I found some used 1st generation Koni Coilovers online for $700. They'll fit my car and the guy said he'd be willing to give them to me for $600 if I give him my used sport suspension. Should I go for it?

 

sounds like a terrible deal

 

what's bad about the deal? From what I found online they go for $1000 or more new

 

define "used"

If they were on his daily driver for a coupla months then fine, if he raced them on weekends for 2 years, not so much. What kinda shape are they in? If they're in great shape then ok, but you gotta think, for the extra $300 you'd get brand new coils with at least a 1 year warranty, prolly longer. Make sure you check them out really well before you buy

 

Good point. The dude's A4 was heavily modded, so I would imagine he was racing on them. Looks like I won't be buying these.

 

Well you don't necessarily have to write them off right away, just be wary if he was racing them. If he was nice to them and they look like they're in good shape, you could save a couple hundred bucks. But if he was beating on them and you trade him your stock suspension, and they blow up, you're out $700 and suspensionless. What you might think about doing as an alternative is buying new Koni's (or whatever), then selling your stock setup to help offset the cost of the newer, more expensive coilovers. This way you still get the warranty and don't have parts laying around in your front yard. (Not that you're the type of person to do that or anything )

 

I talked to the guy again and he said he there are only about 10 to 15k miles on them, and they haven't been raced on. He also said that Koni has a lifetime warranty, so if one were to go bad, I could send it in and have it replaced. Is this correct? I guess I don't want to pass on this if it actually is a good deal.

 

Sounds legit to me, just make sure he gives you any (preferrably all) of the documentation you're gonna need to make good on that warranty.

 

Looks like I'm going to get them. He's said he would give them to me for $650. Anyone want to talk me out of it before I fork over the cash?

 

Like I said, just make sure you get the Warranty document. And see if you can get the spanner to adjust them