Are Q5s really holding their value this well?

[EdJ]

Friend of mine is looking at buying an Audi Q5. He has been quoted by an Audi dealer a price barely below list for a one year old model. Are they that popular / in demand?

[Dr G]

For a nicely specced car then yes, they would appear to be.

There's almost nothing outside of the dealer network so Audi can charge what they like.

[KGB1]

I was looking for a used 3.0TDI S Line in white but no chance so I ordered a new one. I managed to grab a cancelled order for delivery June.

[EdJ]

Thanks for the replies. Audi do seem to be good at limiting supply and creating these pricing anomolies.

[EC2]

Many in demand Audis' sell for near list at up to a year old but they often have £4-7k of extras on too. The car in question might, therefore, be better value than you think. If it does not have many extras on it then just order a new one.

I was looking at the S5. They are £30k retail at three years old whereas the same spec new (after discount) is c£41k. To my mind a new car is better value in these circumstances.

[Dapster]

When this popped up in the search I nearly fell off my chair...

Audi Q5 3.0 TDI quattro V6 SE
Finished in Phantom Black Pearlescent with a Star Silver Fine Nappa Leather interior
Price £53,000
Mileage: 10,000 miles
Registered: Jan 2010
Transmission: S-Tronic
Fuel: Diesel

[skymaster]

I spoke to an Audi salesman I know about these recently... he said August is his next delivery date for new orders taken on them... I guess with this waiting time there will high demand for nearly new ones.

I have heard a few people moaning of late that they simply can't find the used Audi they want on or off the network...

Audi play a clever game when it comes to limiting supply it seems...

[Magog]

Presumably with the fall in the value of the pound it's more lucrative to allocate build slots to other countries. Could this be the start of some rampant inflation on these shores. Or am I barking up the wrong tree.

[KGB1]

When the wife went to the dealer to place the order they were preparing one of 16 white 2.0 Q5's for Saudi Arabia!!! All right hand drive (Saudi is left hand drive)

I guess they will be sold on into the far east.

[Kevin VRs]

Dapster said:

When this popped up in the search I nearly fell off my chair...

Audi Q5 3.0 TDI quattro V6 SE
Finished in Phantom Black Pearlescent with a Star Silver Fine Nappa Leather interior
Price £53,000
Mileage: 10,000 miles
Registered: Jan 2010
Transmission: S-Tronic
Fuel: Diesel

Methinks a small mistake, new price of this car is only £37,100 with the paint and leather.

[bn9af]

the missus and i were thinking about a q5 and went to the local dealer, where the salesman said that most models were the same price and had the same lead time whether bought brand new or second hand.

how true that is i dont know, maybe he was trying to usher us into buying new, but they seem to have pulled off the fantastic trick of limiting supply just enough to keep re sale values high without impeding on their own profits by not selling enough.

[Dapster]

Kevin VRs said:

Dapster said:

When this popped up in the search I nearly fell off my chair...

Audi Q5 3.0 TDI quattro V6 SE
Finished in Phantom Black Pearlescent with a Star Silver Fine Nappa Leather interior
Price £53,000
Mileage: 10,000 miles
Registered: Jan 2010
Transmission: S-Tronic
Fuel: Diesel

Methinks a small mistake, new price of this car is only £37,100 with the paint and leather.

You're probably right. Bearing in mind it's done 10k miles in 2.5 months, it would have to have listed at £60k + to come down to £53k.

http://usedcars.audi.co.uk/carview.aspx?id=6008671...

[s2driveruk]

yeah, thats got to be £35k which is stiff enough but £53k....thats madness

[Dr G]

I seriously doubt that car is 53 grand. It's marked as available from August. It will be the dealer principle's or sales manager's car with some silly rule that it needs to be advertised. They've got a daft price on it so nobody calls and tries to buy it before they can sell the thing.

[ge0rge]

Yeah its a lotta money for a not very desirable car ! Sorry to all those who own one..

[Dr G]

Quite the opposite Ge0rge, they sell very well and are well thought of.

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

my wife and i were debating over as Q5 as we found the Q7 to mahoosive. In the end we plumped for a S4 avant ( more my taste anyway). the new car I picked up this afternoon was 7k cheaper than a 09 plate car of similar ( slightly higher) spec on the forecourt with 11k on it....weird.

[Deva Link]

Magog said:

Presumably with the fall in the value of the pound it's more lucrative to allocate build slots to other countries. Could this be the start of some rampant inflation on these shores. Or am I barking up the wrong tree.

I think that's spot-on - many VAG models are on 6mths leadtime now, and if pick another European country and look at the local price in Euros you can why they'd rather sell there, and they've got the economy of scale that it will be LHD.

One thing in the rest of Europe is that used prices have always been way higher than in the UK - perhaps that situation has arrived here too?

[ge0rge]

Dr G said:

Quite the opposite Ge0rge, they sell very well and are well thought of.

Sorry just my personal view on the looks. Im sure theyre great - well built and thought out, just not my cup o cha ! Give me a s4 or something for £35k !

[PWE]

From new there's not alot of mark up in the Q5 compared to its big brother, and its stolen alot of its sales..