I'm considering purchasing a used 2001 A4 Quattro V6 for $11000 obo w/ 90k miles. It claims that all scheduled maintenance has been done, and the autocheck report looks good. Does $11,000 sound like a reasonable deal or would it be reasonable to offer ~ $9,000 - 10,000?

If anyone can help me out on establishing a decent goal price for this car, I'd be appreciative. I've done several searches, but the results have been really variable, and I'm left guessing on what is a reasonable asking price. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

Start by searching the blue book values. Keep in mind there are likley others looking at the same car so low balling will result in the car going to someone else.

 

THanks for responding. The KBB value is slightly higher than the asking price, but not by much. I'm wondering if I can do better.

 

11,000 is fairly averagebut im sure you could always haggle the price down a little.how does this interior and exterior look? any pics?

 

The interior is nearly perfect. The exterior is good with some minor blemishes - multiple small scratches here and there but no dents. thanks for adding your two cents.

 

KBB is useless unless you're an insurance agent pricing a car for a total. The cars sell at what the market can bear. For example, I bought my 01 A4 1.8TQ at $1300 under book and it had 2 sets of tires, low miles, and some basic mods. $11K seems like a bit much for the car at hand.

 

yea 11K does seem a little high i got mine for almost half that. yours sounds nicer but not 5k nicer. and also $1300? dam wish i got that deal.

 

$1300 under "KBB private party value," not $1300 for the car...!

Paying too much for a used car is a mistake I hopefully won't make again. I got a good deal this time.

 

oh haha i guess i skipped right over the "under book" part. my bad

 

I don't think offering 10,000 is ever a bad idea, 9 may be a little low ball. If the car has had all the crucial repairs and is in great shape, that price range seems good and yeah KBB is a waste of time, edmunds.com is somewhat better