Not a super sexy deal like some others I’ve seen on here, but overall I’m happy with it. Inventory is becoming very thin and most dealers essentially told me “we can’t accommodate what you’re asking for”.
Only regrets are perhaps I should have gone with a P+ and I should have negotiated the MF a little bit more. But it became an unbeatable game. They would not honor as tall of a pre-incentive discount and would not give me me a TX tax credit with base MF. They would also not honor the TX tax credit or as much of a discount when I tried to negotiate or remove the add-ons. They were very firm and definitely appeared to be willing to lose the deal.
The MF bucket is a little rich (certainly not anywhere near buy rate). There are add-ons I didn’t want (phantom, tint, etc). But, I think I made up for it in other areas (higher discount, and TX tax credit)
Loving the car so far! The only issue is with the quality of the tint job performed by the dealer. There is a lot of trash under the tint as well as scratches on the film. Plus, the top gap is much too wide! It’s very bad. I had the dealer give me a “we owe” to get both front windows redone. Hopefully they won’t damage the glass or scratch door panels in the process.
Year, Make, Model, and Trim: 2021 Audi E-Tron Premium
MSRP: $69,025 (Typhoon Grey/Trailer Hitch/e-tron beam/interior protection kit)
Selling Price: $61,777 (10.5% pre-incentive) + $999 audi care + $1155 of dealer add-ons including tint
Monthly Payment: $ 518
Drive-Off Amount: $2,255
Months: 36
Annual Mileage: 10,000
MF: .0015 and .00105 after max MSD
MSD Payment: $5,250
Residual: 50%
Incentives: $14,250 including Costco
Post Sale Rebate: $750 Arcadia pre-paid card (locked in already)
Tax: 1.25% (Texas TX credit reduction from 6.25% on sale price)
Region: Texas
Congrats! Good discount. Typhoon is a great color. I got quoted $1750 to install the Audi tow hitch post signing, pricey addon I skipped for now. Audi app is down until 4/29, so you can’t use the Electrify America charging credit.
I seem to mainly switch between allroad and efficiency, depending on how close to the ground I feel like being. I wish I could set a different parking height from driving height.
Thank you! Wow, that’s expensive at $1750. I’m glad I was able to get a unit that included the hitch from factory. I cycle quite frequently so it is a must have for me.
Good deal. I’m very happy with my premium plus that I got in San Antonio in March. Awesome ride. I hope your dealer was better than mine. Worst dealer experience in my 35 car buying experience.
Try Dynamic - it seems to keep it at the lowest point to the ground when I park it. Otherwise looking at exposed suspension components due to height at rest.
Surprisingly I like Dynamic the most, I feel like Allroad makes the car wobbly a bit too much on turns and the steering is not as stiff. But I do like how the allroad is much higher to the ground where when you compare it side by side to another SUV it stands higher. When its in dynamic, its so low to the ground you think its a sedan
Efficiency and dynamic have the same stopped height, but efficiency actually lowers more during normal driving than dynamic which only lowers all the way after about 85 mph. It also raises back up around 50 vs efficiency which stays low down to a stop after you’ve gone over about 50.
I like driving with it low, but prefer to park with it in allroad. It makes it easier to put my daughter in her car seat at all road height because I don’t have to bend down to keep from hitting my head on the door frame.
Duly noted for here on out