gehmjc21

Hi guys - I'm looking to get a used 2010 S4 and found two on Carmax's website. Do you suggest buying from them?

http://www.carmax.com/enUS/search-re...epage:homepage

Why are those prices so low?

Also, I really want B&O, but is the sports differential pkg a must? What are the benefits?

Thank you!!

koobah

$44k & $46k for a used 2010 S4 seems like a normal price to me. A brand new 2011 starts at just couple thousand more.

gehmjc21

okay thank you. What do you think about the sport diff pkg?

MintS4

Yes, but does that black one have sport diff? How can you tell? Also, I see you use to have an E92? Not getting a new one?

gehmjc21

Loved the E92 but can't drive it in the winter. I need awd and the xdrive doest match up to the quattro from what I hear.

I'm asking the dealer if it has sport diff pkg. I would want that as well as navigation and B&O

jzirkel

I looked at a couple of used S4's at Carmax and even had one transferred to Vegas to get a closer look at it. They just felt a little more "used" than the equivalent pre-owned models at the Audi dealerships and obviously couldn't be CPO'ed. I ended up buying new because, with hard bargaining, not a huge price difference on a 2010...

John

ssaa77

The car does NOT have sport diff. There would be a selector on the console on the left right above the temp control that says comfort/auto/dynamic/indivdual. This selector exists for both the ADS and ADS "lite" (just sport diff, doesn't have adjustable suspension, but you can adjust steering and transmission via this selector).

As for navigation, I believe it does otherwise it wouldn't have the multi-color screen in the middle of the gauge cluster. I think the MMI selector would also be on the console and not below the gear shift.

My two cents from doing my own research. I might be wrong about some of these things, but feel pretty confident I'm right

ShadowJet

You sir, are correct! Kudos for researching.

enloew

I've been looking around at pre-owned S4s and the numbers just don't add up to me. On AutoTrader for example most of the pre-owned are right around MSRP of a new model, maybe $1-2k off. I suppose the 6 year 100k mile warranty and the cost of certifying the car make up that gap.

I get the supplier price (MSRP - %6) which also makes a big difference, in many cases I'd pay more to buy pre-owned.

I just don't see the point of spending $50k on a car with 5-10k miles on it when I could get exactly what I want and be the first person to drive it off the lot for almost the same price. Just my $.02

P.S. I've never read a review or forum thread that didn't indicate the sport rear diff is an absolute must.

Goony

Amen to that. This tells you one of the following:

1) S4's don't depreciate so 2011's must be a steal
2) Dealers tend to ask too much for used S4's and like to have them on floorplan
3) Dealers would rather sell you a new one

I've looked at a few reasonably priced 2010's (though not quite what I wanted) and they move in a reasonable amount of time.