Urquattros are going UP in value now.

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Sep 9, 2005 | 05:35 AM

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Urquattros are going UP in value now.

See the Ebay listing? 13100 dollars now for a 1984 with 99800 miles.<ul><li><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-AUDI-UR-TURBO-QUATTRO-ORIG-MSRP-OF-35K-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ4573349558QQcategoryZ6055QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem">http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-AUDI-UR-TURBO-QUATTRO-ORIG-MSRP-OF-35K-NO-RESERVE_W0QQi

Sep 9, 2005 | 06:02 AM

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Well, at least "one" is.

Sep 9, 2005 | 06:27 AM

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just the fact that there are buyers who will fork out 10-15K for a 20 year old car like this

is promising. It means that maintenance and restoration of the car isn't necessarily a money pit. Hence the usuable car value and the resale value makes good maintenance or rolling restoration a decent option. For instance. You buy a car for 4K. Sink 6K of good repairs into it. It seems like it can easily go for 10K if you do a good job on restoration/repairs.

This 84 is largely stock so no major engine upgrades.

Sep 9, 2005 | 07:36 AM

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I agree that it's promising.

3 bidders on that car. However, the car is rarer than rare with a grey exo *and* being an '84, no? Little mileage on it, and being sold by a dealership helps the cause. But you're right. It bodes well. I just don't know if I'd base the entire lot of UrQ value on one Ebay sale. If we could get the money we put into our respective UrQ's, James, I would be thrilled.

Sep 9, 2005 | 08:44 AM

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Look at the buyer's name...wallstreetauto...It's prob. some trader with more money than sense...

Whomever buys the thing in the end, is gonna pay WAAAAAYYY too much for it.

Sep 9, 2005 | 08:45 AM

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I have offers for more than what I put in, but thats not the street car.

There are a few guys who really want to buy the rally car from me for significant coin (I'd walk away with much money in hand).

The street car is another story, but once finished I think i can recoupe the majority of my money if I sell it. Its just hard to find a good urquattro so ones in good condition will fetch more. Its a balance between add-on items (which currently don't fetch money) or just a plain restored car. So fancy wheels and bumpers don't necessarily get return on a street urquattro. Stock urquattro in good order with history gets good $$$$$.

Sep 9, 2005 | 10:44 AM

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Well, maybe collectors are finally recognizing the cars.

I still look to that mint 9k mile '83 that KAR has in MN. It was for sale here in CO for MONTHS for $13k. It then dropped to less than $12k. My guess is that Kent Anderson got it for $10k or so. The problem was, people were looking for cars to drive, not collect. If you drive or modify that car, it will lose significant value.

While I would say that they are definitely getting "all the money" for that '84, that is a good thing for all of us IMO. Maybe with all the magazine articles lately, people are recognizing the quattro as a true collect car now.

BTW, word has it that a mint 30k mile '85 has just surfaced in Denver after being stored for 15 years. As far as collect ur quattros go, that is one that I would be interested in...