Why does AUDI have such a low resale value compared to BMW, Mercedes and even Lexus?

Is it because the brand hasn't reached that pinnacle yet? I was looking on eBay and was shocked at how cheap 2006 A3s are going for! [:@]

I wonder if this trend will change now that the A5 and R8 is out - maybe help expand Audi's image (?)

 

From what I've seen Mercedes is at least as bad. Don't know about Lexus. BMWs do really well, especially the 3 series. The only thing I can think of that does better is the Porsche 911.

 

hmm i saw a 06 A3 on craigslist with sline and DSG and around 25k miles for 23000 the post was gone in two days

 

I could only find 2 in san diego

o7 with 15k going for around $27 abouts.

I think they are holding their value around Sow cow pretty good.

 

Audis do seem to depreciate rather quickly but only at first.. Once there a few years old their depreciation seems to slow down. For example it seems like the range of b5 audi a4s from 96-01 are all between 5 and 10k. where the difference between a 07 a3 and an 04 can be much more drastic in relation. Yea BMWs seem to hold their value forever. It must be the density of their range.

 

My dad got his 03 911 turbo for 100,000$ ..... 55,000 miles later it was worth around $40,000
If your planning to put miles on a car do not get a porsche lol

 

Forbes had an interesting article on this a while back, but I couldn't find the link.

In percentage terms, the A3 does worse than many other cars in the first 2 years. However, overall cost of ownership is competitive if you keep the car for 2 or 3 years. That's because even though the depreciation percentage is high, it is on a fairly low base number. Thus, in real dollar terms, depreciation on higher priced 3 series may be comparable. I don't know anything about the US used car market, but here in Taiwan, the cost of depreciation in dollar amounts is very similar for an A3 and a BMW 120 or even the 130i.

 

I can confirm this. When I was looking at an A3 3.2 S line to lease - 3 years, 15K miles per year. Every dealer around wanted $3-3,500 down with a monhtly payment. Are you ready for this? A monthly payment of 687!!! No deal.

This is why the payment is so high for the lease. Poor resale value for this car. Shame

 

Let me guess, that was the trade-in value, right? That's why they call them "stealerships". I've seen 911 Turbos from the late 90s going for $70k and up.