There's a 1996 A4 2.8 Quattro for sale near me going for $4000. It's manual and has 97,000 miles on it. It is a one owner car with all repair records including those for the new belts/tensioner. Issues include: a sunroof which won't open, a broken CD head unit, and random squeeks and rattles. With only this info known, does it seem like this is a good deal for the Audi?

Thanks in advance

 

Not a great deal but reasonable. If thats your budget then its a good buy, but I say keep looking. Have you considered a 97+ 1.8T?

 

The price is good, and so is the mileage. The CD h/u is no big deal, just replace it. Squeaks and rattles can be dealt with. I'd worry about that sunroof, though. Before I bought my A4, I looked at one that had the same problem, so I calledmy dad's friendwho works at the local Audi dealership. He said it'd probably require removing and replacing the sunroof motor, which would run about $1500-2000,parts &labor- which is probably why they're only asking $4000 in the first place (you'll notice NADA used retail is about $5500).

 

Any car for 4K is going to have problems and you should be ready to fix them........ if you want reliability go with the 2.8.

 

I'd agree that's a good price considering the relatively low mileage and maintenance records. Bummer about the sunroof, though. If that's critical to you I'd keep looking rather than pay to fix it.

 

depends where you live i guess. if you live in cali, sunroof = vital.

 

ya i live in AZ and i have my sunroof open all day long... maybe look on ebay for a sunroof motor and take it to some local mechanic and you could probably have it done for 500 bucks..