Dealers have so many ways of making money and profit off of selling a new car is not their best source of income. Selling Pre-Owned vehicles make a lot of money as well al taking in trade-ins at very low price. Service make tons of money, so the more cars they sell, the more serivices they do.
Some manufacturers also provide trunk money, bonuses, incentives for meeting certain sales volume, advertising fees etc.
Can someone please tell me current money factor and residual value on a Q5 for 3 year lease / 15K miles per year? I know a month ago residual was 50% and money factor for top credit tier was .00178.
After much deliberation, I pulled the plug on Sunday and ended up with a 2011 2.0 Q5 in white / cinnamon. My first Audi after years of BMWs.
Premium Plus, Nav, 19" wheels, B&O. MSRP $44,925; Invoice $43,385, Final price - $43,256 (all plus tax and license). Q5s with B&O are scarce in Southern Calif for some reason.
I got a decent deal on my trade in, 3 1/2 hours from start to finish. For the most part, they were very nice at the dealership, no games, no hard sell in financing.
I bought it at Rusnak Audi in Westlake Village, CA.
When looking at Truecar.com, the invoice price is listed at $43,029. That is with the upgrade color (additional $475); maybe they included the destination fee... I guess my concern in what I am seeing is a fluctuation in the "invoice price" and am wondering why this could be. Are dealerships inflating the invoice to act as if you are getting an awesome deal... just a thought. Your deal is still great- only a couple of hundred bucks over invoice
I calculated the invoice price from the AMEX car buying site. I didn't use the dealer that AMEX recommended, as they didn't really want to sell at that price, so the car I wanted was "never in stock".
2 other dealers, including Rusnak's other location, wanted $750+ over invoice.
My number included destination fee. It would have been $42,510 without it, so our numbers are pretty close. My deal was actually a few hundred under invoice, whatever invoice is...
I have just started scouting out this car and am very happy I stumbled upon this website. The level of knowledge on here is impressive. I am looking to get the Q5 2011 2.0T 36 month lease with 10K miles. Am considering both the Premium and Premium Plus. Is the Plus worth the addtional cost? Are the main differences the sunroof and the headlights? Does anyone have a contact at a dealer in or around the LA area that is reputable and won't try to rip me off? Should I expect to get a price close to invoice these days on this car and if so how much above is reasonable? Any info/advice would be greatly appreciated.
An unusual situation. 2011 Q5 3.2, MSRP 47090 (invoice 44283 per Edmunds), offered 44052. The problem is the car was "driven by office manager for 2months" already and has $1500 miles on it. Never titled to anyone per dealer. Would you guys go for it? Anything else I need to be concerned about? It does have the right color/option we need. Any suggestions/help will be really appreciated.
Hi motion1, I bought my Q5 Prestige, S-line from a dealer that the Manager drove for 1000 miles and it was not titled until I purchased it. The warranty is extended 1000 miles for me. No problems and I got a great price.
Hi Does anyone know if Audi generally has a winter sales event? Seems like all the other companies have some pretty good buying incentives out there. Also has anyone received the loyalty bonus by using a friends imformation? Do dealers sometimes push these things through? TY
First, thanks for all of the generous info. It's helped me get this far, but before I drop some serious cash on a new ride, I wanted to get a quick sanity check.
How does this look?
Q5 Premium Plus - 2011 3.2 FSI - Color = Black - Bang & Olufsen Sound - Rear side bags
Quote = $42,425
According to what I can find online, this is almost at invoice. The part I'm not entirely clear on is if the dealer is getting any other incentives, i.e. holdbacks, etc. So I'm not sure if I have further down to go or if I'd be pushing my luck.
That's a good jump off point to gather price info. $41,204 is factory invoice, then you gotta add the other goodies. IMHO the stock speakers are good enough, put that extra cash into the MMI NAV system. Not only is it useful, even if you already have a garmin, least for the 2010's, the entire dash layout is different without it. It comes with parking sensors, camera, telephone features, and can play DVD's to boot. Not sure, but you might be able to play DVD's regardless.
Reguardless of where you live, I think if you can get it at invoice, you can be happy you got a good deal.
Looking for a fair price to pay and dealer recommendation for a 2.0 Q5 Premium Plus. Will most likely need to order as I need a factory hitch installed (dealer option gets too expensive). Any close to invoice any of you have paid? Thanks to all.
I live in Toledo and couldn't find any near me in color I wanted (Black). I have 2.0 with 18in wheels, no NAV and paid 39.3. Salesperson and dealership was great. Let me know if you want more info.
