RS3 2018 Saloon Price

[Davo147]

Hi all

I'm new to the forum and having been following the facelift RS3 for the last 2 years, the time has landed for me to purchase !

I've seen a 2018 Saloon with 12,000 miles (Nardo Grey) with all the options and I'm wondering with a price of £47,000 is it expensive. It doesn't appear to be when I compare to others for sale but then 2019 or 2020 cars are comparable in price.

The 2018 has attracted me because of the sound compared to the 2019 onwards albeit it feels a lot of money if I can capture a similar spec, same miles for a newer car.

What prompted me to ask is I went on WeBuyAnycar and they came back with £38k but I assume the RS3 is in it's own market because of the demand for an exclusive car.

Would appreciate peoples thoughts please.

Many thanks
Chris

 

[garethdj]

Seems expensive to me (without looking). I bought my 2018 (68 plate). In Sept/Oct last year with 15/16k on the clock from an Audi dealer for £38k. Big spec list. However I know the used car market is strong at the minute.

When I was looking I tended to notice main dealer prices were actually better than performance specialists.

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[garethdj]

To be fair though what you have to think about with WBAC is, they have to send it to auction and make a profit, the trader that buys it then has to make a profit on top of that. So I'm thinking to logically you add a couple of grand on each time you get to 42ish say? Which then seems a bit more reasonable in comparison to my car with slightly higher miles.

To note though, the first offer from WBAC is never their final. If you leave the valuation they'll come back with a higher one, particularly if you keep renewing it. They increased my type r twice!

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[Davo147]

Thanks for the reply which is helpful.

I'll mull it over !

 

[ANoor85]

I just got an 18 plate sportback 22k miles for £38k from Audi, they're doing a 2 year warranty on all used cars bought in May which was a bonus. Not alot of extras on it to be fair but was a decent price compared to others of similar age and mileage

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[RS3_Scott]

Seems high, but any dealer will use any optional extras to push how 'unique' the car is and therefore demand a higher price tag.

I bought my 69 plate RS3 with 11k miles last Sept for 38k, extras were, comfort and sound pack, reversing camera, and wider front wheels.

I thought I got it for a good price as 2018 cars with higher miles were being listed for more than what I paid.

 

[garethdj]

So I've just sold mine on a total impulse. Bought for 38k in September and gone today for 39.5k.

Automotive addiction gave me a great first price of 39.2k but a performance place just down the road beat that so went that route for pure ease.

The market must be mad at the minute. Guy at Automotive addication said he would have given me £40k, easy to say that now I've sold the car elsewhere but to be honest I believe him.

He mentioned he's looking to buy another 10 this month... I would say mention me but don't think he's my biggest fan now!

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[Davo147]

Thanks all of you for your replies. Great forum !

I've just been on the Automotive Addiction website and they have exactly same car in Nardo grey but it doesn't have a sun roof !! I must have a sun roof otherwise I'd have gone for it.

The one I'm after has a lot of options and looks same spec as the one at Automotive but the one I'm looking at is £2k more which I could put down to having a sunroof and a few thousand miles less.

My worry is the prices look great / heated now if you are selling and the car has plenty of options and the right colour, but whether they return to something more sensible is unknown and then the impact of the new RS3 whenever that comes out.

Anyway I can't wait to own one of these cars when I do manage to make the plunge.

Chris

 

[garethdj]

The car market is deffo on a wave now. I'm going to hold my nerve (he says) and buy again when it crashes.

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[flybynite]

Pre-OPF cars are popular because OPF cars will never sound the same and are more difficult to play with and stay legal. Those cars are likely to be 'unicorns' going forward, its the same with VW, Porsche, AMG, BMW etc, last of the non-OPF cars are fetching a bit of premium. For the VW there is the issue that adding the OPF they removed the MPI injectors because they were not needed for emissions. At least the RS3 seems to have kept them and not going back to the bad old days of coked-up inlets.

 

[CarterRS]

I found when buying and selling my last 2 rs3s its all about the options. Audi dealers generally had lower spec cars which is why they are cheaper.

If it has the supersport seats and pan roof it will fetch decent money.

I would say in todays market its priced about right looking at simular cars. The used market is flying at the moment.

I bought a 2017 Rs5 for 43k about 2 months ago and I've been offered 45k this week for it, its definitely not a buyers market at the moment. A lot of people have cash burning a hole in their pocket after the lock downs and nothing to spend it on.

 

[sa74]

Most 2018/2018 cars are pushing almost £40k on Autotrader, prices definitely on the up and not much to choose from. I’m still surprised I managed to get a 2017 with 11k miles for £36k from Audi dealer in august last year.

