Anyone getting a good deal...?

[doodlebug]

Out of curiosity where are you order numbers coming from? By all accounts it's selling pretty well. I cannot believe it's selling worse than C6 did given C6's arrival time. Audi UK also forward ordered a lot of C6s which they then had to massively discount which is likely to bugger up comparisons.

Personally I dislike the BMW looks, especially interior, so despite the pricing it's just not for me. That one piece dash looks like something out of the starship enterprise. The Merc is better, but still not at the same level as the Audi.

From Audi UK:) Audi will have forward ordered a few C7's too as they had quite a few floating around for the Audi Sport events & press cars. No idea if more C6's were put on Audi fleet than C7's but i'd assume the numbers to be similar. Audi themselves expect to sell less C7 RS6's than they did C6's however the C7 is only available in one variant whereas previous incarnations have had 2 so i'm sure that may alter the playing field, plus the RS7 now exists.

I'm not a great fan of any particular marque nowadays & naturally it's all down to personal opinion, however i'd be hard pushed to find many who prefer the Audi interior as even in the C7 RS6 it's already dated & each variant just feels like a minor refresh when compared to it's predecessor. I had an extended drive of an R8 V10 Plus a couple of months ago & that interior wasn't dissimilar to the C5 RS6 plus. Everything else however was galaxies apart:)

Even the Autoexpress clip referred to earlier (RS7 vs M6GC) made reference to the same points.

They had many C6s sat at port unregistered....mine was one of these. These were on top of the press cars.

Interesting you find the C7 interior dated, compared to BMW and Merc I'd say quite the opposite. Personal opinion as you say.

R8 interior has been its achilles for a while, has to be spec'd to the max to make it feel special, and even then you can't lose that crap RNS-E.

[HYFR]

But you do gain that glorious NA V10

Which I'm pleased to see will remain in the mkII R8 after the Lambo reveal

[doodlebug]

But you do gain that glorious NA V10

Which I'm pleased to see will remain in the mkII R8 after the Lambo reveal

Yep, sense has prevailed. I am still surprised they didn't try and squeeze DAB in somehow, at least.

[HYFR]

Yep, or at least Bluetooth Audio
You wouldn't have thought it would have cost that much more in development!

[doodlebug]

Yep, or at least Bluetooth Audio
You wouldn't have thought it would have cost that much more in development!

Indeed, more than likely would have resulted in some additional sales.

[W8PMC]

Out of curiosity where are you order numbers coming from? By all accounts it's selling pretty well. I cannot believe it's selling worse than C6 did given C6's arrival time. Audi UK also forward ordered a lot of C6s which they then had to massively discount which is likely to bugger up comparisons.

Personally I dislike the BMW looks, especially interior, so despite the pricing it's just not for me. That one piece dash looks like something out of the starship enterprise. The Merc is better, but still not at the same level as the Audi.

From Audi UK:) Audi will have forward ordered a few C7's too as they had quite a few floating around for the Audi Sport events & press cars. No idea if more C6's were put on Audi fleet than C7's but i'd assume the numbers to be similar. Audi themselves expect to sell less C7 RS6's than they did C6's however the C7 is only available in one variant whereas previous incarnations have had 2 so i'm sure that may alter the playing field, plus the RS7 now exists.

I'm not a great fan of any particular marque nowadays & naturally it's all down to personal opinion, however i'd be hard pushed to find many who prefer the Audi interior as even in the C7 RS6 it's already dated & each variant just feels like a minor refresh when compared to it's predecessor. I had an extended drive of an R8 V10 Plus a couple of months ago & that interior wasn't dissimilar to the C5 RS6 plus. Everything else however was galaxies apart:)

Even the Autoexpress clip referred to earlier (RS7 vs M6GC) made reference to the same points.

They had many C6s sat at port unregistered....mine was one of these. These were on top of the press cars.

Interesting you find the C7 interior dated, compared to BMW and Merc I'd say quite the opposite. Personal opinion as you say.

R8 interior has been its achilles for a while, has to be spec'd to the max to make it feel special, and even then you can't lose that crap RNS-E.

Perhaps dated was overstating it a little as still a very nice place to sit, but Audi don't seem to be at the forefront of interiors in the same way they used to be 5-10yrs ago. The difference between the E60 M5 & F10 M5 interiors is night & day. The difference between the C6 & C7 RS6 is merely a freshen up. It's modern but i feel still lagging behind BMW & possibly Merc although no real experience of Mercedes. The same applies to Technology as i feel BMW have really gone to town with the F10 & if anything have overdone it slightly. Also i'm afraid to say you need to pay quite a bit extra on an RS6 for a lot of what's standard on the M5 when it comes to Comms/Audio/HUD etc.

Didn't know about a load of unregistered C6's sat at port but as said, the mix has changed with the current range as no Saloon C7 but they've introduced the RS7 so the range has widened somewhat.

No matter what, it's a nice choice of vehicle to have & had Audi been a tad more sensible in the Commercial dept. it may have been a C7 sat in my garage, but as i get older the idea of wasting money & poor value becomes harder to accept:)

[Nickyboy]

But you do gain that glorious NA V10

Which I'm pleased to see will remain in the mkII R8 after the Lambo reveal

Yep, sense has prevailed. I am still surprised they didn't try and squeeze DAB in somehow, at least.

May get 7 digit postcode as well if you're lucky.

[doodlebug]

But you do gain that glorious NA V10

Which I'm pleased to see will remain in the mkII R8 after the Lambo reveal

Yep, sense has prevailed. I am still surprised they didn't try and squeeze DAB in somehow, at least.

May get 7 digit postcode as well if you're lucky.

Yeah, updated as of 5 years ago.

[Nickyboy]

Oh, does the R8 already have that? I heard someone moaning at a showcase event that they wouldn't buy the plus because it didn't have 7 digit postcode.

My bloody RS 5 doesn't.

[doodlebug]

Oh, does the R8 already have that? I heard someone moaning at a showcase event that they wouldn't buy the plus because it didn't have 7 digit postcode.

My bloody RS 5 doesn't.

Ha ha, no it's the crappy RNS-E. Lazy typing....what I meant is they'll give you the full postcode but with five year old maps.

Must've come with FL, RS4 has it.

I really believe folk will overlook r8 because of the missing tech. Look at the plus' available on used, prices tumbling all the time. One down to 93k.

[Nickyboy]

Aha.

I'm wondering what to do at the moment with my RS, I may sell and then save for a year then get a V10 or an F-type R. Trouble is the V10 other than the performance feels old now.

[HYFR]

The sound never gets old

[HYFR]

F-TYPE R FTW

[Nickyboy]

F-TYPE R FTW

That's what I'm thinking.

[HYFR]

£85k thou.
The 'verts are selling with no discount ... Expect the Coupes to do the same in 2014, so prob 2016 before they get to c.£50k