UCDaHacker

Has anyone tried using car brokers when buying their Q5?
I heard some people would go onto yelp and contact a few car brokers.
Tell them what you want and have them compete against each other and also against the dealer.
Pro/Cons?

Thanks

SCarGuy

They still have to go through a dealer so.....why bother?

It really does not need to be a painstaking process, or even all that time consuming

UCDaHacker

I was thinking of contacting brokers for a quote. Use that quote against a bunch of dealers, and see if I can get the price down.

SCarGuy

I get that, but to what end?

All the info one could want is out there....all you're going to do for yourself is create a barage of emails and calls back and forth.

A broker has to go through a dealer....a dealer doesn't have to even want to use a broker, and many refuse to. And brokers charge fees.

The cars are out there, there is no shortage of dealers. Sounds like a headache unless you literally have 0 time to shop.

I can't tell you how many deals, locally and out of state, I do in the span of a few calls and emails. It really isn't difficult if you have a serious buyer on the other end, and a dealer with inventory

auntrout

I assume you are buying a vehicle off the lot. I went the internet quote route on my 2017 and it worked great. I guess it also matters how many Audi dealers are in your area. I had at least 8 dealers to choose from.

auntrout

Totally agree, once the dealers realized I was serious it was very easy to get an excellent price based on the inventory of the different dealerships.

havery

I agree,

I got a price on TruCar, went to a dealer and drove the car. SA was a jerk so i worked with another dealer after getting prices from the 4 local dealers. It's not so hard.

auntrout

I agree. Purchasing my 2017 Q5 was the easiest car purchase I ever made.

UCDaHacker

FYI: I'm looking to order a Prestige, so I'm going to have to order it.
But wouldn't using a broker help too since they will help you get a lower quote that you can use to shop around.
I notice a lot of dealers don't want to email a quote. They want you to come in. I just want to get the best deal possible with out having too much trouble.

ace111mph

I agree - brokers aren't necessary and might not get you the best deal. The key to getting dealers to give you a quote via email is to be clear that you have know all of the specifics about your car (you've done your due diligence, taken good test drives, and know the invoice price) and are [U]going[U] to order on a set day. For example, I just ordered my Q5: I emailed 10 dealerships on a Wednesday, informed them that I am going to order this specific car on Friday (and I listed all the specs down to the color and port-installed accessories). You have 24 hours to give me your best out-the-door price. If I like your offer the best, I'll contact you Thursday evening to make arrangements to place the order on Friday. 4-5 of the dealers responded to that email with a range of offers. I approached my local dealer where I did the test drives with the best offer (I hadn't included him on the original email) and gave him an opportunity to match - he did, and I got 9% off MSRP - about $1700 under invoice.

The keys: be prepared, get dealers to compete, and show them that you're ready to act NOW. Again, not all of them will respond to an email like that but it should give you enough ammo to get a decent deal, and you won't have to deal with a broker.