94 A6 2.8i - Should I or shouldn't I?
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94 A6 2.8i - Should I or shouldn't I?
Hi all,
I'm new here. Had a 95 2.6 A6 before but had to sell it unfortunately. Man I miss her.
Anyway on to my question...
There is a 94 2.8i A6 for sale. She has 260 000km on the clock. If I can get the buyer down to the right price is it worth buying it? Am I asking for problems? What should I look out for?
Thanks in advance.
I'm new here. Had a 95 2.6 A6 before but had to sell it unfortunately. Man I miss her.
Anyway on to my question...
There is a 94 2.8i A6 for sale. She has 260 000km on the clock. If I can get the buyer down to the right price is it worth buying it? Am I asking for problems? What should I look out for?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi all,
I'm new here. Had a 95 2.6 A6 before but had to sell it unfortunately. Man I miss her.
Anyway on to my question...
There is a 94 2.8i A6 for sale. She has 260 000km on the clock. If I can get the buyer down to the right price is it worth buying it? Am I asking for problems? What should I look out for?
Thanks in advance.
I'm new here. Had a 95 2.6 A6 before but had to sell it unfortunately. Man I miss her.
Anyway on to my question...
There is a 94 2.8i A6 for sale. She has 260 000km on the clock. If I can get the buyer down to the right price is it worth buying it? Am I asking for problems? What should I look out for?
Thanks in advance.
For the right price, it may be OK, although when getting a vehicle this old, there are a lot of things that may need to be replaced.
What condition is it in? Things like suspension, for example.
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I sell commercial real estate, and often tell people that there is nothing wrong with any property that the right price and terms cannot correct.
The same applies to cars, as everyone else noticed. Even if the engine and transmission are completely shot, there is a price at which it is probably worth buying the car...
The same applies to cars, as everyone else noticed. Even if the engine and transmission are completely shot, there is a price at which it is probably worth buying the car...
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The 18-year old Audi is not worth much to begin with. If it needs a new transmission, if it needs new suspension, if it needs new cats, and the list goes on and on, is it worth spending 10K on that car? Not in my books.
The only reason I would buy such an old car is if it cost less than $1000, and if I could get this beater to drive another year or two at most with minimal repairs.
Of course, you can be an enthusiast who particularly likes that model, then it's a different story. In that case you buy strictly for pleasure of owning that automobile, not for any practical purposes.
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I beg to differ. At some point, the car can become a greater liability than you will ever recover from it, and I don't mean selling it, but your own satisfaction.
The 18-year old Audi is not worth much to begin with. If it needs a new transmission, if it needs new suspension, if it needs new cats, and the list goes on and on, is it worth spending 10K on that car? Not in my books.
The only reason I would buy such an old car is if it cost less than $1000, and if I could get this beater to drive another year or two at most with minimal repairs.
Of course, you can be an enthusiast who particularly likes that model, then it's a different story. In that case you buy strictly for pleasure of owning that automobile, not for any practical purposes.
The 18-year old Audi is not worth much to begin with. If it needs a new transmission, if it needs new suspension, if it needs new cats, and the list goes on and on, is it worth spending 10K on that car? Not in my books.
The only reason I would buy such an old car is if it cost less than $1000, and if I could get this beater to drive another year or two at most with minimal repairs.
Of course, you can be an enthusiast who particularly likes that model, then it's a different story. In that case you buy strictly for pleasure of owning that automobile, not for any practical purposes.
im going to have to disagree with you, there is the sentimental and nostalgia factor. someone may WANT to buy the car and restore it, you cant count that out, otherwise there would be no more air cooled bugs on the road.
i personally see myself one day buying an old s4 or a6 just for the 2.7t motor to build into a track monster, at that point there is always a price at which i would buy, regardless of the work it needs as i plan on rebuilding it anyways
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I beg to differ. At some point, the car can become a greater liability than you will ever recover from it, and I don't mean selling it, but your own satisfaction.
The 18-year old Audi is not worth much to begin with. If it needs a new transmission, if it needs new suspension, if it needs new cats, and the list goes on and on, is it worth spending 10K on that car? Not in my books.
The only reason I would buy such an old car is if it cost less than $1000, and if I could get this beater to drive another year or two at most with minimal repairs.
Of course, you can be an enthusiast who particularly likes that model, then it's a different story. In that case you buy strictly for pleasure of owning that automobile, not for any practical purposes.
The 18-year old Audi is not worth much to begin with. If it needs a new transmission, if it needs new suspension, if it needs new cats, and the list goes on and on, is it worth spending 10K on that car? Not in my books.
The only reason I would buy such an old car is if it cost less than $1000, and if I could get this beater to drive another year or two at most with minimal repairs.
Of course, you can be an enthusiast who particularly likes that model, then it's a different story. In that case you buy strictly for pleasure of owning that automobile, not for any practical purposes.
Even if the engine and transmission are shot, and you get it for the RIGHT PRICE (which may be $100) - you could always part it out and make money.
So, as I said, there is nothing wrong with anything that the right price and terms cannot fix. It's just that sometimes that price may be $1.
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I guess I didn't articulate my point 
I would not buy an 18-yr old Audi because the probability of major repairs is very high. Personally. It's a big risk to undertake.
Of course selling the car for $100 is pretty pointless. Even junk yards can offer this amount since they have the storage space to keep and part it out.
I'm speaking strictly from the point of view of someone who wants to buy the car, drive it, and enjoy it.
As I said in my original response, unless I have some special reason to get that particular model (semantics, fanboy, etc), I wouldn't consider it or its equivalent.
If you can only afford a $1000 car, then probably you cannot afford a car at all, since as soon as repairs hit you, you won't have money for the repairs. I've seen quite a few people who were in desperate situations, got a cheap beater, only to have it parked for months until they give it away.
I would not buy an 18-yr old Audi because the probability of major repairs is very high. Personally. It's a big risk to undertake.
Of course selling the car for $100 is pretty pointless. Even junk yards can offer this amount since they have the storage space to keep and part it out.
I'm speaking strictly from the point of view of someone who wants to buy the car, drive it, and enjoy it.
As I said in my original response, unless I have some special reason to get that particular model (semantics, fanboy, etc), I wouldn't consider it or its equivalent.
If you can only afford a $1000 car, then probably you cannot afford a car at all, since as soon as repairs hit you, you won't have money for the repairs. I've seen quite a few people who were in desperate situations, got a cheap beater, only to have it parked for months until they give it away.
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LOL...Consider a 2K4.2A6 with a shot engine and transmission. Even for free, it's not worth rehabbing. It's a parts car.
So somewhere between free and whatever, even with a running (I didn't say good either) engine and transmission, old cars just aren't worth it.
So somewhere between free and whatever, even with a running (I didn't say good either) engine and transmission, old cars just aren't worth it.