Does anyone know about the Costco discount program with Audi? My dealer told me that with Q5 you get $1200 above invoice price with the program. So this is the numbers the dealer offered:
Q5 2.0T with Premium Plus MSRP: 40750 Invoice: 38354 Price: 39554
The deal said this is the lowest they could go. So is this price good? Has anyone used this Costco program before?
today i got quoted 44,325 fees not included i was told that if i was to buy before the end of december that audi would pay the first month for us for free. my husband and i are planning to finance this car.that was the price they quoted us for. they said if we were to down 9500 that are monthly payment will be 731.00. THIS QUOTE INCLUDES: -audi q5 2.0 -b&o sound system/ i pod cavle for audi interface -navigation package -19" all season tire- 5 arm v wheels (we add this to our package $800) -premium plus package - destination charge (its was $875 whatever that means)
first he gave us 44,925 then he drop it to 44,325
i believe this is a good price as for now but i really like the s line 3.2 can someone please let me know what would be a good price. thank you everyone for taking time to write. its been really helpful for my husband and i.
I went to Marks Motors of Ottawa Audi and got the following ... I'd hardly consider it a 'deal', but their argument is the car is a 'best seller' ... and they're already 3 months backorder ... so why reduce the price. I suppose he's got a point.
2011 Audi Q5 2.0 Premium Plus
47,295.00 - base MSRP
750.00 - metallic colour
3,200.00 - Nav
2,600.00 - S-Line
2,300.00 - Sunroof
100.00 - air tax
-1,000.00 discount
<b><i>55,245.00 Sub-Total / Net-Price</i></b>
304.00 - Admin & Gas Tax
7,221.37 - HST
750.00 - Audi Care
97.50 - Audi Care Tax
63,617.87 Total
Comments?
like I said ... I don't think it's 'great' ... but do we really have bargaining power?
hi kayden1911, this is Washington state. I have talked to two different dealers and they both have the program, but slightly different. One offers $1200 above invoice, the other $1300 below MSRP.
I was actually able to negotiate a better price than the Costco program. For a 2.0T with Premium Plus + 19wheel + tow hitch + all weather cargo mat (MSRP $42470), I got invoice + 725. I think it's a pretty good price.
I also purchased 3yr's extended warranty for $3500. How is that price?
beuell- Not sure if you pulled the trigger on your Q5 in SoCal but I recently had a good dealer experience at Penske in West Covina on a Premium Plus 2.0 (paid slightly under invoice). I went PP mainly for the MMI Navigation option and am really happy with the choice. Good luck!
I want to lease Q5 with Premium Plus and Navigation. THe MSRP is $43,275, invoice 40,307. I also want Audi care for $750. If I ask for a 42 month, 10K miles including one month free and tax and license and I do not put anything down, how much should my monthly payments be? A dealer today would only go to $695 with no Audi Care and $715 with Audi Care. Can I do better and what number should be a good deal? Thanks, This forum has been such an eye opener. My friends look at me with new respect when I tell them about this site.
I leased my Q5 two months ago. It really is the nicest car I have ever driven. Unless you drive very very little each year, please seriously consider doing a 15k miles/yr lease. I once made the mistake of getting a 10k lease and boy did they stick it to me at turn in time! Tell them you want Audi Care included in the price. I told them their competitors offered that{ some did, some didn't]. They cried about it but I told them I wouldn't sign without free Audi Care and they did it. From the start each dealership acted like there was little if any room for negotiation and that they were doing me a favor by letting me lease a car from them. They played game after game. Stick with your guns. I live in St. Louis where there are only three Audi dealers. I told them I was also talking to Chicago dealerships via the internet and that totally freaked them out! In the end I got a silver premium with panorama roof, heated seats with free Audi Care for 575.00 a month. My big regret is that I didn't get the Navi............ good luck to you! You are really going to love the Q5!
hi where did you get this deal? i am ready to buy a q5 2.0 premium plus with naviagation and i want to pay under $40,000...what other costs did you have?
Greeting to all! Looking for the fair price on 2011 Audi Q5 2.0 Premium Plus New York. Invoice: $37,909 MSRP: $40,275 Looking to pay a bit over the invoice. Thanks a lot! Anybody could recomend a dealer in NY area? Thanks a lot
Where did you get this deal? Location/region. I am looking for 2011 Audi Q5 2.0 premium Plus black/cinamon. I am willing to pay $38,309! Please advise. Thank you.
