Alright Guys, after a lot of deliberation, I've determined I would like to start off with an Audi A4. I've found a very nice car that I am looking at and was wondering if it is a resonable price. Below are the specs. Asking price is $10.5k:

The Car
1999 Audi A4
Quattro
1.8T
5 Spd.
112,000 miles

Performance Upgrades
-MTM Stage III Engine Kit (including: turbo air hose, fuel pressure regulator, ECV with chip upgrade, platinum plugs). Kit cost over $5200 to install
-Cold Air Induction Kit $300
-Koni Coil Over Suspension. $1500.
-Strut brace $150
-Cross drilled brakes in the rear $750 with average wear, and recently replaced brakes in the front

Comfort, Visibility, and Accessories
-Brand New Windshield
-Xenon Headlamp Kit $550 These are not simply aftermarket bulbs. This kit includes transformers on each side powering real xenon lights. They look great and provide excellent nightime visibility
-Recaro Racing Seats. $1700 It's rare to find a car with matching driver and passenger racing seats but this one has them.
-Custom Front Grill $150. LLTek european style grill.
-MTM badging on the rear of the car.
-Rear Spoiler $370

Recent Repairs and Maintenance
-New exhaust system from the catalytic converter back
-New windshield
-Recently purchased battery-Cold weather, high power interstate battery (less than 1yr old)

Tires and Wheels
-Summer Set- Bridgestone S-03 Pole Position Performance Summer Tires. 225/45/ZR 17. These tires only have 8k miles on them. They are mounted to 17 inch Mille Miglia Spider Wheels $650 with locking lug nuts.
-Winter Set- Bridgestone Blizzak LM-22 Tires with plenty of life left in them. 205/55/R16. These are mounted on the factory 16 inch wheels.


Good Deal? What else should I ask? How many miles can be cranked out of these guys reasonably? I plan on only keeping this for 2 years or so, then selling and getting a new S4. Will it have a decent resell if I only put 15k on it or so?

Thanks everyone!

-Russ

 

That sounds pretty nice but the car isnt even worth $10k right now. Check the kelly blue book... in 15k, it will be worth even less.

Once a car reaches 100k miles, its value drops dramatically.

But with those mods... Its not bad.

 

c the problem is that should b lowered unless those mods were done by an audi dealership... Without certification the mods should make the price move down. I'd say 8k is a good price for it. i got my 99.5 a4 1.8t with 10,000!!!! miles for 10k.... so it might b a bit of a rip for ya.

 

you have to remember that in the real world, modifcations tend to bring prices down, rather than up. Saying that, the modifications it does have will cost a fortune to plonk on a stock car. So... it all depends on how it runs, etc. You should be able to bring the price down a fair amont... All IMHO of course!

 

Keep in mind that people who have lots of mods like that tend to beat up on their cars pretty hard! It's not a bad deal though.

 

Kellys blue book is for sellers not buyers, its always list car value higher than actual. Check black book if you want to know what its really worth.

 

I called a buddy of mine who sells cars and he said he wouldnt pay more that $5500.00 for it. imo its prolly worth about 7k. Check ebay for compairison. BTW my buddy said the milage was a $1300 deduction.

 

Hey I appreciate all of the input. I've been checking ebay and similiar cars are going for around that if not a little more. Sooo, I have been talking to this guy and I'm 100% sure it hasn't been abused. I am leary about the mileage however. Being that I wouldn't put too many miles on it, by the time I sold it, it would be about normal, still a little on the high side for the miles/year rule of 12-15k/year.

So, I'm a little unsure as to what to do. I would end up modding out an Audi if I got one anyway, this just seems to be a pocketbook saver as it will be a temp. ride. (Temp as in a year or two.)

Any more advice?

Thanks,
Russ

 

this is the closest specs I could find on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Taste...ayphotohosting

it will be interesting to c what the final price will be on sunday.

 

Thats dissapointing. It didnt even meet the reserve price