chemengin

Are you only open to 2019 models? There are only minor changes from 2017/18 to 2019, so if you are interested in 2017 or 2018 there are lot more listings available.

chompers

what are the biggest benefits of searching dealer inventory over doing a factory order other than waiting the few weeks? it seems building the car exactly as how you want it would be more intriguing

KevinGary

DriveItself

Chemengin -- I'd certainly be open to previous model years. Good suggestion. I'll ask the dealer about it.

HyperS4 -- The G70 is certainly worth a look! It's gotten so many rave reviews and awards. However, I'd also check out some of the reviews that aren't so favorable just for balance. For instance, Consumer Reports posted their full test in the past week or two and gave it strong marks (73 points) but not as high as the A4 (80). And maybe a review on youtube like the one from savagegeese which mentions a few downsides. Personally re the G70, given that it looks like very few of them are going to be available in the next several months, I'm inclined to wait on that one until the next model year. In the meantime, if the A4 appeals to me, I'm going to go for it.

Yeah, I'm happy to order a car, I just wonder if it's a 3 or 4 month wait? And at that point the 2020s are coming in? But since I really just want a straight Prestige model with no other options, maybe such a car is sitting outside a factory in Germany and it wouldn't be such a long wait.

Thanks again for the comments. Much appreciated.

KevinGary

samsj

DriveItself

More good advice, thanks. If an order only takes 60 days, I might very well be inclined to go that route.

VM

Ordering a car is fun! Ask a dealer for the order guide (so much more useful/precise than the web site configurator), figure out what you want, order it, wait 3 months (or less...), and boom, you get a car with your equipment choices and hopefully a colour far more exciting than the white/grey/blacks typically stocked in inventory.

DriveItself

True! Scuba blue, wish it were still available! Love that color...

My only trepidation about ordering is the negotiation process, but I guess basically it's the same as with a car on the lot. I say what I'm willing to pay, and they say if they'll take that. I guess what I'll do is email a few dealers in the area and see what price they'll give me on an order...

Thanks again...

VM

Scuba blue was replaced by navarra blue, which doesn't seem that much different. I was just at the auto show here, they had an A8 in navarra blue... I wish I could afford that...