I was told by a local dealer (NJ) that I have to wait until end of Feb if I don't take one of the two 3.2 left. Is Q5 really so hot? He also hinted I can get a few hundreds above invoice (so ~41k) for a Feb delievery 2.0t prem plus + nav.
Think I got a great deal, looking around for a Q5 had a number of dealers near me (Boston area) say they would not discount off MSRP, but a very fair dealer in suburbs was willing to give me $500 over invoice on a premium model. Problem was they have no 2.0s in stock and can’t get one I want until mid to late Feb. I currently also qualify for the $1,500 loyalty rebate which expires on Jan 4th or 5th, so I could lose out if they stop that program.
Called around and in greater Boston area where I found most dealers would not budge from MSRP on any in stock 2.0. Best I could find was about $500 under MSRP for one in stock. Some basically laughed when I asked them to match the 500 over invoice. Called around and found a non-local dealer who has a meteor gray arriving today in exact spec I want which will be ready by Thursday. Asked if they participated in the USAA program and they do, was willing to sell me for $250 over invoice. Awesome, so can I still qualify for $1500 rebate if I pick up this week ? Yup . Dealer then matched the best trade in value I could get from any dealer ($9500) on my 05 Jeep GC over the phone (ran VIN and asked about specs, mileage and condition which I was honest about). Then asks me if I want to finance through Audi? Maybe, what is the 60 month rate? 2.9%? Great! Oh and Audi finance is running a program where they pay my first month payment? Super! Double checked on that one since I thought you couldn’t get both finance deal and rebate, but dealer confirmed it was legit. Said other dealers may just not be as willing to offer on this model.
Ok, so I will find out on Thursday if this is straight up. Put a $1000 deposit down over the phone and if it does go down, I will be getting a Q5 at invoice +$250 but then minus $1,500 loyalty rebate and then minus another $525 (my estimated monthly payment). Too good to be true? I’ll let you know in a few days . Only regret may be not finding a “base” premium plus with the HID and LEDs which invoices for only about $500more.
Purchase pending on Meteor Gray/ Black interior premium with pano, htd seats, BT, Ipod and wheel locks (didn’t want them but came with car). MSRP of $39,530 will be sold for $37,313 minus $1,500 rebate =$35,813 and then they pay my first $525 payment = net price of approx $35,300. Side note: Looked at new Jeeps which I loved the look of, but not a nice a driving experience (at least in V6, pick up was weak), financing wasn’t as attractive, trade in value offered was $500 to $1000 less and gas mileage was really much worse (16 city/22 hw). Price was about the same (about 35k) for Laredo with leather, sunroof nav and BT .
Where did you get the information that Audicare costs dealers only 350-400? I searched everywhere and even my discussion with pretty straight up sales people seemed to indicated there wasn't much profit in the audi care- maybe $50-$100 . Not that I don't believe you, just wondering how you found out.
Deal went through as promised over the phone. Approximately $1800 under invoice after rebate and Audi finance making first month payment of $523. Props for Father and Son Audi in W. Sprignfield MA making it so smooth and easy. They emailed me a copy of the sales agreement in advance, so it was just a matter of signing the papers when I showed up.
latest offer through COSTCO in the Raleigh NC area:
2011 Q5 Premium Plus 2.0T (includes sunroof and heated leather seats) White exterior Light Gray Interior Standard wheels no extra "fluff"
First # Invoice Second # MSRP
Base $32,736 - $35,200
Options (Premium Plus Standard) $3,906- $4,200 Audi music interface w/iPod cable, memory function for driver, Audi xenon plus lights w/LED daytime running lights, panorama sunroof, auto-dimming & pwr-folding mirrors pwr tailgate, auto-dimming interior mirror w/compass, Bluetooth, HomeLink, stainless steel trunk edge trim & door sills, heated front seats
No much of a deal, I think. $47090 (MSRP) for 3.2 PP, nav, quartz grey, black interior plus Audi Care also $6000 for trade-in (KBB says $7500 for trade-in 2004 Mazda3 ). Based on used cars for sale, it looks like $5000 trade-in is more like it. So really I guess $45,240 for the car (minus audi care and $1000 extra for car).
The car is for my wife which she loved (she's paying for it and was sitting there). I would have tried elsewhere but she didn't want to bother. We're scheduled to have the car next week, but I should have had that in writing. Ugh.
I just found out recently that my company qualifies for this. Anyone have experience using this program to get a Q5? I used a similar program to get my current car (Mazda 3), and loved it due to no negotiation needed.
