If he's financing, the financing rate on a 2015 will be really high no matter how good his credit score is just because there is more risk with older vehicles vs. 2.99 to 4.99% on a certified preowned.
It's a valid point. Audi CPO is 1.99%.
The thing is with vehicles, a lot of them seem to depreciate this way. I spent a lot of time looking at pre-loved Lincoln's and their value drops like a lead brick with each passing year. The main difference, if you buy one newish you still get warranty, but it's basically built into the price.
That 2015 is $20K cheaper, that's basically the difference between warranty and no warranty. (plus the finance differences etc)
And a good car warranty is expensive. $20K can go pretty quickly...not sure what the hourly labour rate is at the dealer but I even know a few indy's that are over $100/hr because the cost of doing business just keeps going up.
So 2017 with warranty vs 2015 no warranty for $20K less, makes sense to me. Go down to 2012 and then they're another $10K cheaper.
But it scares me buying a vehicle with so many expensive electrical doodads and it's already pushing 6-8 years old. Three years old - that's still relatively young.
I don't know. I'm still on the fence. But it's one of the first vehicles whose driving experience really surprised me. It was beautiful.
Thanks again for all the input gents.
