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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 03:05 PM
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 03:14 PM
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Well, the scope is if you are out to get ONE car with $130K...and in your case, that's some nice alternative to just 1 vehicle.
One car? Used E63 Estate and invest the rest (to cover repairs down the road )
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
If I ever came into a situation where I can drop $130K into a car, the RS6 would for sure be in my consideration just because of its audacity...that much power in basically a grocery-getter and because, well, I can.

That being said, Porsche 911? BMW M6 Gran Coupe...? Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo...? Mercedes-Benz AMG-GT? Heck, RLX with upgraded wheels?


I'd have to do my homework and really research and etc.
There is no more M6 GC..
$130k is not going to get you a comparable Panamara.. yes they are that expensive


if i had $130k for a car.. i would get a 80k and a 50k car..
unless of course, i am a multi millionaires... then the $130k car all of a sudden is just a $20k car to me... i would get 3 of them

We all sound poor here...
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 03:50 PM
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 03:51 PM
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I think I just have a mental block seeing a wagon being babied/treated as extra-special. A wagon's purpose is the added utility and increased ability to do the dirty work. Buying one says "the sedan had insufficient room for all the stuff I carry". And that still makes sense when you add a big engine and wide bodywork to a wagon. I think it breaks down a bit when it becomes the high-demand, limited-run, "don't scuff it the wagons are rare" option to buy.

Just my . Like civic said, maybe something a step or two cheaper wouldn't be regarded as special, and I'd feel less guilty using it as a wagon. Or maybe I'm just a pleb.
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 04:05 PM
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It is only special to us because we are poor...

Your perspective in cars... actually in everything changes when you could afford a $130k like a $20k car...
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
If I ever came into a situation where I can drop $130K into a car, the RS6 would for sure be in my consideration just because of its audacity...that much power in basically a grocery-getter and because, well, I can.

That being said, Porsche 911? BMW M6 Gran Coupe...? Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo...? Mercedes-Benz AMG-GT? Heck, RLX with upgraded wheels?


I'd have to do my homework and really research and etc.
On the other hand....a car like the RS6 Avant can basically be your all-in-one car. If you could only save up and get 1 car to do it all: grocery/lumber/kids hauler? Done. Super sporty handling and insanely fast for when you're not hauling kiddos/or pallets of TP? Done. Great styling without it being a SUV abomination? Done. Commuter daily to/fro work? Done.

Could also be for say a single-partner working home with a limited parking space...where you really have to decide on 1 car that can do it all?
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 04:40 PM
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I dont know if you had to save up to buy a RS6, you should not be buying a RS6 at all...
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 06:16 PM
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I dont know if you had to save up to buy a RS6, you should not be buying a RS6 at all...
lol yeah true true....maybe in 2030....they can be had for like 40k....
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 06:31 PM
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i dont think you have to wait for that long... maybe in like 4-5 years
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 07:34 PM
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Found this gem locally. Very tempting but no warranty makes me too nervous haha

Asking 27K but I'm sure he can go down.

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This guy want's $27k for a 6 year old not special automatic 4 cylinder BMW with 40k miles and a few mods on it?

I'd like to offer whoever buys this some beachfront property in Arizona.

Originally Posted by oonowindoo
it is almost as fast as the RS....
Exactly. And a lot cheaper.

Originally Posted by civicdrivr
The RS6 config is live now too. I find it hilarious that a $110k executive car doesn't come standard with radar cruise when my girlfriends $27k Honda does. Also, the available colors suck.
I had the exact same thought lol. Though at that price point the "because you can" mentality comes into play. Hell people pay a lot of money to have colored Porsche crests on their wheel's centercaps.

Anyway, I optioned mine to $116k the way I'd have it. Nardo gray, exec package, the assist package, sport exhaust and the carbon trim. The rest of it is just fluff and I like the free wheels more than the black optic wheels.

Originally Posted by civicdrivr
My problem is with the over-the-top-ness of it. Why ignore the folks that would be all over a $60k wagon and go straight to bringing a $110k wagon here? They're missing out on a larger audience imo, but I get it - a nearly 600hp wagon gets noticed more by the press.
Why not both though? You're already paying all that money to homologate a car for the US market so why not bring the other versions of the same damn thing that you already sell everywhere else in the world to that market along with it?