Anybody buy a 2011 Q5 w/ premium plus and nav recently? Can you share the selling price? I've seen what Costco, Edmunds and AmEx are suggesting ($1,661 below MSRP). Anybody do better than this?
Anyone purchased one of these in the Southeast lately? I'm looking at ordering one Silver w/black interior, S Line, Bang audio and rear side airbags. MSRP $46550 and so far I've only been offered $45550 as a special order.
I'm looking at 2011 2.0T Q5 Premium Plus w/nav in the Chicago area. MSRP is 43,990. Truecar shows factory invoice of $41,384 and dealer cost of $41,053.
Anyone have thoughts on a good target price? I'm thinking $41,500 as a reasonable goal. Best offer so far is 43,000, but I just got started.
$1200-$1500 off MSRP seems to be a typical first offer. You might do better to email around for the best price first, especially to a dealership 50+ miles away. Just be specific on the colors/options and ask for the OTD price so you'd know what fees, etc. are involved.
When I was looking for an Altima hybrid a few years ago I emailed several dealerships as far as Rhode Island (I'm in Maryland). A bit extreme but they weren't selling that car in my state. The point is any salesman can give you a quick and accurate price quote by email just as easily as if you were sitting there in the dealership.
The Q5 seems to always be in short supply so there might not be that many deals. I emailed four dealerships asking about inventory. Three had nothing just factory orders and one had an incoming vehicle 2-3 weeks out. I got an emailed quote on a factory order at $800 under MSRP but that included Audi Care.
The Q5 came in from port two weeks late making that impulse buy less worth it to her. So my wife picked out $200 of free stuff from the parts display case - Audi chrome license plate holders, an Audi key chain and a chrome coffee canister - which surprisingly made her happy. She didn't care much about price and just wanted to be done with the whole process.
Her old car is now listed at the dealership for $4900 above her trade-in price which shows we could have easily gotten $2000 more in a private sale (45K miles on a 6 year old car). I offered to do all the leg work for a private sale but she just wanted to do the trade-in.
At closing we also got an extended service contract to 7 years/70,000 mi for $2750, tire & rim hazard coverage for $850 and Cilajet for $800. I had no objection to any of these at the time.
I didn't get any other quotes for an extended service contract so I don't know how good/bad that price is. My wife plans on keeping this vehicle for a while and she only drives about 6K miles a year so this is fine.
The tire & rim coverage was because she's hit a few bad potholes in the past and there are bad potholes on our nearby country roads. But this coverage needs to be canceled because it would take a seriously mean pothole to damage a rim and justify the cost.
The Cilajet add-on seems ok. The worst I've read is that Cilajet doesn't work as well as advertised for sap, bird doo and bugs, and that it cannot theoretically last for 5 years as advertised. Though some people posted that it does still work noticeably well after a few years. We'll see how it goes.
So, total to the dealership for this vehicle excluding tax was $51,900. With taxes it was $54,600, less $6000 for the trade-in.
Just one last note about extended warranties. My credit union offered an extended warranty for $1300 that was 5-year /100,000 mile but expressly didn't cover "electronic equipment including sound reproduction components, wiring or wiring harness, telephone, clock, television, navigation equipment."
For twice the cost I got a 7-year warranty from Audi (Fidelity Warranty Services) that covers all the factory installed electronic equipment.
Comments
Dealers have so many ways of making money and profit off of selling a new car is not their best source of income. Selling Pre-Owned vehicles make a lot of money as well al taking in trade-ins at very low price. Service make tons of money, so the more cars they sell, the more serivices they do.
Some manufacturers also provide trunk money, bonuses, incentives for meeting certain sales volume, advertising fees etc.
Thanks very much.
Premium Plus, Nav, 19" wheels, B&O. MSRP $44,925; Invoice $43,385, Final price - $43,256 (all plus tax and license). Q5s with B&O are scarce in Southern Calif for some reason.
I got a decent deal on my trade in, 3 1/2 hours from start to finish. For the most part, they were very nice at the dealership, no games, no hard sell in financing.
I bought it at Rusnak Audi in Westlake Village, CA.
2 other dealers, including Rusnak's other location, wanted $750+ over invoice.
My number included destination fee. It would have been $42,510 without it, so our numbers are pretty close. My deal was actually a few hundred under invoice, whatever invoice is...
I bought my Q5 Prestige, S-line from a dealer that the Manager drove for 1000 miles and it was not titled until I purchased it. The warranty is extended 1000 miles for me. No problems and I got a great price.
