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List/Buying Prices
I'm looking to get into a '04 to '05 A4 Sport Line Sedan which so far seem hard to come by with anything less than 70,000 miles which is what I am shooting for. The few that I've seen so far (all 1.8T with 60 to 70k) seem to be selling for around $16,000, KBB has them listed around $14,000. Is there something I'm missing here or are the people buying these spending too much? I don't want to overspend by $2,000 by certainty don't want to keep waiting for a deal that will never come up. Any suggestions?
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I'm looking to get into a '04 to '05 A4 Sport Line Sedan which so far seem hard to come by with anything less than 70,000 miles which is what I am shooting for. The few that I've seen so far (all 1.8T with 60 to 70k) seem to be selling for around $16,000, KBB has them listed around $14,000. Is there something I'm missing here or are the people buying these spending too much? I don't want to overspend by $2,000 by certainty don't want to keep waiting for a deal that will never come up. Any suggestions?
Also the KBB valves are wrong. dont fall for it. use Edmunds or NADA. they show the real market value prices. if you look at kbb it will throw a wild price. like now im looking for a DD as my car and found a corolla. kbb says 6500 for a 2002 corolla with 60k while edmunds and nada are around a more realistic, down to earth price of 4500.
for 16k you should be able to find a newer model a4 06+ for that much money. you can even get the 2.7t a6 sline for less that.
also if you are looking for a automatic stay far away as possible from the FWD versions. the cvt tranny are garbage.
i just looked in houston craigslist and found a 07 a4 with 69k for 13. keep looking you will find one.
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Yeah, way too high at least for the market I am in. Where are you?
I have found 2 04 s-lines / USPs in my area. Both had 1.8t's, one was quattro manual (6 speed) and one was fwd manual (5 speed). The quattro was at 12K asking which means I probably could have gotten it for 10.5K or 11K. It had 80K miles. It was sold before I hasd a chance to negotiate. The fwd had 65K miles and was 10K asking price, which means 9K. I didn't get the green light from the wife on it. Anyway, I would look at what other Audi's are selling for in your area and determine a price point based on that.
Also as a side note, I paid $4500 for my 02 sport (no s-line / USPs in 02). It had 182K miles when I bought it. It now has over 200K and still running strong. It did need some work (kid I bought it from couldn't afford the TB, steering rack, and window regulator), but the basic bones were good and it had good records.
I have found 2 04 s-lines / USPs in my area. Both had 1.8t's, one was quattro manual (6 speed) and one was fwd manual (5 speed). The quattro was at 12K asking which means I probably could have gotten it for 10.5K or 11K. It had 80K miles. It was sold before I hasd a chance to negotiate. The fwd had 65K miles and was 10K asking price, which means 9K. I didn't get the green light from the wife on it. Anyway, I would look at what other Audi's are selling for in your area and determine a price point based on that.
Also as a side note, I paid $4500 for my 02 sport (no s-line / USPs in 02). It had 182K miles when I bought it. It now has over 200K and still running strong. It did need some work (kid I bought it from couldn't afford the TB, steering rack, and window regulator), but the basic bones were good and it had good records.
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I think you're right about the low miles and also the 2 I've been interested in have also been at dealers, but still that much more than private sale seems way out there. I've been having better luck with craigslist lately, I think it's just going to be a waiting game until the right one comes along at the right price
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I'm in New England - maybe since all wheel drive is in more demand up here they're selling for more? I'm just going to stick to craigslist searching for deals for now, any suggestions for other places to look?
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Market is probably stronger in New England for Audi quattros, but searching for current prices will tell you that and yes, dealers are usually higher, at least in my experience. I don't use craigslist becuase is not specialized to used cars. I used autotrader.com and usedcars.com to find the one I own as well as the 2 USPs / S-Lines I looked at. Be patient and the right one will show!
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