evanseric21

Just my choice word at the moment. I guess "interesting" may have fit better. They just seem to be going down the line. From your example though you would think pricing would have been released sooner for the A3, A4 and A5 given they are the same car as the 2018's.
I just find it interesting they are releasing from the top down not in a bad way.

evanseric21

Ditto.
I've literally have had to tell my salesman when the Order Guides have been updated, when they had allocation for the RS5 Sportback as well as the pricing.
Granted they sell tons of cars and i'm sure it's hard to keep up with pricing for every model but when speaking to a client interested in a particular model you would think they would do a little research to have info to make the sale.
My salesmen is a nice guy though and provides good service with everything else.

SCarGuy

The focus is always on the new releases, and not on the model year change cars

I also would not necessarily put stock in the pricing being accurate, as I have seen third party sources misquote things before (or omit), and Audi can, and often does, revise pricing in their order guides

Many salespeople are focused on cars that can move today, not cars to be ordered. It's just a mindset. I find it off-putting too, with all the cars I have ordered over the years. Now that I am on that side of the desk, I treat it the same as any inquiry, because it can eventually become a delivered unit. I love taking new car orders for people. Some dealers/salespeople don't, and only focus on selling what they have.

evanseric21

Makes sense. Yeah, I also wouldn't put too much stock in the pricing from a third party. For people waiting for a 2019 A5 I'm sure their just happy there is some "new" info on the vehicle. I know I search daily for anything "new" I can find related to the RS5 Sportback. The anxiety is a killer and I hate this waiting game.

SCarGuy

just a matter of time before the updated pricing comes. I think you will see it next month for the other vehicles, my best estimate

evanseric21

Yeah I was thinking within the next week or two. What are your estimates for the arrival of the first dealer allocated RS5 Sportbacks? Some are saying November, December as one forum member got a noticed his has went into production? Others are saying Q1. My rep told me he anticipated 3-4 months

SCarGuy

The one we ordered this week is currently waitlisted, but I expect that status to change next week

I'd like to think they want cars here for December, but so far what I see in our system is early January as the earliest ETAs - that being said, it can always change. I think the great equalizer will be customs, as it's both a new car and a new model year vehicle