Does anyone know if Audi generally has a winter sales event? Seems like all the other companies have some pretty good buying incentives out there. Also has anyone received the loyalty bonus by using a friends imformation? Do dealers sometimes push these things through? TY
First, thanks for all of the generous info. It's helped me get this far, but before I drop some serious cash on a new ride, I wanted to get a quick sanity check.
How does this look?
Q5 Premium Plus - 2011 3.2 FSI
- Color = Black
- Bang & Olufsen Sound
- Rear side bags
Quote = $42,425
According to what I can find online, this is almost at invoice. The part I'm not entirely clear on is if the dealer is getting any other incentives, i.e. holdbacks, etc. So I'm not sure if I have further down to go or if I'd be pushing my luck.
Any thoughts??
Thanks!!
That's a good jump off point to gather price info. $41,204 is factory invoice, then you gotta add the other goodies. IMHO the stock speakers are good enough, put that extra cash into the MMI NAV system. Not only is it useful, even if you already have a garmin, least for the 2010's, the entire dash layout is different without it. It comes with parking sensors, camera, telephone features, and can play DVD's to boot. Not sure, but you might be able to play DVD's regardless.
Reguardless of where you live, I think if you can get it at invoice, you can be happy you got a good deal.
Hope that helps!
Q5 2.0T with Premium Plus
MSRP: 40750
Invoice: 38354
Price: 39554
The deal said this is the lowest they could go. So is this price good? Has anyone used this Costco program before?
that sounds like a great price to me.
i was told that if i was to buy before the end of december that audi would pay the first month for us for free. my husband and i are planning to finance this car.that was the price they quoted us for. they said if we were to down 9500 that are monthly payment will be 731.00.
THIS QUOTE INCLUDES:
-audi q5 2.0
-b&o sound system/ i pod cavle for audi interface
-navigation package
-19" all season tire- 5 arm v wheels (we add this to our package $800)
-premium plus package
- destination charge (its was $875 whatever that means)
first he gave us 44,925 then he drop it to 44,325
i believe this is a good price as for now but i really like the s line 3.2 can someone please let me know what would be a good price. thank you everyone for taking time to write. its been really helpful for my husband and i.
I went to Marks Motors of Ottawa Audi and got the following ... I'd hardly consider it a 'deal', but their argument is the car is a 'best seller' ... and they're already 3 months backorder ... so why reduce the price. I suppose he's got a point.
2011 Audi Q5 2.0 Premium Plus 47,295.00 - base MSRP 750.00 - metallic colour 3,200.00 - Nav 2,600.00 - S-Line 2,300.00 - Sunroof 100.00 - air tax -1,000.00 discount <b><i>55,245.00 Sub-Total / Net-Price</i></b> 304.00 - Admin & Gas Tax 7,221.37 - HST 750.00 - Audi Care 97.50 - Audi Care Tax63,617.87 Total
Comments?
like I said ... I don't think it's 'great' ... but do we really have bargaining power?
I was actually able to negotiate a better price than the Costco program. For a 2.0T with Premium Plus + 19wheel + tow hitch + all weather cargo mat (MSRP $42470), I got invoice + 725. I think it's a pretty good price.
I also purchased 3yr's extended warranty for $3500. How is that price?
Looking for the fair price on 2011 Audi Q5 2.0 Premium Plus New York.
Invoice: $37,909
MSRP: $40,275
Looking to pay a bit over the invoice.
Thanks a lot!
Anybody could recomend a dealer in NY area?
Thanks a lot
I am looking for 2011 Audi Q5 2.0 premium Plus black/cinamon.
I am willing to pay $38,309! Please advise. Thank you.
Called around and in greater Boston area where I found most dealers would not budge from MSRP on any in stock 2.0. Best I could find was about $500 under MSRP for one in stock. Some basically laughed when I asked them to match the 500 over invoice. Called around and found a non-local dealer who has a meteor gray arriving today in exact spec I want which will be ready by Thursday. Asked if they participated in the USAA program and they do, was willing to sell me for $250 over invoice. Awesome, so can I still qualify for $1500 rebate if I pick up this week ? Yup . Dealer then matched the best trade in value I could get from any dealer ($9500) on my 05 Jeep GC over the phone (ran VIN and asked about specs, mileage and condition which I was honest about). Then asks me if I want to finance through Audi? Maybe, what is the 60 month rate? 2.9%? Great! Oh and Audi finance is running a program where they pay my first month payment? Super! Double checked on that one since I thought you couldn’t get both finance deal and rebate, but dealer confirmed it was legit. Said other dealers may just not be as willing to offer on this model.
