B9 RS4 ?

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Re: B9 RS4 ?

Post by N13LXC » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:26 am

RS4Owner wrote:
Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:52 pm
N13LXC wrote:
Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:02 pm
The current m3 competition is £59500, without spec and a similar power figure as the rs4...that is a more relevant comparison...so a car platform that has been around for 3+ years is only c. £1.5k less than the yet to be available b9 rs4. I dont think the price is really that far out from where it should be.
The M3 base price is £64,225 and not £59K. Isn't the correct comparison the 450hp Comp Pack with DCT
I read RS4 base price is £61,625

An RS4 holds residual value better which should be factored in to cost of ownership.

RS4 looks better value than M3 which is NOT what I expected as I regard the RS4 as a more exclusive vehicle
Good point, I had grabbed the first price i saw for the comp pack - BMW's mobile website is guff so gave up looking at that!

Suppose what I was aiming to illustrate is, comparing an 85k base price car with a 61k car is pointless...once specced an M5 would likely be 100k, and RS6 PE without discount just now is coming in at close to that...a better approach for me would be honest pricing. get rid of discounts that we all have to fight for and price the car appropriately from the off...for a start, it would make residuals far easier to stomach!
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Re: B9 RS4 ?

Post by N13LXC » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:29 am

DeanoC wrote:
Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:42 pm
N13LXC wrote:
DeanoC wrote:
Sun Sep 17, 2017 2:00 pm
I do too. New M5 price list dropped through the door. 85k for a lot more car....

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The m5 is 39% more expensive than the current rs4, of course its a "better" package. The current m3 competition is £59500, without spec and a similar power figure as the rs4...that is a more relevant comparison...so a car platform that has been around for 3+ years is only c. £1.5k less than the yet to be available b9 rs4. I dont think the price is really that far out from where it should be.
I get that but any decent RS4 will be basically £80k list. That was the point. Audi always have the biggest void between list price and actual price once essential extras are added.

I mean to have to spec folding mirrors on any 60k+ car is a joke and then to have to spend thousands on sports exhaust, suspension and steering on an RS model is a bit of a blow.

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Agree on the options that should be standard...Audi have been at this for years. I had to retrofit cruise control on my S3, no auto lights or wipers and bogus sound system as standard...i guess they know what people will pay extra for?? in defense of the S3, it was the same price as a golf R, but came with full leather instead of cloth...that goes some of the way to making it up.
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Re: B9 RS4 ?

Post by FaisalJ » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:56 am

It's basically differential pricing. Being able to charge a £20k+ range of prices on essentially the same product, opens up more sales and higher profits

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