2019 delays...any insight?
10-13-2018, 05:10 PM
#11
It's not about wealth is about the length of time it takes to get a car. very few people I know want to wait the 3+ months it takes to order a new car. They don't see buying off the dealer lots as a compromise. They don't care about getting a car that meets a whole list of criteria. The vast majority of people are not enthusiasts and as long as the car does what they want it to and looks good that's all they care.
10-13-2018, 09:10 PM
#12
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2019 S4 ordered 7/23. Production complete 9/20. Ship departure 10/20 (ETA). Port (Davisville, RI) 11/2 ETA. Talking to my dealer today, it sounds like they'll be held in port for a bit. My dealer said it was looking like the 2019 A4/A5s would be released probably around Thanksgiving.
10-14-2018, 04:03 AM
#13
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I doubt anyone has paid more than a $1000 deposit for an ordered vehicle, so it's not like Audi is delaying a car that has been fully paid for. Only Tesla does that.
10-14-2018, 07:47 AM
#14
It's not about wealth is about the length of time it takes to get a car. very few people I know want to wait the 3+ months it takes to order a new car. They don't see buying off the dealer lots as a compromise. They don't care about getting a car that meets a whole list of criteria. The vast majority of people are not enthusiasts and as long as the car does what they want it to and looks good that's all they care.
I was being somewhat sarcastic when I said someone literally wakes up on a Saturday AM and says, "honey let's go buy a car TODAY!" Seems that may have been closer to literal than I had intended.
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10-14-2018, 07:32 PM
#15
Is this a particularly American attitude? A lot of these cars are leased, yes? Well, then, if you have a 36 month lease and you are not unhappy, you would know at month 32 or 33 that you had only 3 or 4 months before you have to turn in your car, so go to the brand you want and order your car, make your last lease payment and get into your new (EXACTLY as you want it) car.
I was being somewhat sarcastic when I said someone literally wakes up on a Saturday AM and says, "honey let's go buy a car TODAY!" Seems that may have been closer to literal than I had intended.
I was being somewhat sarcastic when I said someone literally wakes up on a Saturday AM and says, "honey let's go buy a car TODAY!" Seems that may have been closer to literal than I had intended.
Even if people are spending $80K+ on a car, most of them still view it as an appliance and couldn’t tell you much about outside of what the sales person told them.
Gettijg a car precisely to your specification isn’t something most people think about. I’d be surprised if most people knew all the options their car came with or didn’t come with. Most people are not enthusiasts and don’t care about this stuff.
10-15-2018, 02:50 PM
#16
AudiWorld Super User
When it comes down to it, to Audi, that car is already sold...to the dealer. It's now the dealer's transaction to sell it on from there. It's in every party's best interest to get to car to the consumer ASAP...a car shouldn't be reported to Audi as sold until the client signs final paperwork (though even that part dealers fudge), and they won't get paid till the same is done. But at certain points, you are waiting sometimes due to nothing more than a long line at the port(s)
10-15-2018, 02:52 PM
#17
AudiWorld Super User
Most people I know will wait until a month or so before their lease is up before they start looking for a new car. Combine that with incentives that dealers will usually throw out to get a car off their lot and you have fewer people custom ordering cars.
Even if people are spending $80K+ on a car, most of them still view it as an appliance and couldn’t tell you much about outside of what the sales person told them.
Gettijg a car precisely to your specification isn’t something most people think about. I’d be surprised if most people knew all the options their car came with or didn’t come with. Most people are not enthusiasts and don’t care about this stuff.
Some want what they want - and for those, the ordering process exists. Most others simply have a list of "must have's", and one way or another, I can get them the car that satisfies the must-have's. Sometimes they compromise simply on the "it would be nice, if's"
10-15-2018, 03:09 PM
#18
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and for those wondering, pricing on other 19's was released
11-15-2018, 09:43 AM
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My 2019 Quantum Gray S4 arrived at port 3 days ago. I was told it is being held up until Audi officially allows the releases of the 2019 A4/S4 cars. Anyone with insight know when this might happen? This sucks!
11-16-2018, 06:04 AM
#20
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It's quite frustrating in that I can't even find an S4 to test drive in the Dallas area because the 2018 inventory is depleted. At this point, I'm considering taking a look at the C43 and buying that if I feel comfortable with it, as Audi seems to have no inclination to release the 2019s.