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Audi A3 Prices Paid and Buying Experiences
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I got a brand new 2008 A3 Premium Package and Sky Roof for 25k last summer. i looked on autotrader and cars.com the key is patience. i called dealerships within 200 miles of my home telling them i was a serious buyer who wanted to buy NOW. Telling them how much you are willing to pay is up to you but NEVER NEVER go with MSRP that is an artificial number that has NOTHING to do with the actual price of the car. Go to consumer reports online and look at their car buying tips, they also have a service where you pay like 15 dollars and they will send you the actual value or dealer cost of the car, THAT is the number you should be negotiating.
And if you walk into a NJ dealership ready to buy a car and they know your serious and will not budge, fine, guess what they are losing a sale and you are on your way to BUYING a car from someone who actually wants to sell cars. YOU have the power, patience is key my friend. i could go on all day, but it took me 7 months to finally get the price i wanted, but i was on a tight budget.
Personal Example: i walked onto a Volvo dealership looking at the C30, told him i was interested in the C30 and A3 and i was a NOW buyer. i gave him a low ballish price range i was looking for, 5 min later he came back and told me he would drop the price on a c30 $3,500 right there. Anyway, i could go on all day about stuff, but also go with a credit union for financing, don't fiance with the LIEnaciers at the car dealerships if they give you a good price on the car they will screw you with their lame financing. i got 5.5 apr at a credit union. Good luck and be FIRM.
I am so sorry if this is not the right place for this post. I am buying my first Audi and really, this is the first time I have bought a car on my own. It is a USED A3-2007. It is light silver w/ black leather interior. It is the S-Line and has Open Sky with 23,000 miles but is MANUAL (that is what my husband INSISTS he wants). I am buying it through a dealer but not an Audi dealer so it is not CPO. The offer is $20,900. Am I getting a good deal?? Should I keep looking? We are a young military family and just need a good, fun car with a back seat so we have room for our new baby. We just sold our Saturn Sky (for less then Edmunds private party unfortunately) but we really needed a bigger car. We found the experience of looking at California Audi dealerships so frustrating and expensive.
Thank you!!
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09 Meteor Gray S-line 2.0T
Open Sky
Convenience Package
MSRP $34,650
Invoice 32,239
Offer: 31,675 (includes $825 destination fee & $400 dealer fee, does not include tax)
Does this sound like a good deal when we're this close to the 2010's coming out?
09 Ibis white with black interior
2.0 quattro
Open sky
Cold weather package
Convenience package
Premium package
MSRP: $36225
Offer: $34,654 out the door, tax (7%) and all additional fees included
Again, is this a good deal?
Therefore, the MSRP on the vehicle is $36,225
The dealer invoice (according to CR) is $33,751
CRs "Bottom Line Price" that they say to work from is $31,251 and the deal I'm looking at is $31,751, less than 2% above the best CR says that I can do for the vehicle.
Of course, tax and motor vehicle fees are extra, but you can't get out of that....
The information from Consumer Reports proved invaluable in knowing what was reasonable to expect.
I feel like I did okay but was wondering if I ahould have pushed for a better price with 2010s coming out.
I have not had this problem yet but CR said there can be brake problems and Audio problems. And i also heard the open sky shade system will stop clipping when you try to shut it. Anyway, so far i really love the car it is really fun to drive hope you enjoy yours. Cheers.
So perhaps you are unaware that the invoice price is a 'made up number' just like MSRP.
But of course, 'invoice' is a better baseline to use when negotiating a new car price from consumer viewpoint.
Also to be clear, i don't consider msrp/invoice prices to be irrelevant - each is a good reference point to consider, along with the possibility that the dealer is paying thousands below "invoice price" to the manufacturer.
Sometimes the dealer-to-manufacturer price is called the "dealer memo price".
Anyway, it is good that you are an educated consumer, Johnny Law! Cheers...
Dealer Invoice Price (provided by the manufacturer to the dealer).
Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) — what the dealer wants you to pay.
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we were quoted $34,000 not sure of the exact amount.
We were concerned about repair costs, have you ever owned an Audi prior, someone told us they are very expensive to repair?
we are also looking at the Jetta stationwagon tdi, it is less expensive but really the same car, have you looked at that?
New Battery at 3 years and one month old = $100 + labor
New wipers = $50
New Tires = varies
And they had to replace my AC compressor under warranty, the center armrest/cup holder assembly in the rear seat, and the center stack lid, all under warranty.
Not bad at all, in fact, quite good.
I have a copy below, but w/out the pricing info...
http://www.ecodetuning.com/gallery/B8TSIAPR/reduced/OG2010AudiExclusive.pdf
i checked edmunds for the 2010 a3 and the msrp pricing listed is not the same as it's listed at audiusa.com <-- this is what makes it's frustrating. so how does edmunds get the invoice/msrp pricing info?
They said that there just aren't TDI's available and they want full list based upon the short supply. To save $3000, i'll buy in atlanta and drive it back to miami.
Where are they selling A3 TDI discounted???????? Or will Audi push over to VW--the TDI sport wagon is sweet, but just not as comfortable as the Audi.
As evidenced by the activity in this forum, there is not a lot of transactional information on this car right now.
I'm considering countering at $36k flat. Does that sound reasonable?
500 isn't much if the car meets all your needs. Audi doesn't do much on the a3 -- you can deal better on the a4. Depends what you like.
Everything was sold out and the new 2011's were coming in. i am still drivng my 2006 A3.
I would like to buy A3 TDI prem+ My locale dealer was not customer friendly--different sales-manager breaking balls for every penny and wouldn't trade out
with another dealer. I will buy anywhere within 200 miles of miami for the right price.....orlando, pines, coral springs
Any suggestions?