JCrews77

Looks like I found a car finally, so far I had the independent inspection done from a third party mechanic (lemon cars) since the car is located in NY, no accident damage according to carfax and autocheck and has the service records kept in the car. The selling price is 30,500 so I believe I'm going to pull the trigger. It's a 2011 A8L with 59,000 miles, comes with rear seat package and I would be the third owner.

I've heard mixed reviews about hiring a third party company to do inspections, I wonder if there is a popular company people use on here?

Jack88

While that is a fully loaded model, I bet you can get them to come down a grand or two. Lovely find!

JCrews77

Yeah, I'm going to go for 28,000 actually since it's still a 6 year old car and the D5 is coming out. Max was gonna be 29,500, maybe 30,000 haven't decided yet.

LexusLSguy

Looks like a nice car. 👍🏻 Steam and some elbow grease will get those leather indentations out as well.

Twglasgow

Make sure you get the two headphones

JCrews77

I asked and they do not have the Audi headphones sadly.

Jack88

I'd use that as a bargaining chip, it's missing original equipment.

the_duke

Ask about keys as well. They are expensive.

JCrews77

Have anyone here used an extended warranty such as USAA's? Or another company? I am considering getting this for my own peace of mind since it's still a 6 year old car with 60K miles.

LexusLSguy

Not worth it. It's expensive and many things can be excluded. If you have a lemon and it was constantly in the shop it could be but otherwise don't just drop it off at a stealership. Find a high rated German shop in your area and service this way. Any big ticket parts source yourself. You can maintain your vehicle for much cheaper this way. I love USAA by the way.