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Re: Why are dealers charging as much for the R8 as the Lambo Gallardo?

Posted by: AofC_RR on 2008-01-20 16:04:34
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In Reply to: Why are dealers charging as much for the R8 as the Lambo Gallardo? posted by sjenner on 2008-01-20 15:57:03

Lol it is not a $110k car, that's a base model with no equipment. A typical R8 runs a little over $125k for a manual and about $137k for a loaded R-tronic. The mark up has to do with 1) the market demand and 2) Audi nails their dealers for selling them out of their market area.

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Why are dealers charging as much for the R8 as the Lambo Gallardo? - sjenner 2008-01-20 15:57:03 (599 views)

Re: Why are dealers charging as much for the R8 as the Lambo Gallardo? - QuiksilvaVandy 2008-01-21 14:02:32 (287 views)

Try living with a Gallardo for more than a week. It's purely a honeymoon car. - firstR8 2008-01-20 17:41:42 (283 views)

dude. just stop. - Evilclown 2008-01-21 11:03:58 (186 views)

BS. The Gallardo is a fabulous car, and can be a daily driver. - JMSIV 2008-01-21 11:02:18 (191 views)

not BS - RXBG 2008-01-21 12:33:37 (261 views)

firstR8 = Cameron? - I'mYur_HonkieBerrie 2008-01-21 01:15:24 (355 views)

no no no. He doesn't get girls because of the cars he drives... - TwentyValveB5+S4 2008-01-21 14:16:14 (188 views)

i heard he masturbates with silicon. - I'mYur_HonkieBerrie 2008-01-21 17:30:17 (85 views)

Masturbates with silicone? - AchTTung ALMS 2008-01-21 21:34:26 (123 views)

after. - I'mYur_HonkieBerrie 2008-01-25 08:23:32 (70 views)

LOL!!! - John Lee Pettimore 2008-01-21 01:26:17 (205 views)

Re: Why are dealers charging as much for the R8 as the Lambo Gallardo? - AofC_RR 2008-01-20 16:04:34 (303 views)

Re: Why are dealers charging as much for the R8 as the Lambo Gallardo? - yacoub35 2008-01-20 16:07:33 (244 views)

read the forum, this is covered almost every other thread... - GR8 Ghost 2008-01-20 15:58:42 (357 views)

Audi RS4 and Viper a better deal than R8 - sjenner 2008-01-20 16:51:17 (367 views)

With that logic you should buy an A6 - FtWorthS4 2008-01-22 10:24:31 (93 views)

But the RS4 and Viper are Fugly. Just buy a tricked out Mustang or a Subaru with that logic.. - firstR8 2008-01-20 17:40:25 (509 views)

Re: if this is not your first Audi you're - jmirandes 2008-02-12 17:28:46 (42 views)

Well................... - Evil Buddha 2008-01-21 07:29:03 (790 views)

its not a pimped out A4 first of all. Drive the car for a while then tell me what you think of it - Auditude2.0T 2008-01-20 19:54:35 (643 views)

Funny most women like SUVs - sjenner 2008-01-22 22:31:04 (87 views)

I didn't say it didn't drive well, I said I thought it was Fugly. - firstR8 2008-01-20 21:12:36 (1685 views)

ESFO wuz hear, eleventy! - ESFO 2008-02-25 17:28:39 (31 views)

one for the archives - FreeRideXX 2008-01-26 09:24:43 (51 views)

OoO... You've actually got a point. The R8 mainly attracts other dudes. NTAWWT - Cybernetic_Samurai® 2008-01-24 11:56:12 (146 views)

The remarks below are hilarious...but at least he's honest with/to himself. - Sia Bani 2008-01-22 17:55:23 (141 views)

sweet post - B.S.Rick 2008-01-22 14:54:07 (64 views)

You = teh plate-steppin hawtage cuz u bought a car! - ip4me 2008-01-22 12:44:17 (71 views)

what a jewel of a post. - crespo 2008-01-22 08:02:11 (71 views)

Up the street not across the road. </sigh> - EX-PIMP 2008-01-21 22:25:30 (65 views)

