Looking to buy my first S4
 

I have found at a local Audi shop here a 2000 Audi S4 Nogoro Blue 6-speed with 129000 miles. The guy selling it is asking 16,500 and could be talked down if that price seems high. The car is absolutly beautiful. When I saw it I thought it was knew. He says with sale he will put on new brakes and tune it all up and put new spark plugs in.
Any thoughts to if I should get this or not? Im 18 in February, this has been my dream car since I was 13 or so. Love these cars.

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

that is pretty high $$$ for the mileage. And when he says tune up, does he mean just change the plugs and an air filter... because that could leave you with a lot else to do still and a lot more bills on your hands

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

That's a little high for 130kmi.
Find out when the timing belt was done, & find out exactly what has been done to the car.
Unless it's super clean & has every option, it's not worth much over $14k

Lastly, check your insurance before you buy it. I know it will NOT be cheap!

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

This is a guy I know that owns a private party Audi shop. and he never buys crap. the car in incredibly clean. the engine bay, as well as the rest of the car look mint. right out of the factory. It has 1 adult owner. and every option but NAV. By tune up he is making everything is tight and doing new brakes.

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

if the timing belt/water pump/ thermostat job still needs to be done your looking at another 1000$ bill right away. And honestly, people are not pulling your leg when they say check insurance... i've seen people have to pay as much as 400$! a month to have an S at age 18

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

im 20 just got my 01 s4 2 months ago did not check insurance before hand and am now paying 400.60 a month and it sucks trust me....

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

He says all the service to the pumps and belts were done. And he is also doing a break job. I have also found an S4 on the forum here. that has 63k for 21.5 seems like a better deal then 130k for 16.5 Thoughts? thanks again

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

Also I am under my parents insurance I do understand my insurance will skyrocket with the S4. how much of a difference would it be from my current car though? My current car has the same engine.

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

16.5 for 130,000 is high, the other one is 5 grand more but does have lower miles obviously, but...what does the other one need, that one need a timing belt job? Why is insurance so much more...because the S logo. Theft rate is quite a bit higher on the s4's, cost to fix, a lot plays into insurance price. I had an a4 insurance was 78 a month, when I got my s4 that company wanted 412 a month for it. needless to say I switched companies.

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

It is actually 22.5 for the lower miles one. And I would do the timng belt and water pump at 90k mi, right?

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

is this s4 white?

edited for noob comment...after reading it is clearly not white...


why don't you buy this audi...
under 16k with mods and half the miles

https://www.audiforums.com/m_391446/tm.htm

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

IMHO, skip that one. It doesn't look very well taken care of.

First, he list a AWE Intake, but shows a cheap cone filter in the pic.
Second, he said it's a 12sec car, I don't think so.
third, it has mods on it, but most I would skip
Forth, it looks like it needs some work, the driver seat looks like crap, the engine is very dirty, and the coolant tank is going to need to be replaced.
Fifth. Newspeed stuff for the S4 is crap.

Again IMHO.

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

good call. but I would just use that car for reference...granted that cars interior isn't in top notch shape, he prolly tacked on some extra $$$ for the mods he has done...either way you can get a nice s4 with a lot lower miles for 16k. gluck with your search, and don't give in.

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

get it

good luck

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

What about the MAF with the aftermarket intake? And second the only reason im looking to put this amount of money into this other car is because it is exactly what I am looking for.
-By the way I checked insurance under my name at 18 y/o with a local agency here and it came back $754/mo!!!! so the 'rents are gonna have to put that under their name.
- Thank you everyone for the information and support. And putting up with my questions.

RE: Looking to buy my first S4
 

lol we weren't kidding about crazy insurance prices