Find out who the top Audi dealers are in the nation and start with them, since this will determine which dealers get first picks on the available allocations for the R8.

This is how I come to terms with dealers for cars that are not mass produced. The available allocation is key, I presume the Audi dealers are not the top sellers in your area do not have any.

I was also interested in the R8, and my dealer in MD mentioned I could get one within the year, I placed this call during March of 2007. On top of that, you will most likely have to part with a significant deposit for them to even consider you for a realistic delivery. They get many calls a day about this car, mine required a 10K deposit and I would have been third on the list, which was the last spot available for delivery within a year. I decided to pass on it because I could not wait that long for a car, since by that time the Nissan GT-R was going to steal my heart away from the Audi.

I have to admit, the R8 is one beautiful car and stands out like no other. Searching on ebay may only yield "used" cars, which could be fine if you do not care about that and only want the car. There are some with very low miles <1000 which probably belong to a "flipper" who wants to get rid of it and turn a profit.

Good luck!