Why is the Audi R8 5.2 so cheap?

"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
10/12/2015 at 15:18 • Filed to: Exotic Car Prices

Relatively speaking. Compare it to a Lamborghini of the same year.

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I guess Millage is a big thing for these. cause 6k seems to make a lot of difference. They are also almost the same car.

then compare it to a McLaren 12C from 2012

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What’s going on with the exotic market right now? Things seem to be all over the place.

DISCUSSION (21)

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:20

Don’t McLarens have horrible depreciation?

E30Joe drives a Subaru > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:21

One is an Audi, the other is a Lamborghini. Regardless of drivetrain similarities you still have to pay for the bull.

duurtlang > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:22

One is an Audi and the other is a Lamborghini . That they’re almost the same car isn’t all that relevant. Buying any of these cars isn’t based on rational thought, it’s purely emotional.

jkm7680 > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:23

What sounds better?

Buughghghghg I HAVE A LAMB-ORG-H-INI

BURHGHGHGHG I HAVE AN AUAUUDIIIIIII

There ya go.

Cherry_man1 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
10/12/2015 at 15:23

Well whats the OG MSRP on the 12c?

TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:24

Eleventy kajillion dollars.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:25

Badge and looks probably.

Side note: the r8 is fantastic and I want one.

JDIGGS > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:31

shut up man don’t tell everyone

Cherry_man1 > JDIGGS
10/12/2015 at 15:32

I’m not talking about the 4.2 V8 am I? cause those are only 60k now.

JR1 > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:35

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet. Shakespeare didn’t understand a name makes an object. An object doesn’t always get to make a name.

BeaterGT > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:35

So plebs like me can afford one in a few years!

Viggen > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 15:36

Badge premiership.

As for the Macca, it’s a case of the 12C’s initial teething issues and the sudden arrival of the 650S/675LT/570S/540C. But decreasing 12C prices give me more reason to play the lottery more often.

MLGCarGuy > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 16:36

I believe they were around $250k, but at $300k with options.

Cherry_man1 > MLGCarGuy
10/12/2015 at 16:37

So the 2C is not half of what it was new. Neat!

Übel > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/12/2015 at 16:55

I got to drive one through Xtreme Xperience a year ago and it was a really fantastic experience. Incredibly easy to drive fast, all the comfort and polish of an Audi but like 15x more special.

JDIGGS > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 17:04

I was just amazed how cheap some 5.2 manual cars with carbon brakes go for with almost no mileage vs msrp. Still never afford one myself.

Levitas > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 18:00

I took a closer look at that MP4-12C, because I had a sneaking suspicion that it was owned by a student at Purdue University. Although it doesn’t appear to be (but certainly could be, the white -12C around here was for sale in the spring) it has a whopping 5 previous owners.

But, if it were owned by a college student (which there is a huge possibility, international students are buying cars like these like you wouldn’t believe) it most likely was driven poorly, not maintained, driven in snow/ice/salt, and most definitely smoked in. Purdue has both a -12C and a 5.2 r8 right now that are not driven with the best care and will most likely make appearances during the winter months.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Übel
10/12/2015 at 18:03

Yeah I drove one through a supercar experience too. It was good on track but I feel like it’d make a better GT car. Surprisingly comfortable and super fast and stable.

Funktheduck > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 18:15

The 12C keeps dropping because of tweaks and being put new cars constantly that are better. People that buy super cars do it for investment often and so they've killed their own sales by releasing better cars instead of minor tweaks.

Cherry_man1 > Funktheduck
10/12/2015 at 18:24

You know, it’s not a bad thing really. They may be doing it to make them more accessible for more people to buy their cars.

Funktheduck > Cherry_man1
10/12/2015 at 19:29

I would gladly take one. I think they've been upping their bar and making new models to compete better. I think they'll level out