Car auctions have the power to make people lose the plot, especially when the prize is a highly collectible, final-edition Audi racing legend.
Listen to this article 6 min Listen to this article 6 min As the auctioneer took his position in front of the just-revealed white and orange Audi RS 6 Avant GT - the reason we had all gathered at the highly exclusive Cavalli Estate in Cape Town - I had an urge to jump up, stop the show, and ask whether I could become a late-entry bidder.
The reserve price for the Audi was R3.9-million. Perhaps if I sold my house, flogged my worldly possessions, accessed my somewhat measly retirement fund through the new two-pot system, I could possibly be in the running for this highly desirable beast on wheels?
In the lead-up to the grand reveal, we'd been enticed by a whole lot of info that left me on the edge of my seat, aching to grab an auction paddle. The RS 6 Avant GT is one of just 660 limited units that have been made available globally to celebrate 40 years of Audi RS - which stands for Renn Sport in Deutsch. Just one of these beauts had been allocated to Africa and here she was, number 74 off the lot, in all her bad-ass glory.
Naturally I'd...