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i dont think you have to wait for that long... maybe in like 4-5 years
It's an Audi. You don't have to wait that long. Even the S3 depreciates a lot faster than the Golf R and they are the same damn car.
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 09:26 PM
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I think it's the out right "Fuck off, I'm driving a wagon that is faster than most anything on the planet" that this car exudes. And nothing says this more than a "package" for over $8K just to add some color to the interior. And yes, I like it.




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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1



It's an Audi. You don't have to wait that long. Even the S3 depreciates a lot faster than the Golf R and they are the same damn car.
That was what i initially thought too.. I looked up the prices on RS7... to have an idea how the RS6 might look like..

Surprisingly, a decent 5-6 years old RS7 is still about 50% of MSRP.. i guess the rarity does play a part of it...and Audi's shitty leasing program = less used RS6... if we compare it to M5 or E63

So i think RS6 will its value pretty well, especially in the wagon form...relatively speaking..

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Old Jun 30, 2020 | 06:09 AM
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speaking of wagons...ctsv is down to 1 page on cargurus and nothing less than 50K.
Fuck me, I could have kept and driven that thing for another few years and probably
not have cost me anything, maybe even made me some cash.
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Old Jun 30, 2020 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
speaking of wagons...ctsv is down to 1 page on cargurus and nothing less than 50K.
Fuck me, I could have kept and driven that thing for another few years and probably
not have cost me anything, maybe even made me some cash.
Well, mebbe if you didn't change cars like Taco changes manpons........
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Old Jul 1, 2020 | 08:58 PM
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Old Jul 2, 2020 | 06:48 AM
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when I die bury me inside the Louis store of that 442 wagon.
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Old Jul 2, 2020 | 06:49 AM
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and eat me, Yum...
I don't have crystal's balls!
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Old Jul 2, 2020 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
and eat me, Yum...
I don't have crystal's balls!
Yeah, you better not. You need to keep them soft and supple. Crystal would mean they are fragile.
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Old Jul 2, 2020 | 10:47 AM
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Old Jul 3, 2020 | 02:33 PM
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Old Jul 6, 2020 | 03:03 PM
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Old Jul 10, 2020 | 08:12 AM
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I've had a sport wagon, they're great and now I have a CX-9, great in a different way. If I had $130K to drop on a car, this would be it. I'm looking at buying one within the next 3 years



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^ Have seen one a few times at the grocery store by my house. Very good looking car.

I'm sure you can get the hookup for some track time at The Glen?
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I'd hope so cuz I know a guy . . . .
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Old Jul 11, 2020 | 09:47 AM
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So.....when you buy one of these wagons do you just like automatically have to take up skiing I guess?
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Old Jul 11, 2020 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
It is only special to us because we are poor...

Your perspective in cars... actually in everything changes when you could afford a $130k like a $20k car...
Yeah no kidding.....so 130/20 = 6.5 times more

So taking a very rough idea....if most ppl can afford 20k cars...and median HH income is like about 50-60k.....using the 6.5 times multipler...that means annual income be in the 364k - 390k+ range to be able to afford a 130k car like a 20k car?
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Old Jul 11, 2020 | 11:54 PM
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Yeah no kidding.....so 130/20 = 6.5 times more

So taking a very rough idea....if most ppl can afford 20k cars...and median HH income is like about 50-60k.....using the 6.5 times multipler...that means annual income be in the 364k - 390k+ range to be able to afford a 130k car like a 20k car?
Sounds about right. The average income of E class wagon owners is $375k.

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Sounds about right. The average income of E class wagon owners is $375k.

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Well that explains why I can't afford one...
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Old Jul 15, 2020 | 11:54 AM
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Picking up the V60 T8 Polestar that I ordered way back in January (thanks COVID). With any luck it will be sitting on my driveway in a few hours. Wagon Wednesday indeed.
Old Jul 15, 2020 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by fiatlux
Picking up the V60 T8 Polestar that I ordered way back in January (thanks COVID). With any luck it will be sitting on my driveway in a few hours. Wagon Wednesday indeed.
Congrats!!

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Picking up the V60 T8 Polestar that I ordered way back in January (thanks COVID). With any luck it will be sitting on my driveway in a few hours. Wagon Wednesday indeed.
How dare you not post pictures!

Excited to see them and welcome to the wagon club!
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