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Offline Sharpe

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Re: Monkeyhanger's RS3
« Reply #20 on: 27 June 2025, 09:09 »
Yep, only £90 less than I paid brand new!

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Re: Monkeyhanger's RS3
« Reply #21 on: 27 June 2025, 11:31 »
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.
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Re: Monkeyhanger's RS3
« Reply #22 on: 27 June 2025, 12:35 »
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.
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Re: Monkeyhanger's RS3
« Reply #23 on: 01 July 2025, 16:28 »
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.
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Re: Monkeyhanger's RS3
« Reply #24 on: 01 July 2025, 23:39 »
Carlisle Audi Tempted?

Haha. Seen it already. Also the DtD discounts…..
There’s  a Yellow Vorsprung but 60 miles away from me…
Having to sit on my hands, haha.
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Re: Monkeyhanger's RS3
« Reply #25 on: Today at 06:34 »
Carlisle Audi Tempted?

Haha. Seen it already. Also the DtD discounts…..
There’s  a Yellow Vorsprung but 60 miles away from me…
Having to sit on my hands, haha.

Kicking myself now, those DTD prices with £10k off list are £2k better than I got 2 weeks ago, when there was only about £1850 in deposit contribution Vs £5k now. I got a good deal, but it could've been an epic deal. There is stock around, so no need to wait an age for these cars either. If anyone is tempted, a deal like that will come with a crap p/x offer for what you currently have. I got £3500 more for my S3 via Carwow (which were better than motorway) than the dealers were looking to give in p/x.
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