A4 with less than 50k miles?
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A4 with less than 50k miles?
Hi,
I was wondering if buying a used A4 under 50k miles is a good idea?
Most 09-11 A4 cars are above 25k dollars (with Naviagation), and most of them have between 40k-50k miles. My budget is under 25k dollars so that makes my options with more mileage than I would like.
Basicly its a tradeoff mileage vs dollars.
Please tell me if its worth it or not?
I was wondering if buying a used A4 under 50k miles is a good idea?
Most 09-11 A4 cars are above 25k dollars (with Naviagation), and most of them have between 40k-50k miles. My budget is under 25k dollars so that makes my options with more mileage than I would like.
Basicly its a tradeoff mileage vs dollars.
Please tell me if its worth it or not?
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Hi,
I was wondering if buying a used A4 under 50k miles is a good idea?
Most 09-11 A4 cars are above 25k dollars (with Naviagation), and most of them have between 40k-50k miles. My budget is under 25k dollars so that makes my options with more mileage than I would like.
Basicly its a tradeoff mileage vs dollars.
Please tell me if its worth it or not?
I was wondering if buying a used A4 under 50k miles is a good idea?
Most 09-11 A4 cars are above 25k dollars (with Naviagation), and most of them have between 40k-50k miles. My budget is under 25k dollars so that makes my options with more mileage than I would like.
Basicly its a tradeoff mileage vs dollars.
Please tell me if its worth it or not?
I lease (rather than buy) what I believe to be expensive cars like my current and previous three Audi’s so as to avoid unknown expenses. I know I will be paying at least $475 a month until I die, but I can then decide whether or not it is worth doing so. That is also why I get Audi Care; a fixed amount, can I swing it or not?
The problem I fear is best explained by a friend of mine who a few years ago purchased a three year old Honda CRV with 60,000 miles on it for $18,000. I encouraged her to buy a new one since her dealer had a special and for $23,000 she could get a brand new CRV. She argued that the $5,000 difference would kill her financially and that Honda’s are reliable. Cutting to the result, in the next two years she put over $7,000 into the three year old CRV and still had to get rid of it since it was starting to rust away. She bought a new Subaru Forester and has never regretted it.
I personally feel any of the desirable cars like Audi, M-B, BMW are not good to buy used if only because of the very high cost of parts and service. If I had $25,000 to buy a car I would likely settle on something more like a new or one/two year old Subaru, Toyota, Honda or Mazda. A $25,000 three year old Audi could become a $30,000 plus nightmare in your first year of ownership. The exception to my advice might be if you can pick up a one or two year old Audi with under 20,000 miles that has been babied and the owner can afford to lose a lot just to get out of that car and into another, newer one.
Sorry to sound negative, but that is my thought on the matter.
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Well the way you described its my fear kinda, my previous car had high mileage and it was braking every 6 months. Now I got a 4 year old G37 coupe with only 22k but want a 4 door, and my dilema is low mileage cars a 5-10k more expensive.
Dealer I went to check for used A4 said he is waiting for some leases to come up so he will let me know, probably will have to wait a bit longer.
Thanks for your input.
Dealer I went to check for used A4 said he is waiting for some leases to come up so he will let me know, probably will have to wait a bit longer.
Thanks for your input.
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Hi,
I was wondering if buying a used A4 under 50k miles is a good idea?
Most 09-11 A4 cars are above 25k dollars (with Naviagation), and most of them have between 40k-50k miles. My budget is under 25k dollars so that makes my options with more mileage than I would like.
Basicly its a tradeoff mileage vs dollars.
Please tell me if its worth it or not?
I was wondering if buying a used A4 under 50k miles is a good idea?
Most 09-11 A4 cars are above 25k dollars (with Naviagation), and most of them have between 40k-50k miles. My budget is under 25k dollars so that makes my options with more mileage than I would like.
Basicly its a tradeoff mileage vs dollars.
Please tell me if its worth it or not?
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I bought my 2010 A4 with 24K miles in 2012 (August) for just over $26K (Premium Plus with Navigation). I would say just keep looking and be patient. You should be able to find s 2009-2011 with under 40K for your price range. (Of course if your 25K is out the door, it may be a little harder).
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I bought my 2010 A4 with 24K miles in 2012 (August) for just over $26K (Premium Plus with Navigation). I would say just keep looking and be patient. You should be able to find s 2009-2011 with under 40K for your price range. (Of course if your 25K is out the door, it may be a little harder).
I am looking all over and cars with lower mileage are over 28k.
Was your car price higher? Did you negotiate it down?(by how much).
Thanks.
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2010 Audi A4 Premium Plus with Navigation/Backup Camera
List Price $28,500
24K Miles
200 Miles away from me at a Dodge dealership
Saw it on several sites, including auto-trader.
I talked them down to $26,500 + TTL. It took about 5 phone calls and asking the person to talk to their manager. They had the car on the lot for about 3 months which probably helped.
What they didn't know, and I didn't know until last week is that the previous owner paid for the Audi-Care package, so I get all my maintenance through April 2015 for free
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