Angus was here. - Angus B 2008-01-21 21:49:57 (62 views)

you are the epitomy of that volkswagen commercial - boogs 2008-01-21 21:38:59 (80 views)

Was here ---> - k.tinkle 2008-01-21 21:36:15 (60 views)

only douchebags buy cars to pick up women... pls dont buy an R8 - DynomiteTT 2008-01-21 14:28:01 (126 views)

What firstR8... no response? - BlkJet 2008-01-21 12:23:02 (78 views)

It sounds more natural if you replace R8 with Camaro, and RS4 with Mustang - SameerP 2008-01-21 10:34:23 (125 views)

JDV! I was wondering how long it would be until you made it over here. - TwentyValveB5+S4 2008-01-21 09:50:15 (82 views)

LOL! This has to be the funniest post I've read in a while. - TwentyValveB5+S4 2008-01-21 09:42:37 (136 views)

You are either a dork, have a small dick, or both. - Vijay 2008-01-21 09:22:27 (73 views)

I can't believe anyone could be that stupid and shallow - is this a joke? - ELEVENS 2008-01-21 09:18:50 (73 views)

You must be a former or current BMW owner. - Moro is an Orange 2008-01-21 09:03:24 (91 views)

i dont need a car to pick up girls, i have other things for that. - Auditude2.0T 2008-01-21 08:59:52 (87 views)

The R8 attracts women? NOT. - craiglieberman 2008-01-21 08:38:46 (276 views)

I knew would get flamed on it - sjenner 2008-01-21 10:30:26 (205 views)

same money? the gallardo is almost twice as expensive. - Evilclown 2008-01-21 10:53:40 (86 views)

Bullsh$t - sjenner 2008-01-22 13:15:44 (109 views)

Try again. Use the same criteria for comparison this time around. - Evilclown 2008-01-22 17:54:42 (98 views)

Having driven both, they feel quite different. Depends what you want and your pocketbook. - April/Verdegrrl 2008-01-22 21:15:05 (98 views)

nobody's really flaming you. the hostility is directed at Mr. Douchebag - TwentyValveB5+S4 2008-01-21 10:52:15 (123 views)

"The Audi does not yet have a stereotyped guy associated with it yet." it does now dickhead. - Arc to the teryx 2008-01-21 08:36:04 (86 views)

i think the stereotype is "hey look at me, i paid too much for this" - yacoub35 2008-01-21 08:07:27 (88 views)

What he meant was... - gamblerS4 2008-01-21 07:42:31 (231 views)

lol i think you hit that one out of the park - yacoub35 2008-01-21 08:08:14 (75 views)

Enjoy your strap-on! :) - grey-2002-ar-6sp 2008-01-21 07:08:46 (78 views)

It looks like guys who step way way up to the plate end up taking a fastball on the chin. - COb7S4 2008-01-21 06:07:58 (69 views)

Don't forget to stuff that sock in your pants...... - Evil Buddha 2008-01-21 05:57:50 (135 views)

ohhh sh!t - i better sell my Rs4 right away - cuz you told me too...i didn't buy it cuz - Agent Orange 2008-01-21 05:52:03 (133 views)

I don't buy cars to impress people - John Lee Pettimore 2008-01-21 01:21:20 (194 views)

*ding!* A car that attracts a lot of attention is a car that you need to worry about. - April/Verdegrrl 2008-01-21 17:11:07 (103 views)

for what its worth, i've had plenty of people strike up conversations with me in theRS4...sometimes - Agent Orange 2008-01-21 05:55:20 (147 views)

this reminds me of a convo we had at a GTG one time - John Lee Pettimore 2008-01-21 14:03:17 (122 views)

tool - SoSlow 2008-01-21 00:49:31 (75 views)

adding your penor size and iq score together probably breaks calculators on a day to day basis - i_eat_staples 2008-01-21 00:48:19 (89 views)

post pics of these "women" that have stepped up on your plate. - I'mYur_HonkieBerrie 2008-01-21 00:36:55 (162 views)

fristR8==needledick - jpc-S4 2008-01-20 23:47:22 (94 views)

