I sold my 96 2.8L Q for 7K on Thursday. I'm looking around for different cars now. I test drove a 1996 C-Class, 1995 BMW 325i sport package, and a 1991 Mercedes 300E (what was I thinking?). I was totally impressed with the BMW but it was 8100 out the door (109K miles). I kinda want to stay loyal to Audi and get another one, even though my last A4 was a bitch sometimes. Anyways, for around 6500, would I be able to get a decent 98+ A4 1.8T? What would you guys do? I don't want to drive the minivan anymore (what no one wants to drive...dad prefer driving his S500!).

 

you should look for a 99.5 1.8tqm

 

+1... stay in the family

 

i dont know how many decent 98+ 1.8T's are gunna b in the 6500 range, but if you have time to wait for the right deal, im sure you could find a nice one. good luck.

 

Yea stay Audi, but you might have to spend a little more than 6500 to get a 98+ with decent miles. But keep looking, hopefully you'll get lucky.

 

I think you are looking in the wrong direction. European cars can be expensive to maintain, espically older ones with a lot of miles (which seems to be what you are looking at). I know this isn't what you want to hear but why not just dish out a couple grand for a used civic and then in a few years you can buy a newer and better A4, C-Class, 3series. It's the more practical approach rather than risking your Euro breaking down and you not being able to fix it.

 

^^^^indirectly insulted by that comment lol. No Audi owner should ever settle for a crap heap of a civic.

 

neon

 

sometimes you don't have much of a choice, I would tend to agree with rjplunk9 depending on exactly were I stood finnacialy and interms of what I really NEEDED.

 

Well since you get 7 years bad luck for every Audi you sell it doesnt matter what car you get now, because your life is doomed... Traitor....