would the dealership be willing to make more similar deals?
Jelly. Well done. You are an inspiration and although its not a typical deal, it is possible.
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This is a hard money loser. The only reason they did it was to hit their numbers.
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thanks again hackrs!
yeah i donât think the dealer can offer another deal like this but worth a try to see where they are this month.
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Great deal. Congrats on the car
Can you please breakdown the incentives totaling $20K?
Who cares? They did it and he got the car, that is all that matters.
Can I ask how do you know? Even after invoice and manufacturer incentives, youâre still certain theyâre losing on this? I didnât know the âpunishmentâ for not hitting sales numbers for a dealership would outweigh the loss youâre projecting here.
Any idea whatvthe $20K incentive includes?
Itâs not punishment, there can be back end money that makes it so it makes financial sense for a dealer to do a deal like this. My point is simply someone canât just show up here and ask if the dealership will replicate. Theyâll have to put in the work like the OP.
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$7,500 is the federal EV credit, which theyâve chosen to pass along on the lease.
$12,500 is a manufacturer incentive.
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My local Audi dealer has 8 of these cars sitting.
Iâm going to show up there in the next few days to try to replicate this deal.
Can you please plug this into the calculator so I can play with it? Iâm happy to have a higher monthly payment by a small factor
Dude youâre going to have to put in some effort. OP got a great deal because they put in the legwork.
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Not an EQS, but with these (and other EVs) starting to pile up along with the evidence of the fire sale prices w/ incentives, you should be able to get a great deal with some effort.
There is a ton of backend money on these for sure.
Not as much as youâd think. There is some that is dependent on certain circumstances but I can say with certainty they lost hard money at 15% off.
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Yes 15% off is an employee deal
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Ok, but the dealer isnât âlosingâ money as we all know. AoA and VAG will make this right for the dealer on the monthly/quarterly/yearly spiff and backend push cash for EVs.
All of these manufacturers are subsidizing these âloserâ deals to get their EVs on the road now for a head start at better market share in the next 2-5 years. A loss leader now is market share tomorrow when all the luddites and late adopters are forced to buy an EV and go with the previously-subsidized herd.
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Wow, great story and one heck of a deal! Hats off to Audi Nashville - it sounds like they represent what service should be. 
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Happy to put in the leg work champ. Itâs not an Ironman.
When you say âbackend moneyâ this is not something that is known by many buyers or even like Edmunds folks that have access to lease numbers, etc. Only inside folks that work inside dealership would be in the know how and that is why they can give extra discount knowing that money is still available to them even with huge discounts off MSRP?
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