"does not yet have a stereotyped guy associated with it yet"? Sounds like it does now, dickhead... - jpc-S4 2008-01-20 23:39:54 (149 views)

Sorry Dear. I have an F355, and no matter if I drive or hubby drives, men and boys check it out, - April/Verdegrrl 2008-01-20 22:59:47 (392 views)

Exactly. 99% of women don't look at cars. - Tgr_Clw 2008-01-21 06:52:17 (96 views)

you forgot to mention that you're hot. - Bob W. 2008-01-20 23:13:21 (105 views)

Congratulations! This is by far the dumbest post I've ever read on this forum... - larryV 2008-01-20 22:58:24 (228 views)

2nd. Can I get my 2 minutes back? Argh... - S4 R Us 2008-01-21 05:26:33 (77 views)

3rd...time to go drive my pimped up A6. Can't wait till i get my R8 and scrape all the chicks off - MARKNMTT 2008-01-21 08:44:33 (173 views)

Ding! - John Lee Pettimore 2008-01-21 01:23:10 (81 views)

if you need a car to help you get women, you're a fcuking loser. - Bob W. 2008-01-20 22:50:36 (223 views)

nice bob, didnt know you had it in you:P - Parikh1234 2008-01-21 08:29:33 (76 views)

You're an idiot, plain and simple. - BlkJet 2008-01-20 22:42:24 (278 views)

I am looking for most bang for the buck and - sjenner 2008-01-21 20:42:54 (92 views)

and the Z06 is an even better bang for the buck as it's even less than the Viper - TwentyValveB5+S4 2008-01-22 09:05:50 (90 views)

In the real world the new 600 hp Viper & Z06 are about $5k apart in price. Oh, & unlike your - PhoenixGTS 2008-01-22 09:45:41 (83 views)

where did warranty come into the equation? - TwentyValveB5+S4 2008-01-22 14:16:21 (65 views)

My point was when comparing to a new R8 you are not just comparing HP/$. You get a warranty w/the - PhoenixGTS 2008-01-22 16:37:59 (65 views)

psssst. - TwentyValveB5+S4 2008-01-22 16:58:45 (76 views)

;-) - PhoenixGTS 2008-01-22 20:31:03 (80 views)

Lets get a round of applause for BlkJet - quattrothatcould 2008-01-21 13:16:17 (103 views)

Sounds like you're well on your way to establishing that stereotype - Brooklyn 2008-01-20 22:35:32 (92 views)

More like "hot women wonder what you are compensating for" - sparkhill 2008-01-20 21:52:44 (851 views)

Re: More like hot women wonder what you are compensating for - sykotoy 2008-01-21 00:41:07 (155 views)

I just get tired of comparisons to cars like Vipers. I wouldn't be caught dead in one. - GR8 Ghost 2008-01-20 19:30:35 (124 views)

What is so bad about a Viper? - sjenner 2008-01-22 13:19:13 (83 views)

Not everyone is rich like you. - PhoenixGTS 2008-01-21 08:13:24 (89 views)

I'm not rich. I wish I was. Boy did firstR8 step into it! - GR8 Ghost 2008-01-21 12:21:51 (153 views)

I will never doubt that the R8 is an awesome car, but why in the heck you insist on calling a Viper - PhoenixGTS 2008-01-21 17:27:13 (114 views)

I think you will fit right in - sparkhill 2008-01-21 13:52:11 (127 views)

speaking of which...lol...Milltek or Tubi? - GR8 Ghost 2008-01-21 13:55:16 (90 views)

Got a video clip of the Tubi for the R8? Haven't seen/heard that one yet! - yacoub35 2008-01-21 15:21:28 (72 views)

It's nice to see the rest of the Audi community standing up...... - Zeptepi 2008-01-22 19:09:43 (97 views)

71.....Gotcha!! - firstR8 2008-01-24 06:44:10 (68 views)

Hmmmmm..... - rechromed2 2008-01-26 01:59:31 (79 views)

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