
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Replying to: rjlaero (Mar 27, 2006 6:06 am)

No, actually my A8 was a special order '06 model . I buy most of my cars this way.
 
As for my friend, he has been buying Audi's from the same dealer connection for over 20 years, so they really deal with him to keep him as a returning customer.
 
Audi doesn't import or sell many A8's to start, so there will be shortages all over, even in SoCal. The are plenty of "off-the-shelf" A8's to go around. But W-12's, not near as many. I know this as I receive updates from my Audi rep at Audi of NA. I recently just plopped a $50k deposit on a S8 for a NOV/JAN delivery, and received $5k off of sticker, so if you have the $$$, there are deals to be made.
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Re: Bottom line price [blkhemi] by rjlaero
Mar 27, 2006 (6:35 pm)
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Replying to: blkhemi (Mar 27, 2006 2:52 pm)

I don't know what dealer is going to give you 16,000 off a brand new 2006 W12 A8. There's about 10 grand of dealer profit in that car. And maybe another 3K of dealer holdback in a car that expensive. Why would a dealer sell you a brand new 2006 12 cylinder and break even... or even lose money? You must be some kind of inside guy who gets everything at invoice minus holdback from some dealer friend. But thats a very rare situation and 99% of the people out there don't get those deals.
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Re: Bottom line price [rjlaero] by blkhemi
Mar 27, 2006 (8:14 pm)
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Replying to: rjlaero (Mar 27, 2006 6:35 pm)

The dealer gave me $16k off of the car for the same reason a '06 S500 now lists for $21k less than sticker, supply and demand. Moreover, I don't have to validate myself and explain every detail involving the transaction. The forum is called prices paid, not how and why you received a discount.
 
I don't know where you get your info from, but Audi's doesn't sell very many cars, particularly A8's. Production went from 2700 to just over 4200 last year, and they import more supply than demand, so all of the holdbacks and profits don't mean thing when you're not selling cars. Mercedes and BMW doesn't have to worry about this as their big cars are going to move, no matter what. Audi does have to worry. Sure they sell a boat load of A3's ,A4's, and TT's, but even the A6's sells are off.
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Re: Bottom line price [blkhemi] by rjlaero
Mar 28, 2006 (4:01 pm)
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Replying to: blkhemi (Mar 27, 2006 8:14 pm)

blkhemi,
 
I'm not meaning to dip into your personal business too much, but this forum is prices paid and buying experiences. If your deal sounds too goo to be true, I don't think there's anything wrong with asking some deeper questions on how you struck such a great deal on a brand new 2006 A8, or if there's something missing that needs to be explained. I thought the whole point of this forum was to try to help other people out in getting a good deal.
 
And here's the sales figures for 2005 A8. It's 5430...not 4200 like you mentioned.
 
Also, the A6 did quite well in 2005. They sold 18,074 in 2005 vs 14,905 in 2004. A 21.3 % increase.
 
I like dealing in exact numbers, and not generalizations.
 
http://media.audiusa.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9697
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Re: Bottom line price [rjlaero] by blkhemi
Mar 28, 2006 (5:16 pm)
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Replying to: rjlaero (Mar 28, 2006 4:01 pm)

I stand corrected, altho those "adjusted" sales numbers are still quite below class sells, as whole.
 
I don't mind questions, just not speculation and blasphermy. I don't mind explaining how I got a deal. W-12's are not popular in my neck-of-the-woods, A8's for that matter, despite the standard AWD in New England's harsh winter weather. Back to supply and demand.
 
BTW, which Audi do you own?
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deal...or NO deal? by georgev1
May 19, 2006 (7:42 pm)
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I was offered an 04 a8L with 10,500 miles (cpo)
from Audi dealer.
100K mile warranty
$56K 6.9% finance
whaddya think?
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March purchase by coloradoa8l
May 28, 2006 (5:28 am)
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I bought my for $83,000 loaded. Absolutely no discount and it was full MSRP. The dealer said there are shortages all over the country and if I wanted a black one it would take 3 months. The Audi A8 is a hot selling car and there are not very many around so why would the dealer need to discount. He wouldn't period.....
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The A8 is by blkhemi
May 28, 2006 (1:23 pm)
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not a "hot selling" car. Very dissappointing actually. 500 cars is really pathetic. But I do enjoy the exclusivity of my W-12. Only 7 for the entire state of New York.
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How did I do? by sscheck
May 29, 2006 (5:02 am)
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I just bought an Audi A8L and am curious how the masses think I did. Let me know so that I can feel better that I didn't get reamed . Here are the specs.
 
Audi A8L with a bunch of options
MSRP: $81,560
12,000 Miles and 36 Months
$2,900 out of pocket ($2,695 was inceptions)
$1,121.50 + Tax per month ($1,200 incl tax)
 
I got mine from Prestige Audi in Miami, Florida. There were only 5 A8's in all of South Florida so I didn't have many choices. Let me know what you think.
 
Thanks,
Steven

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