With more and more news about BMW X5 domestic production, the local tycoons around them can't hold back their excitement. The predictable temptation of a larger body and a lower threshold is indeed hard to resist. But after all, the domestic BMW X5 is still some time away from the final listing, but our W classmates have had enough to wait. He decided to start with the Audi brand, which is known for its cost performance in the BBA, and first test how the Audi Q7 is doing. (Note: This story comes from a real case)
The topic is simple: Choose one of the two Audi Q7/BMW X5
For consumers who can consume large AND medium-sized SUVs of mainstream luxury brands, they may not have much time to compare the differences between multiple automotive products from the aspects of history, platform, configuration, etc. The same is true of W student, his perception of the difference in product strength between Audi Q7 and BMW X5 is not as big as most views on the Internet, anyway, the target circle is in the BBA. As for why he threw away the Mercedes-Benz option at the beginning, it was only because he already had a Mercedes-Benz C-class in his hand, and he wanted to change his taste when he bought a big car.
As for the handling of the BMW X5, he did experience some differences from ordinary SUV models when he tested it. The space is really not much, but there will not be many cases of his car being fully loaded. In contrast, although the Audi Q7 has a lot of space, the 7 seats in the whole series are even less necessary for him. Of course, the most "dissatisfied" place of W students for audi Q7 is that the recognition is indeed too low. How to judge whether a car is Audi Q7 or Audi Q5L, the most convenient way is to look at the tail mark. On the contrary, perhaps because the BMW X3 does not have an extended relationship, the aura of the BMW X5 is still easy to feel in the store.
But after all, his preference between the two products is not so big, if the price can "push" him, the success rate of the Audi Q7 will still be very high. So after going to the Audi 4S store on the ground to consult, can the Audi Q7 be his choice? We are still "pressing the table" here, first look at the current Audi Q7 "in hand" situation in the end.
The 2.0T offer is greater, but the 3.0T is only available for the car
Half of the situation of the Audi Q7 in the store is expected by him, first for the 2.0T model, the preferential margin can basically reach about 130,000 yuan (82% off). However, for the higher price of the 3.0T model, the preferential margin was suddenly tightened to about 40,000 yuan (95% discount). Of course, if you choose Audi Q7 for a price-performance ratio, 2.0T is enough, but there is no car in the 2.0T store. If you book, it usually takes 6-8 weeks to wait, and it is estimated that it will be delivered after the Spring Festival. 3.0T offer is less, the car is not much, there are probably about 3 units of inventory, mainly black.
If the 40,000 yuan discount for the purchase of the 3.0T model in full is not enough to impress people, the preferential margin can be enlarged to about 48,000 yuan by buying the car in installments. However, although the installment does not involve a handling fee, the interest is paid at the minimum interest rate of about 3%. We calculate the Audi Q7 2022 55 TFSI quattro S line sporty model with a down payment of 30% and a loan of 24 months (guide price 773,800 yuan). The down payment is plus an estimated purchase tax of approximately $62,034, an estimated insurance fee of approximately $18,000, and other expenses estimated at approximately $1,000. The "pick-up price" of this model is about 298,774 yuan. Then 24 instalments of loans, each of which is required to repay approximately $21,169 and a total of approximately $30,484 in interest.
The price of new cars is firm, and the "lack of core" still comes to make trouble, and can only wait?
In fact, if you think about it, whether it is the Audi Q7 or the BMW X5, it is only recently launched a new model for sale. From this point of view, the preferential margin of these two cars is indeed difficult to compare with the past impression. In addition, this year has been accompanied by the "chip shortage" of the automotive industry, which has pushed the supply and demand relationship of hot-selling models to a new level of tension. In the case of the current line near the end of the year, just need consumers to look more at the reproduction of the car situation, so it can become the first requirement before the year, the specific model can be discussed, plus there are various flexible staging policies, and it is not difficult to moderately raise the budget.
But for W student, rather than saying that he just needed to use a car this year, it is better to say that he has been preparing for a year, and he has not found a good time to start, and it is almost the end of the year. Now after walking around the Audi and BMW dealers, he has gradually regained his composure. Whether it is the Audi Q7 or the BMW X5, it is not a good time to start. From the current estimates, the chip problem is estimated to be greatly improved by next year. Secondly, waiting for the domestic BMW X5 seems to be a good choice.
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Finally, we also learned about the second-hand car of the two alternative models by the way, from the information searched on the Internet, an Audi Q7 2018 45 TFSI S line sport, on the brand for nearly 4 years, the mileage is about 57,000 kilometers, the current second-hand car price is about 550,000 yuan. A BMW X5 2015 xDrive28i, on the brand for nearly 5 years, the mileage of more than 100,000 kilometers, the current price of second-hand cars is about 450,000 yuan.
It can be seen that even without considering the difference in mileage, the BMW X5 is not surprisingly a little higher than the Audi Q7. However, when the domestic BMW X5 arrives, I don't know if it will affect its value preservation. Of course, this is all a later story, this level of models, even if the relative value preservation, in most cases the cost of discounting is still very large.