Audi owners know luxury. The German carmaker prides itself on precision, power and technology. Audis are nice—and expensive—vehicles. So, when it comes time to sell your Audi—whether it’s to upgrade or move on—you want a buyer who knows how much it’s worth.
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a private party who both appreciates and can afford your Audi’s MSRP value. Not many people have a couple grand laying around for your R8 Spyder. And banks don’t like to facilitate payoffs between private party buyers. And, you’ll need to price your car just right, which often requires a professional valuation. While you wait for your car to sell, you’ll have to keep making car payments. Because your car depreciates month by month, you stand to lose a lot of money in the two or three months it’ll take to close the sale.
Trading into dealerships isn’t much better—they’re looking to give you the lowest possible offer so they can make a tidy profit from its sale. Sometimes, they don’t even offer KBB value for your car. And often dealerships don’t even take trade-ins from other manufacturers due to franchising requirements.