[A4] new / used a4

[Rocky Mullin]

	the allroad is actually worst in its class, mileage-wise.  it's why
i didn't get one.

At 6:07 PM +0000 7/7/06, docwyte at comcast.net wrote:
>I recently got a '01 silver allroad 6 speed with 84k miles on it for 
>$15,800.  Nice enough car, very large, doesn't do well on gas.  I 
>sold it shortly after buying it and got out clean.  Dynamically it 
>wasn't what I was looking for.
>
>-------------- Original message --------------
>From: thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com>
>
>>  yeah ive been looking at 6spd allroads too. paint the fenders + bumpers and
>>  lose the stupid lowrider suspension and you have a budget s6 clone.
>>
>>  whered you find the allroad? how is it on gas?
>>
>>
>>  On 7/7/06, Brian J White wrote:
>>  >
>>  > Yeah..he got a tiptronic. He certainly didn't know any better.
>>  >
>>  > I paid $21000 for my 1998 BMW 540i 6-speed in March of 05. Had
>>  > 54000 miles on it and was beautiful, complete, and a local car
>>  > always. The original window sticker on the car was $57000. For
>>  > my purposes, it has been like a brand new $57k car for the price of a
>>  > new WhatDaYaCallItEconomyCar.
>>  >
>>  > I paid $24500 for my 2001 Allroad 2.7T 6-speed (w/3rd row seat,
>>  > rare). Also had 54000 miles on it and was beautiful and
>>  > complete. Atlas grey 6-speeds with 3rd row seat is a pretty rare
>>  > car, so I was lucky enough to find it. But compare that to the $58k
>>  > sticker price. (IIRC anyway...)
>>  >
>>  > At 09:50 2006-07-07, thejimrose wrote:
>>  > >i have to say i totally agree that leasing is akin to setting your cash
>>  > on
>>  > >fire. i also HATE spending $$ on cars. it's SUCH a massive disinvestment
>>  > [i
>>  > >prefer booze, women, and carbon fiber motorcycle parts.. =]
>>  > >
>>  > >ive always had great luck buying cheap cars, well maintained, with around
>>  > >100k and dealing with the occasional hassle of repairs. im also a
>>  > mod-nut,
>>  > >so that works out well. if you can afford to lose $20k over the course
>>  > >of 3-4 years on a car, go for it.
>>  > >
>>  > >i bought my 98 a4 for 7grand with 100k about 1.5 yrs ago. it's been
>>  > >fantastic. i always get the 'ooooh, fancy car' bit from people [not that
>>  > i
>>  > >care - they dont have to crawl around under it]. it broke down thje first
>>  > >week i had it [the common downpipe split] and has been awesome since. i
>>  > put
>>  > >a ton of miles on my cars too and i live and work in SF - either bus or
>>  > >moto to work.
>>  > >
>>  > >all that said the new a4 is superpimp. a good buddy of mine who doesnt
>>  > know
>>  > >any better just got a new 07 a4 3.2 tip, nav, loaded for 43 grand. OUCH.
>>  > >
>>  > >can you say "used m5" ?
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