Thinking of getting A5 sportsback - did a test drive. Need some input

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08-18-2018, 02:00 PM

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Guys, I'm picking up my A5 tomorrow and it comes with some ugly 18" star shaped rims. I asked the dealership if they could swap them out and they said no...WTF? Not even charging me for the delta? Anybody know if he's just BSing me or they can and should do it if I pay the premium? Otherwise I'm stuck with 18" tires if I decide to change rims to 19"...any ideas? Car is white and I would like some nice darker OEM or aftermarket rims...

I bought an A5 SB with the design line wheel package because I loved the wheels, but also because the price for the wheels+sport suspension was a good deal. So, when you buy the car, you buy the wheels and while they may be easily changed, they won’t be unless you want to buy another set of wheels.

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08-19-2018, 02:58 PM

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Picked up car today. The dealer honored the other deal so 58k msrp A5 got for 55k OTD with audi care. It was information overload driving back. My trade in was only 200, which i guess it was ok since i had warning lights on, door not working and other things creeping up.
For educational purposes, can someone show me what percentage discount i got/kind of deal i got in the end? I am pretty sure it is a good deal but not sure how it is defined - the sales person said just Divide MSRP by Sale price -1:
MSRP Price: 58k
Base sale price: 52k
Rebate: 500
VA tax rate 4.15%
Total: 55k
It seems they incorporated the audi care inside the price as "maintenance".

Thanks for the help.

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08-19-2018, 03:30 PM

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For educational purposes, can someone show me what percentage discount i got/kind of deal i got in the end?

If $52k is before rebate, 11%. If it is after the rebate, 10%. Good deal.

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08-19-2018, 04:02 PM

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Congrats. I was hard on you but am glad you pulled the trigger. For your own sanity stop thinking of deals. They only apply for people who sell cars every year or two. If you got an extra thousand or two or lost that...it does not matter when amortized over years of financing. You know this!

If you want to calculate deal find the best deals people paid then learn your percentage off. Compare them. Again thiugh... it's pointless. Love the car, learn the car and appreciate the car. That is how you get the best deal. Life is much better this way I promise. I used to worry about that stuff and am so glad I do not anymore. Enjoy.

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08-19-2018, 04:05 PM

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if you count the Audicare as $1000, you got $7000 off a $58000 car, that’s 12% off.

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08-19-2018, 04:07 PM

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Congrats on completing this purchase. Post some pics.

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08-19-2018, 04:40 PM

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what did you trade in for only 200 bucks?

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08-19-2018, 06:10 PM

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what did you trade in for only 200 bucks?

More likely than not, that's exactly where the dealership is making up for some of that discount.

But, as the old saying goes, if the buyer thinks it's a good deal, it's a good deal.

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08-19-2018, 06:49 PM

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what did you trade in for only 200 bucks?

2003 acura tl type s with 230k miles...
the exclamation light always on,the vsa light goes on when I go on highways, the car rattles when I am on highways, the back two doors dont work, windshield wiper only wipes high speed, ac doesnt blow cold air (maybe coolant?), the lights dont turn on I the dark for the panels, and yesterday the engine "restarted a bit" while I was driving....

and I learned I shouldn't not have done synthetic oil changes every 40k miles.... so I wasted money on that too... And i learned i should have registration form in the glove compartment and the stickers i put dont count as registration... luckily i wasn't pulled over for a while because I usually just toss that paper out after taking out the stickers...

so learned a lot today