Any thoughts on how the RS4 will hold its value?
03-23-2007, 04:32 PM
#3
AudiWorld Senior Member
Try checking out the resale of the RS6 as those are 3-4 years old now.
They will probably give an idea of resale as those are the only other RS cars in the US market. I don't remember the original RS6 price but I think it was in the region of $80k.
03-23-2007, 07:16 PM
#7
AudiWorld Super User
FWIW, here is what happened with the RS6..
At the end of what was supposed to be a limited run of 800 '03 cars, AoA dumped about 400 RS6's into the US market as '03's. The cars were built very late in '03 and would normally have been '04's but due to changing regulations, the RS4 could not be sold in '04.
These last 400 cars really hurt the market. By spring of 2004, AoA was offering trunk money and the dealers were offering the last cars at about invoice ($72K). Over the next year, they dropped to the low-mid $60K's and held their value (some even appreciated a bit) for the next twelve months.
Then the RS4 came out and the RS6 resale market took another steep nosedive. I have not looked lately, but last time I looked, cars could be had in the very low 50K's. This is about a 40% drop in 4 years, which is pretty good for an Audi.
These last 400 cars really hurt the market. By spring of 2004, AoA was offering trunk money and the dealers were offering the last cars at about invoice ($72K). Over the next year, they dropped to the low-mid $60K's and held their value (some even appreciated a bit) for the next twelve months.
Then the RS4 came out and the RS6 resale market took another steep nosedive. I have not looked lately, but last time I looked, cars could be had in the very low 50K's. This is about a 40% drop in 4 years, which is pretty good for an Audi.
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03-23-2007, 07:21 PM
#8
AudiWorld Super User
Here is what Audi Financial thinks...
12 mo: 80% ($59K)
24 mo: 70% ($51K)
36 mo: 58% ($43K)
48 mo: 48% ($35K)
assuming 12K mile/year
Mine is about 8 months old, and in 4 months from now I expect that we will be pretty close to the above. Over the next couple of years, we have the R8, S5, RS5(?), RS6, S8, etc. to interest the Audi faithful. It is a car not an investment but IMHO well worth the money.
24 mo: 70% ($51K)
36 mo: 58% ($43K)
48 mo: 48% ($35K)
assuming 12K mile/year
Mine is about 8 months old, and in 4 months from now I expect that we will be pretty close to the above. Over the next couple of years, we have the R8, S5, RS5(?), RS6, S8, etc. to interest the Audi faithful. It is a car not an investment but IMHO well worth the money.
