Audi has a plan to manage R8 sales, quell speculators

[09R8]

I was asked to sign it at my Orlando dealer. I didn't fight the dealership on it b/c I plan to keep it for a while. The dealership may have thought I was too young to be buying the car/afford payments, and that I would try to flip it quickly... who knows. The dealership also required me to put a $15k deposit once I spec'ed the R8. I have spoke to other R8 owners who purchased from the same dealership who said they were told to put down less.

Overall I tend to agree with R84ME that dealers may decide on a case by case basis depending on how they perceive the buyer.

$15k deposit is quite a bit. I didn't have to put any down and my buddy placed $11k. It's crazy how much variance there is out there between dealers.

[R84ME]

$15k deposit is quite a bit. I didn't have to put any down and my buddy placed $11k. It's crazy how much variance there is out there between dealers.

$15K is a lot. It cost me nothing to add my name to the queue in Nov. 07. I left a $2500 deposit when I finalized the order in August.