RS5 base price $68,900 + options.

[euroswagr]

I saw this car at the dealer today while I was dropping my car off to get the window regulator fixed. I wanted to go take it for a test drive but my ride was in a hurry. This thing is so sick. Wish I had an extra $70k lying around to buy one.

Did you really think they were just going to “let” you test drive an RS5?

I know they would have let me, in fact it was their idea. Who buys a $70,000 car without test driving it? I don’t think they throw a governor on the car around here but they won’t just let somebody test drive it alone, the salesperson will go along for the ride. Maybe if I was some 16 year old kid rocking basketball shorts and a t-shirt I could see them not letting me test drive it. However, I live in a relatively wealthy area so if salespeople are denying test drives they are most likely missing out on a sale even if it’s a 16 year old kid. For example, when I was in high school my one buddy at 16 had a brand new Denali with 26s, a brand new WRX STi pushing 650whp, and a brand new Lamborghini Murcielago.

About 2 years back, when I was 27, I had a BMW dealer tell me they would only let me test drive an M3 after they ran my credit. I was with my wife and we dress very presentable and I was also clean cut because I was active duty military. I was insulted they wanted to run my credit for a measly test drive and didn’t feel the need to have my credit ran when I had no interest in actually purchasing the car. The dealership may have been jacked up, but I thought it was very stupid of them considering many guys in my profession make good money over seas and get enlistment bonuses all the time, sometimes as much as $90,000.

Funny that you bring up the “wealthy area” because I actually asked the salesman "What if my dad, or what if I was going to buy this car with cash after I drove it and you missed out? He irritated me and I just felt like leaving instead of trying to push the test drive issue. I may have ended up in an E92 M3, but f that, I love my Audi’s

[bigserve134]

Only problem with ti package is the mirrors are body color…kind of a fail.

Agreed! They should be similar to the carbon fiber ones that are on the R8

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[bigserve134]

I saw this car at the dealer today while I was dropping my car off to get the window regulator fixed. I wanted to go take it for a test drive but my ride was in a hurry. This thing is so sick. Wish I had an extra $70k lying around to buy one.

Did you really think they were just going to “let” you test drive an RS5?

I know they would have let me, in fact it was their idea. Who buys a $70,000 car without test driving it? I don’t think they throw a governor on the car around here but they won’t just let somebody test drive it alone, the salesperson will go along for the ride. Maybe if I was some 16 year old kid rocking basketball shorts and a t-shirt I could see them not letting me test drive it. However, I live in a relatively wealthy area so if salespeople are denying test drives they are most likely missing out on a sale even if it’s a 16 year old kid. For example, when I was in high school my one buddy at 16 had a brand new Denali with 26s, a brand new WRX STi pushing 650whp, and a brand new Lamborghini Murcielago.

About 2 years back, when I was 27, I had a BMW dealer tell me they would only let me test drive an M3 after they ran my credit. I was with my wife and we dress very presentable and I was also clean cut because I was active duty military. I was insulted they wanted to run my credit for a measly test drive and didn’t feel the need to have my credit ran when I had no interest in actually purchasing the car. The dealership may have been jacked up, but I thought it was very stupid of them considering many guys in my profession make good money over seas and get enlistment bonuses all the time, sometimes as much as $90,000.

Funny that you bring up the “wealthy area” because I actually asked the salesman "What if my dad, or what if I was going to buy this car with cash after I drove it and you missed out? He irritated me and I just felt like leaving instead of trying to push the test drive issue. I may have ended up in an E92 M3, but f that, I love my Audi’s

Ya thats when you tell the sales-douche to suk a nut and buy the same car from his competitor and drive right back to him in the new car ;D

[sakimano]

RS4 ti mirrors were ti colored…CF could be cool too

RS4 regular mirrors were a brushed aluminium look