I’m pretty new here and looking for some advice/recommendations. I’m interested in buying (possibly leasing) the upcoming AMG A45 sedan, which will be released in the US next year. However, I’ve been looking at the current generation TT RS, which I’d purchase now if the deal was too good to pass up…so good, I’d forget about the AMG. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for acquiring either a CPO 2018 or buying a new, heavily discounted 2019?
Also, what how much of a discount should I negotiate for on something new?
why not an RS3? you will probably save 5k+ over a TTRS and it seems more in line with an A45. I’ve seen people get around 3k-4k off RS3’s but not too much more. RS cars are hard to come by. I’m considering an RS3 after my lease is up next year but I will be purchasing as well. Leases suck on these cars
I was able to find an S3 demo car last year for 40k with an MSRP over 50k, so I wasn’t sure. The TT RS isn’t high volume and the sports car market is pretty dead and I’ve seen one near me, a CPO 2018, that’s been sitting there on a dealer lot for a very long time.
The AMG A45 is coming out next year, in sedan form in the US. It’s out as a hatch in Europe now. It’s faster than the A35 and will one-up the Audi RS3 and TT RS cars supposedly.
I was thinking about the RS3 originally. However the TT RS outperforms it and I would be fine giving up the rear space for more performance. I test drove a TT RS today without the fixed suspension and it’s exactly the same as my S3 in terms of how well it handles rough roads. Edit - I guess my real reason is the performance. If I’m going to sacrifice the AMG purchase, I’d be giving up a lot more buying the RS3.
I honestly don’t think the TT RS performs significantly better by a wide enough margin to justify giving up the possible discount on an RS3 over the TT RS.
With that said, I’ve been seeing RS3 lease for 900 to 1k a month and RS5 from 1050 to 1300 a month. Don’t even want to guess as to what a TT RS would lease at.
I wouldn’t lease anything due to my high mileage DD. As far as the rear seat comment, that’s personal preference. If no one’s going to sit in those seats, why buy an RS3? I’m buying an RS car for performance, not utility.
Edit - and I have zero interest in an RS5 or anything that doesn’t have a DCT. The larger the engine, the greater the impact of Audi’s front axle design flaw.
You’re right, it’s not confirmed - I just assumed they would release it here based on everything I’ve read. I’ve seen the A45 hatch in Europe under camo and just assumed it was being sold by now. I’d be very disappointed if it doesn’t make it’s way here, unless I find an Audi RS.
I will, I’m going to check one out tomorrow. It’s a CPO near me but it looks like it’s come through an auction, so I’m hesitant. Was really hoping someone here, a broker or anyone with a contact could help me on the price of a new 2019. I’m fine with my current car, so there’s no rush. I wouldn’t be disappointed to have an RS3, but I just don’t really need the back seats for much. As long as it has a DCT, that’s my primary requirement…the rest is just gravy.
Only you can decide what is “too good to pass up”. RS’s are pretty low volume and Audi does not play the discount game the way BMW and sometimes Merc does. For CPO you can try and find the latest auction results, there’s a Manheim thread that gets updated from time to time or use Nada/Truecar.
Thanks, I appreciate it. I’ve used Galves as well. I’m in pretty good shape on the price of used/CPO stuff. I just didn’t know if anyone here could work their magic on an a new Audi. After reading some of the topics on those other brands you mentioned, I figured I should just ask.
I’ve run into some CPO’s when I was shopping for my current car that had actually been in accidents, so I’m overly cautious buying used. It’s caused me to rule out out-of-state buys that I can’t physically see myself.
For the price point I think that’s fair. I would wait for the A45 imo, that’s going to be a really cool car. I let a too good to pass up price lead me away from the car I really wanted once and I came to regret it. The TTRS is very cool but if you don’t love it after a test drive then you have your answer.
I came across a dealership out of state running a special that ended today and ended up getting a new 2019 RS3. Anything the dealer had on the lot would sell at invoice + any additional discounts you can negotiate or Audi incentives Here are my details:
The dealership is in DE will deliver to me and pick up my S3 trade for free on Tuesday of next week.
MSRP of RS3 (with options): $64,495
Sale price: $59,448
Audi loyalty: $750
Net price: $58,698
free RS3 Audicare $999
So all together, about 10% savings. I was checking local dealers off and on and no one was anywhere close to this. They were also very fare on the trade, which I absolutely killed it on when I bought it originally. My net hit was $6k to drive a new 2018 S3 for a year and for 16,500 miles.
I would’ve bought the RS3 new originally if it weren’t for a few factors:
I had to buy a car quickly, since I could not renew the registration on my DD at the time. I was rear-ended and the car could not even register for an emissions test i needed. I drove it for 6k miles and still wouldn’t reset the drive cycles. It was a Dodge Charger and to manually reset them takes an act of God. There’s nothing a dealer could do that was cost effective.
Audi stopped making the RS3 and TT RS for a while to address WLTP regs in the EU, so they were hard to find. I only found one car that the dealer would come down $1k on and it was black, which I didn’t want.
I had a second car, a 700+rwhp 2016 Camaro, which I sold in April, so I didn’t really want to spend a lot of money for performance on my DD. I wasn’t sure how much I’d like it either.
thats a really good price on the rs3. i dunno really how “rare” rs models are these days, see quite a few rs5’s sitting on lots, and while they aren’t a lot sitting on lots there are a decent number of rs3’s incoming after the sales delay.
Any updates on the TT RS research? I was looking to lease as well to get payments down to $500 I was told I have to put 31k down or could do a one time lease payment of 46k. Am I living a pipe dream that I can lease this car reasonably?
