One of the more astute purchases I have made in recent years has to be my acquisition of a lovely Used Audi which I purchased from my local Sytner Used Audi dealership. But let’s cut to the chase; Audi have seem to have lost some of the reputation that they once held in the car industry. This is not because of the style of the body, the performance of the engine or the undeniable quality of the drive. No, it is primarily because of the people who drive them.

Not so long ago, it was the BMW models that were vilified by the automotive media and car fanatics, simply because of the kind of people who could normally be witnessed behind the wheel. The BMW became intrinsically linked with Estate Agents, smarmy business men and generally the kind of people you would rather throttle yourself with a garden hose than get stuck talking to at a dinner party.

One by one, all of these ne’er-do-wells defected from the BMW camp for fear of further ridicule. The problem was what to drive next; they needed a cool looking car. They needed a fine machine, with precision engines. Finally they needed something quick with the power to leave pretty much all other commercially available cars sitting at the traffic lights. The fact that all of these drivers became Audi owners was inevitability that was written in the stars since the beginning of time it seemed.

So why have I just gone out and bought a Used Audi TT?

The answer is simple really. Whenever a car is bought in great volume, the dealers always whack the prices up as high as they can to capitalise on the sudden popularity. In a different manner of speaking, if you went to buy a Used Audi in a year’s time, the price would be so high you would probably fall over laughing. What I have done is bought myself a fantastic car, but have neatly dodged paying through the nose for it.

Once the price of Used Audi vehicles has reached a maximum, the growing throngs of new Audi disciples will probably move on to something else; Mercedes Benz if my predictions are correct. This will leave me to enjoy my Used Audi in the happiness of knowing that I am driving a fantastic vehicle that will shortly be only driven by enthusiasts of Audi’s great name.

In short, by biding my time and being aware of the nature of the car market and trends, I was able to capitalise on the cheap price of a wonderful Used Audi. This is easily achievable by keeping your eyes open as to who is driving what. Next time you see someone horribly stuck up or smarmy, make a note of what car they drive and avoid it. Now all I have to do is play the waiting game and let the undesirables amongst us to move on to another prestige German car; beware all Mercedes-Benz owners, your time is nearly up!