Uk RS6's selling for a premium!

[Dave]

From Autocar 4/12/2002:

Audi's autobahn-storming RS6 estate is in such high demand that delivery mile examples are changing hands at specialists for upto £7000 over the official £58,800 list price.

Supercar dealer Tom Hartley says he's been inundated with inquiries from punters unwilling to wait the 6-12 months they'd be facing for delivery if they placed an order at a franchised Audi dealer. "These cars are only comming here in limited numbers and are currently in very short supply" Hartley said of the brusier. " Most of the buyers already have a Porsche or Ferrari in the garage and want something quick and pratical to use everyday or as a a second car" he added.

However, says Hartley, the booted RS6 is nowhere near as coverted and is failing to attract a premium over list.

Dave

[Erik]

Originally posted by Dave
However, says Hartley, the booted RS6 is nowhere near as coverted and is failing to attract a premium over list.

Excuse my english, but does this mean the saloon or avant?

[TheGit]

Boot = Saloon. I guess people prefer the Avant tradition in RS models.

[TheBrit]

Originally posted by Dave
From Autocar 4/12/2002:

However, says Hartley, the booted RS6 is nowhere near as coverted and is failing to attract a premium over list.

Try telling that to some dealers, check the 5th result...

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW...=58&search.y=9

[Erik]

Originally posted by TheGit
I guess people prefer the Avant tradition in RS models.

What tradition?

RS2 Limo...

[TheGit]

Fair enough

[TheBrit]

Originally posted by TheGit
Fair enough

Erik's messing with you just a little bit here, the RS2 Limo/Sedan/Saloon was a very limited production run apparently...

http://www.rs6.com/forum/showthread....ight=RS2+sedan

[TheGit]

I don't care because I just had a call from my dealer to say that my RS6 Avus Avant has arrived!!!!!!!!! I will be looking at it later and should be collecting Friday!

:360:

[Dave]

Nothing beats the feeling when you first see your new car.. esp when it's an RS

Enjoy mate.. it's just fantastic !!
Dave

[TheGit]

I'll try and post a picture later.

[TheGit]

Here it is at last!!!

They even let me take it for a test drive with trade plates, and it's awesome. Will take proper delivery on Friday.

The front badge is missing, but they have ordered a spare. Can't wait until Friday - I'm counting the hours!

[Dave]

Very nice mate.. see you went for the silver.. good choice..

My S6 was silver so I went for Daytona Grey... the alloys are lovely.. but easy to scrape .. so take care....

I had 3 of mine changed because they arrived damaged!!

Dave

[TheGit]

I have attached 2 more pictures though to prove it's the real deal!!

[TheGit]

The back..... what M3 & M5 drivers will see!

[s6plus]

wow, congratulations with your new car...

read something about the rs2 saloon....

but a real fact is ; the s6plus saloon, was quattro´s first official saloon..
So the rs6 saloon is their second..

[Erik]

As far as I know the RS6 is quattro GmbH's second official car.

RS6 press release:
"Following the extremely successful RS 4, the Audi RS 6 is the second independent model that has been created by quattro GmbH and developed in conjunction with AUDI AG."

[s6plus]

wrong!!!!

do your homework rs6 lovers!!!
this is a serious mistake....
On this forum we must know the whole truth

ok...
the rs2 was a audi/porsche
than there was the s6plus...a quattro gmbh
than came the rs4 ...a quattro gmbh
and now we got the rs6 ...a quattro gmbh

so the rs6 is the third.....But relax, everybody makes this mistake.
There is more to read on www.tots.ch
go to typen, then to s6plus...

Talk to you later

greetings,
a never understood, first quattro gmbh driver in the world...hahaha

[Erik]

I was going to add that some people who imported the S6Plus from Germany to Sweden had the car registered under "quattro GmbH" as manufacturer.

But the above is taken from the Audi AG pressrelease, so don't kill the messenger... Interesting to see that even Audi seem to have forgotten.