Monkeyhanger's RS3

[Sharpe]

Yep, only £90 less than I paid brand new!

[monkeyhanger]

An interesting read. I changed from a Mk8.5 GTI to to an A5 avant 3 months back. I do miss the speed of the GTi and keep looking at RS3s. The very strong residuals are a big selling point as I guess this will be the final ‘performance’ petrol car Audi do. Motorway are currently estimating about a grand more than I actually paid after PCP discounts for my A5. Which is what is feeding these sill ideas of changing after a few months

There's stock cars coming through, so no wait, and £7-8k discounts on stock vehicles is achievable, or was these last 2 weeks as we approach quarter's end with sales targets to meet. Have a scan of the new RS3 listings on Auto trader then go there with a cheeky offer.

[monkeyhanger]

An interesting read. I changed from a Mk8.5 GTI to to an A5 avant 3 months back. I do miss the speed of the GTi and keep looking at RS3s. The very strong residuals are a big selling point as I guess this will be the final ‘performance’ petrol car Audi do. Motorway are currently estimating about a grand more than I actually paid after PCP discounts for my A5. Which is what is feeding these sill ideas of changing after a few months

Selling my S3 recently, I set up on Carwow and Motorway simultaneously, they work the same way - dealer auction after uploading photos and details. The car fetched about £400 more with Carwow and they are a lot less hassle to deal with.

[monkeyhanger]

If anyone was even considering an RS3 new, then the discounts have just got even better. Carlisle Audi have 3 x Mythos Black Metallic standard spec RS3s brand new in stock with red brake calipers for £53995, a whopping £8421 off list. Almost wish I'd waited. I got the tech pro plus pack and effectively paid £2800 more (taking into account the service pack I got), but would've happily foregone the Pano roof, electrically adjusting front seats, full keyless, auto parking (gimmick) and a few assistance systems to save another £3k.

Looking further into it, it would seem there's now a £5k deposit contribution, so I'd expect other retailers with stock cars to follow suit and offer bigger discounts. Tempted?

Have a look for new cars on Auto trader, filter RS3 and sort price lowest to highest to see what the dealerships have in stock.