Getting my first Audi
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Getting my first Audi
Hey guys, Like it sais I'm getting my first Audi A4 it's a 2001 with 91,000 miles. The car is the dark blue with beige interior. It is the quattro with the 1.8t. How do you all like your cars? I wanted to see if I should go ahead and buy it, are there any problems I should look over? The guy is asking $5,900, but I was able to talk him down to $4,500. The clutch does grab high but I seen on the fourm that that is normal? So anyones do you think it's worth it? The car is clean with perfect interior no rips, runs great, shifts smooth. I'm going back tomorrow to finalize the purchase but just asking your opinions and if theres anything I should really look over. Thank you,
Hello Kyle, welcome to AF! 
I think $4500 is a fair price as long as the car is in reasonably good condition. You're right about the clutch, the take up point on the stock clutch is quite high, and that doesn't necessarily indicate a problem.
Hopefully you'll see this before you go finalize the purchase, but a few things I'd ask him about before you make it official:
-When was the timing service done last? Not a deal breaker as long as you keep in mind that you'll need to do it and set aside funds accordingly. Don't take "I promise it was done xx,xxx miles ago." for an answer. If he doesn't have receipts with dates or mileage on them to prove it, assume it hasn't been done.
-Has the car been modified at all? Depending on the quality and quantity of the modifications, this can sometimes indicate that the previous owner wasn't exactly nice to the car.
Also, take a look at this B5 buyer's guide for more info:
http://germancarwiki.com/doku.php/au...5/buyers_guide
And take a look at the B5 FAQ sticky/newbie guide, tons of good stuff in there about your car that might answer your questions before you have to post a thread:
https://www.audiforums.com/forum/b5-...%2A%2A-109459/
Post back up with some pictures when you get home with the car!
I think $4500 is a fair price as long as the car is in reasonably good condition. You're right about the clutch, the take up point on the stock clutch is quite high, and that doesn't necessarily indicate a problem.
Hopefully you'll see this before you go finalize the purchase, but a few things I'd ask him about before you make it official:
-When was the timing service done last? Not a deal breaker as long as you keep in mind that you'll need to do it and set aside funds accordingly. Don't take "I promise it was done xx,xxx miles ago." for an answer. If he doesn't have receipts with dates or mileage on them to prove it, assume it hasn't been done.
-Has the car been modified at all? Depending on the quality and quantity of the modifications, this can sometimes indicate that the previous owner wasn't exactly nice to the car.
Also, take a look at this B5 buyer's guide for more info:
http://germancarwiki.com/doku.php/au...5/buyers_guide
And take a look at the B5 FAQ sticky/newbie guide, tons of good stuff in there about your car that might answer your questions before you have to post a thread:
https://www.audiforums.com/forum/b5-...%2A%2A-109459/
Post back up with some pictures when you get home with the car!
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 206
From: Seattle, WA
Seems like a great deal to me, I don't think prices around here are anything like what they are like wherever most people on this forum live (east coast/mid west) I assume... I looked for months and months and never found a deal anywhere close to this, I still look every week on craigslist and have yet to see a nice 01' with decent mileage for less than $5500-$6000.
If it's in good shape I say go for it.
If it's in good shape I say go for it.
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 262
Hey guys, Like it sais I'm getting my first Audi A4 it's a 2001 with 91,000 miles. The car is the dark blue with beige interior. It is the quattro with the 1.8t. How do you all like your cars? I wanted to see if I should go ahead and buy it, are there any problems I should look over? The guy is asking $5,900, but I was able to talk him down to $4,500. The clutch does grab high but I seen on the fourm that that is normal? So anyones do you think it's worth it? The car is clean with perfect interior no rips, runs great, shifts smooth. I'm going back tomorrow to finalize the purchase but just asking your opinions and if theres anything I should really look over. Thank you,
my dad got his 01 a4 1.8t for $2,000 i got my 97 a4 1.8t quattro 5 speed for $2,200 in excellent conditions and i invested $1,000 rebuilding the engine to 0 miles with new everything including k04 turbo thats $3,200 total. dam sucks to be you i would never pay that much maybe if it was S4.
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god dam 4,500$? is it made of gold or what?
my dad got his 01 a4 1.8t for $2,000 i got my 97 a4 1.8t quattro 5 speed for $2,200 in excellent conditions and i invested $1,000 rebuilding the engine to 0 miles with new everything including k04 turbo thats $3,200 total. dam sucks to be you i would never pay that much maybe if it was S4.
my dad got his 01 a4 1.8t for $2,000 i got my 97 a4 1.8t quattro 5 speed for $2,200 in excellent conditions and i invested $1,000 rebuilding the engine to 0 miles with new everything including k04 turbo thats $3,200 total. dam sucks to be you i would never pay that much maybe if it was S4.
god dam 4,500$? is it made of gold or what?
my dad got his 01 a4 1.8t for $2,000 i got my 97 a4 1.8t quattro 5 speed for $2,200 in excellent conditions and i invested $1,000 rebuilding the engine to 0 miles with new everything including k04 turbo thats $3,200 total. dam sucks to be you i would never pay that much maybe if it was S4.
my dad got his 01 a4 1.8t for $2,000 i got my 97 a4 1.8t quattro 5 speed for $2,200 in excellent conditions and i invested $1,000 rebuilding the engine to 0 miles with new everything including k04 turbo thats $3,200 total. dam sucks to be you i would never pay that much maybe if it was S4.