Everyone is complaining over and over that the TTRS needs to come here but...
03-05-2009, 09:12 AM
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Everyone is complaining over and over that the TTRS needs to come here but...
Realistically, how many of you are going to fork down 65k+ for this car??? IMHO very few!
If and that is a big if the RS makes it here it will be fully optioned as standard like all the other RS's that make it stateside. I'm pretty sure the only option was NAV in previous RS's.
TTS manual would sell a lot more and has better business justification. TT/TTS sales suck big time in the states at the current moment.
If and that is a big if the RS makes it here it will be fully optioned as standard like all the other RS's that make it stateside. I'm pretty sure the only option was NAV in previous RS's.
TTS manual would sell a lot more and has better business justification. TT/TTS sales suck big time in the states at the current moment.
03-05-2009, 10:01 AM
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This car does not fit the mold of many RS models...
least of which is the options. Most RS models came well loaded...this has plenty of options...Nav, Wheels, hell even Mag Ride, optional interior trim etc....this thing will allow you to really add to the bottom line should you wish.
That said, to your question....I wouldnt pay 65-70k for this car...their are alot of other performance car options that I would look to first at that price point.
Me personally, I am not even looking to spend 65 on my next car...55k will be about the most I will go and I want to buy... my direction is for high displacement sedan/GT (with a useable backseat)...my short list....CPO RS4, S8 or S5. Or...CPO E63 or C63. With this economy the way that it is its a perfect chance to pick up that 80 to 115K sedan for .50 on the dollar with 15K miles, let some one else take the big hit and then hold onto it. ...thats where I am headed.
That said, to your question....I wouldnt pay 65-70k for this car...their are alot of other performance car options that I would look to first at that price point.
Me personally, I am not even looking to spend 65 on my next car...55k will be about the most I will go and I want to buy... my direction is for high displacement sedan/GT (with a useable backseat)...my short list....CPO RS4, S8 or S5. Or...CPO E63 or C63. With this economy the way that it is its a perfect chance to pick up that 80 to 115K sedan for .50 on the dollar with 15K miles, let some one else take the big hit and then hold onto it. ...thats where I am headed.
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Give me mag ride & I'm a happy camper
I didn't need or want a nav system in an -RS.
Do it the old fashion way,,, read a map! Or for that matter pull out my old Garmin and use it on trips. I'd want the car for what it can do up here in the mountains!! And pssst,, Nav systems dont work up here.. Neither does Sirius or XM radio!
Do it the old fashion way,,, read a map! Or for that matter pull out my old Garmin and use it on trips. I'd want the car for what it can do up here in the mountains!! And pssst,, Nav systems dont work up here.. Neither does Sirius or XM radio!
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03-05-2009, 11:16 AM
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this is the last thing I'm going to write about this subject then in my mind
I'm accepting & coining the term, "let the chips fall where they might"..
In all seriousness one aspect, it does make more since today if Audi choose to sell the car to the US simply because the dollar is stronger then it's been in the past. Audi would see & realize more bang for the buck if they saw the demand. But we've already discussed that..
In all seriousness one aspect, it does make more since today if Audi choose to sell the car to the US simply because the dollar is stronger then it's been in the past. Audi would see & realize more bang for the buck if they saw the demand. But we've already discussed that..
03-05-2009, 01:40 PM
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Re: Everyone is complaining over and over that the TTRS needs to come here but...
:Raises hand: Me!
...and here is why it makes sense for me. I keep my cars for 15+ years. I have a 98' GTI VR6 as a daily driver that I'll put 300K miles on. At the time I was considering the then new C5 Corvette, and the Acura Integra.
Anyhow, I made my choice (GTI) and I've never looked back or regretted it for a second. To this day I'll arrive at my destination and walk through the door with a grin on my face and say, "Man I love my car, what a blast to drive that thing is". Most people just shake their heads because they don't get it, but then they are driving Chevy Malibu's
I've always wanted an "RS" vehicle. In fact I had a deposit on an RS4 but I ultimately backed out of the deal as I did not want to pay the GG tax nor did I want to face the prospect of driving this car for 10+ years at 17mpg when fuel prices were approaching $4 per gallon.
Thus the TT/RS makes perfect sense to me. No GG tax, the same form factor as my GTI, the fit and finish of an Audi, etc... If the TT/RS does not come to NA then I will buy a TT/S instead, but there's that compromise I wrote about...
...and here is why it makes sense for me. I keep my cars for 15+ years. I have a 98' GTI VR6 as a daily driver that I'll put 300K miles on. At the time I was considering the then new C5 Corvette, and the Acura Integra.
Anyhow, I made my choice (GTI) and I've never looked back or regretted it for a second. To this day I'll arrive at my destination and walk through the door with a grin on my face and say, "Man I love my car, what a blast to drive that thing is". Most people just shake their heads because they don't get it, but then they are driving Chevy Malibu's
I've always wanted an "RS" vehicle. In fact I had a deposit on an RS4 but I ultimately backed out of the deal as I did not want to pay the GG tax nor did I want to face the prospect of driving this car for 10+ years at 17mpg when fuel prices were approaching $4 per gallon.
Thus the TT/RS makes perfect sense to me. No GG tax, the same form factor as my GTI, the fit and finish of an Audi, etc... If the TT/RS does not come to NA then I will buy a TT/S instead, but there's that compromise I wrote about...