 

[Cheggers]

Most 2018/2018 cars are pushing almost £40k on Autotrader, prices definitely on the up and not much to choose from. I’m still surprised I managed to get a 2017 with 11k miles for £36k from Audi dealer in august last year.

Snap,brought my pfl 26k on the clock last May at the end of the 1st lockdown from an Audi Dealership 3-4 grand under book value …was that worried put it straight in to an Indi to have it checked out lol …do think last year that lot of dealerships where going into panic mode what with the COVID situation

 

[flybynite]

I found when buying and selling my last 2 rs3s its all about the options. Audi dealers generally had lower spec cars which is why they are cheaper.
If it has the supersport seats and pan roof it will fetch decent money.

Funny you should say that, I was looking for a particular spec, ( i.e. everything) but one thing I did not want was the quilted seats. After a bit of looking, found my spec in a dealer last year.

 

[garethdj]

Funny you should say that, I was looking for a particular spec, ( i.e. everything) but one thing I did not want was the quilted seats. After a bit of looking, found my spec in a dealer last year.

Gob smacked that you didn't want the supersport seats. That and the exhaust were on my list of must haves. I think the others look rubbish! No offence!

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[Riko0073]

Gob smacked that you didn't want the supersport seats. That and the exhaust were on my list of must haves. I think the others look rubbish! No offence!

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Totally agree, the SS seats just make the cabin that more special looking and for an RS model!

 

[randy4]

Having had both the SS in my previous car and the standard RS seats now, visually the SS seats look awesome but you don’t really feel like you sit in them, more like slide about over the glorious stitch patterns as you drive the beast...The standard seats I’m sorry to say are so much more comfortable!

 

[randy4]

To the original point the price is too expensive for a 2018 RS with 12k mileage IMO. The mileage is low but who cares these days when most cars in the last 2 years average 20miles per month to Tesco and back. As mentioned it’s all about the options and colours and how much you value that. To a point where you are paying 15k more on a fully spec’d used car. But remember there is no where else to go other than another model. So there is no glass ceiling as such. Albeit on the S3 you wouldn’t get people paying 15k extra for spec on a used car when all of a sudden a low spec RS3 comes into question.

So the 47k may be right for the spec but it is a lot to pay for the car IMO, ask different people and you will get a very different answer. FYI I paid 37k for my 67plate in December 2020 which was right for me, medium spec I would say for a sedan.

 

[CarterRS]

Having had both the SS in my previous car and the standard RS seats now, visually the SS seats look awesome but you don’t really feel like you sit in them, more like slide about over the glorious stitch patterns as you drive the beast...The standard seats I’m sorry to say are so much more comfortable!

Each to there own and all that, I personally wouldn't own an RS car with seats that look like the ones from a bottom of the range A4.

They massively effect the resale value as well. The ss seats are the must have option for most buyers

 

[randy4]

Each to there own and all that, I personally wouldn't own an RS car with seats that look like the ones from a bottom of the range A4.

They massively effect the resale value as well. The ss seats are the must have option for most buyers

Yeah I think if you bought new you should take the hit on the SS but if you are buying used it’s personal preference and as I’ve had those seats before and wasn’t blown away by them it wasn’t on the top of my list and its to what is available at that time. The market is so ridiculous at the moment for these cars in my area an RS only stays for sale for up to a week regardless of spec it’s snapped up.

The main things for me was colour, black edition with the black accents, full black interior, non OPF and not having the more expensive wider tyres. Everything else I could take or leave it as you can go on forever.

 

[flybynite]

For me the SS don't seem to hold you as well as the normal ones, plus they are fully electric. Sat in both preferred the standard seats. Whole point of the RS3 for me is it flies under the radar, if it looks like a bog-standard A3 all the better.

 

[Cheggers]

Although they look fab it’s Absolute personal preference,I certainly wouldn’t put SS seats at top of list when hunting for a 2nd hand RS,whereas if it didn’t have the Dynamic pack ,pan roof or Bose that would Deffo stop the parting of $$$$

 

[Al3RSNR]

I bought a Jan 2020 reg RS3 Saloon in DGrey, with comfort pack, ie BandO, rev cam, dig dash and imho nicer plain 19” wheels for 39,950. In terms of part ex I received more for my S3 PFL 3dr than I paid for it from the price I paid to buy it from an Audi dealer. It seems a sellers market certainly and I think I was lucky to get the above vehicle. I was happy with the non black pack spec.
Buy the car you want, if you can find it as it seems prices will continue to rise over the summer.

 

[royalsteve68]

Hi all

I'm new to the forum and having been following the facelift RS3 for the last 2 years, the time has landed for me to purchase !

I've seen a 2018 Saloon with 12,000 miles (Nardo Grey) with all the options and I'm wondering with a price of £47,000 is it expensive. It doesn't appear to be when I compare to others for sale but then 2019 or 2020 cars are comparable in price.

