crazycabbie2

3 yr, 36k.

mhblaw

FWIW, I ordered my 2013 RS5 in late September. Arrived first week in February. Build date on door sticker is " 11/12".

superswiss

http://www.edmunds.com/calculators/car-lease.html

$1500/month sounds about right depending on your options/packages. I'm not leasing, but I used to lease for tax reasons. Learn how leases are calculated, get the money factor and residual and verify the numbers yourself.

Chances are the lease terms on the RS5 are not favorable at all given the rarity of the car. It's generally not a good idea to lease such a car. You better have a good reason for leasing. Not being able to afford the car otherwise is a terrible reason to lease.

shericks

Indeed the 1500/month sounds about right for this car, if you go with US company like Cadillac, they'll give you a better deal, as they did on my CTS-V wagon, but there aren't many good US-based cars. If you have to have the RS5 Cab, Audi will make you pay for it...

broudav

Still waiting on my ordered cab. Yes, $1,500/mo sounds about right. Just sad a car like this, lease or not, is worth so little in such a short period of time - thus the low residual. It would make sense that a rare car would hold it's value, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

superswiss

While the car is rare, it also has a very limited market. It's the same with exotics. Most of them drop like a rock, because there is a very limited pool of potential buyers. A neighbor of mine owns an R8, a Ferrari, Lamborghini etc. He buys them all used at bargain prices compared to new ones and they are usually in excellent condition with very low miles.

KarlFEvans

I love red-- I have a red S5, but I really appreciate guys like you who order the less common colors. I bet your Ipanema Brown will be awesome-- and rare.

dglasser

Thanks. To be honest, I would have preferred to get one of the stock colors, as ordering a custom color is basically setting money on fire (significant additional cost and at best neutral to the car's resale value). That said, I tend to keep my cars for a long time, so it's worth it to me to get it exactly as I want and not worry much about near-term resale value.

My personal, subjective opinions on the stock colors:

• I think the RS5 cab looks great in red but I've never felt comfortable driving such an attention-getting color. A car like this gets enough attention as it is.
• I love black cars, but from past experience I know that I won't put the work in to keep a black car looking as nice as it should. Same goes for white.
• I'd consider a silver or gray but they're a little too bland for me with the available monochrome interiors. If I could get the black/red two-tone interior that's available on the S5 without going to Audi Exclusive, that would probably be my first choice.
• My wife has a thing against blue cars. Go figure.

So I want a color that is fun and interesting, and goes well with a black interior, without being too conspicuous or high maintenance. That's what has led me to Ipanema Brown.

YMMV

dglasser

I just got date information for my RS5 Cabriolet.

It's a week 19 build (i.e. May 6), scheduled to be loaded on ship on June 8 and arrive in port on June 28. My dealer says it's usually another 7-10 days from port arrival until it shows up at their store.

broudav

Good to hear! I found out my is supposed to be loaded on the ship May 20th, not sure what build week. I see for 2014, one can order the black optic package. I think the black grill would look great and sort of wish I could have ordered it! Maybe can switch it out, but maybe standard grill looks fine too as windshield surround is alu-optic. Will have to wait and see.