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Old 11-23-2008, 12:45 PM
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Default Anyone recently sell or buy a used A3?

Thinking of selling mine, but wanted to see what the market was like, especially the last few months. I'm in Boston

2007 S-line 2.0t, cold weather, DSG, leather, (no Xenons or Open sky). Excellent shape, 21k miles, 100k warranty. I'll probably remove the H&R sway and un-REVO it. Book on Private Party is 23k, I'd take that, but wondering if it would be possible to unload it fast for $21,500.

I want to get a cheaper SUV to tow my boat and to haul some remodeling equipment. Looking to buy a home soon.
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Default We bought a Dodge Dakota R/T some years ago. Great for house projects, and upon adding

some airbags to keep the rear leaves off the frame rails, a great tow vehicle for up to 6500lbs. It already has the heavy duty rad, alternator, battery, trans and power steering cooler.

Only weak spot has been front ball joints.
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I had a Grand Cherokee 5.9. I sold it before I got the boat... wish I had it now.
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They are darned cheap. Do you really need to sell the A3?
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Default I don't need multiple cars right now. A3 is a good single car, but isn't a sports car or utility

vehicle that I care to beat up, scratch, etc. I drive 1.5 miles to the train for work a day and will do less than 10k miles this year.

I know the 5.9 is cheap, but it is also 11 years old now and in the rust belt, that is a no go.
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Buy a truck from outside the rust belt?
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I don't trust buying anything unseen, especially when talking used/cheaper SUVs.
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Southwest is having a sale. Line up 3 candidates in a large urban area and take a weekend holiday
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I bought a 86 F-250 for $1K - I drive it 4 times a year
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seems like a waste of up keep and registration costs.
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