O... then yeah, you're getting ripped off. I bought a 2001 in awesome condition for $8000 USD.

 

thanks everyone... I guess I was off base with my expectations. I've been checking autotrader.com, cars.com and even craiglsists for many of the major metropolitan areas and the asking price for low mileage 98-01 A4 2.8 avants has always been in the high 8's low 9s ++... if you go to 80-90k miles then it drops down to $6-7k. Are the prices higher becuase it is winter?? Should i expect someone to drop that much below Blue Book value?

I'll keep looking... I appreciate your feedback and especially the fact that no one has flamed me (yet....)

jim

 

You are kind of missing the point..........

You are right. lower mileage vehicles in good shapewould normally bring a higher price....

But the car you are looking at mentioned a bunch of possibly major issues, like TB, tranny, etc.

So, yes, if the car was in great shape, with low miles, then maybe I would say 8-9k is reasonable. But this one.......no way.

So, keep looking (best choice) or offer them a lot less (still a chance for major problems later).

Good Luck!

 

yup, you are right there... 47 and still need to be smacked upside the head every now and then (probably as I get older more than when I was younger as I sometimes get set in my ways)... thanks acetrebo for pointing out the obvious- I was almost there but not completely!

jim

 

LOL.

Glad I could help!

Glad to see another (cough, cough) older guy on here. Not too many of us around.......

 

I would seriously keep looking.. While those aren't huge problems, they're still problems. And lease returns kinda scare me. I don't think I'd ever buy one, partially cause I know people who have leased cars, and what hell they've put them through. 8k oil changes and all..