The 2018 has attracted me because of the sound compared to the 2019 onwards albeit it feels a lot of money if I can capture a similar spec, same miles for a newer car.

What prompted me to ask is I went on WeBuyAnycar and they came back with £38k but I assume the RS3 is in it's own market because of the demand for an exclusive car.

Would appreciate peoples thoughts please.

Many thanks
Chris

Seems a bit high. My 2017 rs3, one of the first built ones in uk, gets 38k at wbac, i guess as its low mileage at 16k.

But people will pay a premium for 2017 and early 2018 pre opf cars. When mine was built I couldn't sold it for £10k over list lol.

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[Terminator x]

Gob smacked that you didn't want the supersport seats. That and the exhaust were on my list of must haves. I think the others look rubbish! No offence!

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Same here sports seats and sports exhaust are must haves!

O/T I sold my 2015 RS3 in 2018 for £30k and I notice they still seem to be that price 3 years later!

TX.

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[royalsteve68]

Seems high, but any dealer will use any optional extras to push how 'unique' the car is and therefore demand a higher price tag.

I bought my 69 plate RS3 with 11k miles last Sept for 38k, extras were, comfort and sound pack, reversing camera, and wider front wheels.

I thought I got it for a good price as 2018 cars with higher miles were being listed for more than what I paid.

That seems to be cheap now, I did a WBAC quote few months ago for my 16K 2017 rs3 saloon and it was £36K. Did it again 2 weeks ago and it was £38K. Did one now and its £39K!

Not selling, just intrigued

 

[Cheggers]

Did a WBAC price last night out of interest as well,2016 Sportback not saloon 31k miles on clock ,nearly chocked on my beer
£33500 …. Do they all know something I don’t

 

[royalsteve68]

Did a WBAC price last night out of interest as well,2016 Sportback not saloon 31k miles on clock ,nearly chocked on my beer
£33500 …. Do they all know something I don’t

That's crazy. Actually last August mine was valued by wbac at 34k not 36k. Now its 39k.

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[royalsteve68]

Seems a bit high. My 2017 rs3, one of the first built ones in uk, gets 38k at wbac, i guess as its low mileage at 16k.

But people will pay a premium for 2017 and early 2018 pre opf cars. When mine was built I couldn't sold it for £10k over list lol.

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Could've not couldn't

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[Russrs3]

Crazy market for used cars it seems at the moment.. I put mine through WBAC just out of interest and it came out at 44,605! I paid 46,000 for it brand new!

 

[Davo147]

Hi all

Thanks for the advice. Well I did it and bought the spec which I've been waiting so long for.

£47k for 2008 (18k miles) - probably paid too much I'm sure with the market being hot but the car is a fine example of one that has been well looked after and fully spec'd - couldn't wait any longer as I wanted the pre OPF filter car !!

Nardo grey saloon
Revo Stage 1 - just installed before I bought it
It has just been Ceramic coated and detailed (cleaned) inside
sunroof
red callipers
Audi badges all black
sports seats with red stitching
red stitching to seat belts and door handles, red vents and alcantara to side of centre area
Eibach Spings - lowered 10mm with spacers
wider track tyres at front
B&O stereo
Mag ride suspension (if that's the right term!)

Not sure if this is normal but I'm driving it around 60/70mph on the motorway as it just feels great to drive it steady but use the power now and again !
Absolutely love the car. It will be well looked after as I'll probably sell it in a year hopefully in the same mint condition.
Look forward to being part of this forum.

Thanks
Chris

 

[Davo147]

2018 ! not 2008

 

[Spinstorm]

My 2018 (67 Plate picked up in Feb) with 57,000 miles PCP is up in Feb next year and it has a final value payment of £21,000 so trying to see where I stand as far as PX value goes. I have pretty much every option on the car except carbon brakes and the derestricted top limit - I even have the driver assistance pack!

Autotrader suggests the car value at £33k which would be a very nice £12k extra above the final payment - which even taking into consideration it may be less than that - would probably give me a nice little £10k deposit against the next RS3?

Any thoughts?

 

[Spike107]

A lot can happen in the next 8 months to your pcp finishing... Production of new cars may have ramped up by then for example, squeezing used prices down. If your PCP were up now its a no brainer to pay the final balance and take the equity. You seem to do high miles, so I would factor this in for your Feb date next year also.

 

[Spinstorm]

A lot can happen in the next 8 months to your pcp finishing... Production of new cars may have ramped up by then for example, squeezing used prices down. If your PCP were up now its a no brainer to pay the final balance and take the equity. You seem to do high miles, so I would factor this in for your Feb date next year also.

I did do high miles; however the pandemic has made my mileage over the last year and half much less!