Fair purchase price for '99 A4?
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Fair purchase price for '99 A4?
Hey all,
This is my first post. I'm actually an Audi Brand Specialist, but I'm unfamiliar with the older models, as well the aftermarket.
I currently have a 450+ horsepower, RWD non-Audi. I've been keeping an eye out for an older Audi to scoop up...for a combination of lowering my gas costs, having a car that will move in the snow, spreading some of the miles off my current car, etc.
So I found a pretty nice 1999 1.8T. 1 owner, manual, sport package, 60k, recent timing belt, original clutch, overall very nice condition. I'm working on buying it, but getting some VAST spreads on what a fair price is. I'm using Craigslist and KBB as guides, and getting a lot of inconsistent info. There's very few out there with mileage that low. Also, the car is also Brilliant Yellow, which I can't find any of either...and my understanding is that's somewhat of a negative market adjustment.
Thoughts? If I get the car I am thinking of keeping it mainly stock with an APR tune.
This is my first post. I'm actually an Audi Brand Specialist, but I'm unfamiliar with the older models, as well the aftermarket.
I currently have a 450+ horsepower, RWD non-Audi. I've been keeping an eye out for an older Audi to scoop up...for a combination of lowering my gas costs, having a car that will move in the snow, spreading some of the miles off my current car, etc.
So I found a pretty nice 1999 1.8T. 1 owner, manual, sport package, 60k, recent timing belt, original clutch, overall very nice condition. I'm working on buying it, but getting some VAST spreads on what a fair price is. I'm using Craigslist and KBB as guides, and getting a lot of inconsistent info. There's very few out there with mileage that low. Also, the car is also Brilliant Yellow, which I can't find any of either...and my understanding is that's somewhat of a negative market adjustment.
Thoughts? If I get the car I am thinking of keeping it mainly stock with an APR tune.
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I think that anymore than blue book trade in is to much.
Take it to a dealership for a pre-purchase inspection. It can run and drive fine and still need big $$$$ to get it up to daily commuting duty.
Take it to a dealership for a pre-purchase inspection. It can run and drive fine and still need big $$$$ to get it up to daily commuting duty.
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I just bought a 2000 A4 Quattro Avant, 1.8l t, auto, 156,000 miles in above average condition with an Audi dealer rebuilt engine, new tires, sport package for $3500.
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i'm still not sure about a a good starting price for my A4. it is a 97 1.8t quattro auto with 98k miles. it needs new control arms which is a big repair and also the sun roof and AC do not work. there is a large crack in the front bumper but other than that the exterior looks pretty good.
all in all i would guess that it would cost about $1k US to get it into the KBB category of "good" which is priced at $3,765 private party value. do you all think that it would be worth buying ads asking for $2700?
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I think I would start out at $2000 and see what the guy says. I bought mine from the second owner. The first owner did the repairs. He is an Audi mechanic at an indy shop not the dealer. I had the part about the dealer shop repair wrong.
Yours will be 3 years older but it has 58,000 fewer miles than mine but miles don't bother me as much as condition. I have been over mine with a fine tooth comb and so far spent less $100 for light bulbs, cabin air filter a bottle of leather cleaner and a few odds and ends. I ordered a plastic under engine panel so that pushes the total to about $200.
Suspension is expensive. Bumper covers might be available from Shokan. Electric roof and A/C could be expensive to fix. Not sure if yellow is a factory color in '98. If not why the re-paint.
Good luck! Start low you can always go up.
Yours will be 3 years older but it has 58,000 fewer miles than mine but miles don't bother me as much as condition. I have been over mine with a fine tooth comb and so far spent less $100 for light bulbs, cabin air filter a bottle of leather cleaner and a few odds and ends. I ordered a plastic under engine panel so that pushes the total to about $200.
Suspension is expensive. Bumper covers might be available from Shokan. Electric roof and A/C could be expensive to fix. Not sure if yellow is a factory color in '98. If not why the re-paint.
Good luck! Start low you can always go up.
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wow!! 60k, lol. thats awesome. is it a quattro? if so, i could see it going for 4k depending on interior condition. good luck, hope you get a good deal on it.
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the control arm job was quoted to me at $800USD. it could probably be done cheaper if someone shopped around so all in all i figure it would cost roughly $1k to get it in the "good" category on the KBB which is quoted at about $3800.
the problem is that i don't have the time and money to take care of all this and i need to sell it quick, preferably within a week. do you think $3400 would bee a good start while not taking below $3000 or maybe even less than that?
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Sorry I got a little confused there between the one being sold and the one being bought.
mpittman4 I think you should ask the $2700 you were talking about.
BostonABS it sounds like you have your eye on a low mileage '99. If everything else is equal then KBB good condition is the way to go.
I just looked at KBB and a sedan non-quattro is valued at $3800 to $4000 and a Quattro sedan is valued at $6500 to $6700
mpittman4 I think you should ask the $2700 you were talking about.
BostonABS it sounds like you have your eye on a low mileage '99. If everything else is equal then KBB good condition is the way to go.
I just looked at KBB and a sedan non-quattro is valued at $3800 to $4000 and a Quattro sedan is valued at $6500 to $6700