DRCHA6

Dealer has an allocation for December delivery. I'll be trading an '11 NWB with 43K. In the past, I've always bought from dealer stock and felt I did well on the deal. The question is this: when do I make the offer and negotiate? When I make the order and place the deposit or when it arrives? I'm sure the trade- in appraisal will be made at the end. Also, I do know that orders often have a narrower range in which to negotiate, so what would be a good cash offer on this $100K car? I have to admit I'm a novice in this case and would appreciate any help and counsel.

subterFUSE

I would go ahead and negotiate the price.

Are you a member of Audi Club North America? Members can get 6% off from MSRP on a new car purchase.

derfA8L

Having always ordered my Audi's to my desired specs, my advice is:

Negotiate the best deal you can now and get that allocation status changed to a "sold order" with your name attached to it. NWB A8s are a rare commodity here in the states, and that car may likely not be available to you by the time it arrives at the dealer. (I assume you're located in the US). BTW, dealers trade build allocations all the time, so unless marked as a "sold order," that car might not even get shipped to your dealer. You can probably also have the allocated car's specs changed to your option preference right now, since it's most likely a late October production vehicle (if due at dealer in December), and not yet locked. My ordered car is slated for production week of October 20th, and is due to clear US customs on December 1st, and it's marked "changes possible" on the most recent VBO I saw yesterday.

As for your trade-in, have the dealer place a current value on it now and try to negotiate it not being reduced when you turn it in by an amount lower than is acceptable to you---and if he agrees to that, get it written into the sales agreement.

ikold

Negotiate now don't wait until he think he's got you.