Ok, so I will find out on Thursday if this is straight up. Put a $1000 deposit down over the phone and if it does go down, I will be getting a Q5 at invoice +$250 but then minus $1,500 loyalty rebate and then minus another $525 (my estimated monthly payment). Too good to be true? I’ll let you know in a few days . Only regret may be not finding a “base” premium plus with the HID and LEDs which invoices for only about $500more.
Purchase pending on Meteor Gray/ Black interior premium with pano, htd seats, BT, Ipod and wheel locks (didn’t want them but came with car). MSRP of $39,530 will be sold for $37,313 minus $1,500 rebate =$35,813 and then they pay my first $525 payment = net price of approx $35,300. Side note: Looked at new Jeeps which I loved the look of, but not a nice a driving experience (at least in V6, pick up was weak), financing wasn’t as attractive, trade in value offered was $500 to $1000 less and gas mileage was really much worse (16 city/22 hw). Price was about the same (about 35k) for Laredo with leather, sunroof nav and BT .
latest offer through COSTCO in the Raleigh NC area:
2011 Q5 Premium Plus 2.0T (includes sunroof and heated leather seats)
White exterior
Light Gray Interior
Standard wheels
no extra "fluff"
First # Invoice
Second # MSRP
Base
$32,736 - $35,200
Options (Premium Plus Standard)
$3,906- $4,200
Audi music interface w/iPod cable, memory function for driver, Audi xenon plus lights w/LED daytime running lights, panorama sunroof, auto-dimming & pwr-folding mirrors pwr tailgate, auto-dimming interior mirror w/compass, Bluetooth, HomeLink, stainless steel trunk edge trim & door sills, heated front seats
Destination
$875 - $875
Total
$37,517 - $40,275
link: http://www.costcoauto.com/new_cars/buildvehicle.aspx?trimid=326198
I would welcome and suggestions and recommendations regarding recent purchases and if possible any info for current "audi" financing rates
thank you - happy new year
The car is for my wife which she loved (she's paying for it and was sitting there). I would have tried elsewhere but she didn't want to bother. We're scheduled to have the car next week, but I should have had that in writing. Ugh.
http://audisupplier.com/
I just found out recently that my company qualifies for this. Anyone have experience using this program to get a Q5? I used a similar program to get my current car (Mazda 3), and loved it due to no negotiation needed.
Used my contant badgering for my A8L and saved
Any ideas?
Anyone have thoughts on a good target price? I'm thinking $41,500 as a reasonable goal. Best offer so far is 43,000, but I just got started.
When I was looking for an Altima hybrid a few years ago I emailed several dealerships as far as Rhode Island (I'm in Maryland). A bit extreme but they weren't selling that car in my state. The point is any salesman can give you a quick and accurate price quote by email just as easily as if you were sitting there in the dealership.
The Q5 seems to always be in short supply so there might not be that many deals. I emailed four dealerships asking about inventory. Three had nothing just factory orders and one had an incoming vehicle 2-3 weeks out. I got an emailed quote on a factory order at $800 under MSRP but that included Audi Care.
Her old car is now listed at the dealership for $4900 above her trade-in price which shows we could have easily gotten $2000 more in a private sale (45K miles on a 6 year old car). I offered to do all the leg work for a private sale but she just wanted to do the trade-in.
At closing we also got an extended service contract to 7 years/70,000 mi for $2750, tire & rim hazard coverage for $850 and Cilajet for $800. I had no objection to any of these at the time.
I didn't get any other quotes for an extended service contract so I don't know how good/bad that price is. My wife plans on keeping this vehicle for a while and she only drives about 6K miles a year so this is fine.
The tire & rim coverage was because she's hit a few bad potholes in the past and there are bad potholes on our nearby country roads. But this coverage needs to be canceled because it would take a seriously mean pothole to damage a rim and justify the cost.
The Cilajet add-on seems ok. The worst I've read is that Cilajet doesn't work as well as advertised for sap, bird doo and bugs, and that it cannot theoretically last for 5 years as advertised. Though some people posted that it does still work noticeably well after a few years. We'll see how it goes.
So, total to the dealership for this vehicle excluding tax was $51,900. With taxes it was $54,600, less $6000 for the trade-in.
For twice the cost I got a 7-year warranty from Audi (Fidelity Warranty Services) that covers all the factory installed electronic equipment.