[ba] Reliability of B5 vs. B6 A4s? or???

[Chris Maresca]

I dunno - bad timing?

More seriously, cars older than 15 years are generally worth a LOT less. 
The other issue is that, with few exceptions, VW/Audi has never made 
collectible cars, unlike Porsche, BMW, Mercedes and Jaguar.

I actually keep track of the values of several models and there is def. 
a value pattern.  I also have a subscription to Sports Car Market's 
valuation database, which is fun to browse.

If you want to buy a German car that's affordable AND will appreciate in 
value, look at the first or second gen M3/M5/M535i, the first gen 
6-series and the first-gen water-cooled 911.  All of these are in the 
$10k - $20k range right now (other than a gen I M3), but will likely 
appreciate over the next 5-10 yrs, esp as we move to hybrids and 
electric cars.

The only Audi's likely to be in that category are the urQ's (long & 
short), the S2 and perhaps some of the RS's.  It's hard to tell which, 
if any, performance sedans will be collectible as only the M5 has become so.

Chris.

On 12/2/10 10:31 AM, robert weinberg wrote:
> then why is my 200 20V worthless ;-)
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Chris Maresca <ckm at crust.net>
> *To:* ba-group at audifans.com
> *Sent:* Thu, December 2, 2010 10:11:03 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [ba] Reliability of B5 vs. B6 A4s? or???
>
> On 12/2/10 9:21 AM, robert weinberg wrote:
>  > that truecar blog is intriguing. how does it work?
>  >
>  > i'd totally blow $10,700 for a brand spankin' new 2010 mazda 3 - but
> what's the
>  > next step? when i say locate dealer - the price is over $13k.
>
> I don't know. I just saw it in the middle of this discussion about
> sub-$15k cars and I thought it was interesting. I'm guessing their
> pricing is averaged across the country and the BA has got to be one of
> the more expensive areas.
>
>  > you'd think used car prices would be down given the recession and the
> fact that
>  > credit is so tight.
>
> Quite the opposite. A dealer friend of mine said that used cars at
> dealer-only auctions are selling for more than they do on Craigslist.
> Apparently this is because no one can get loans for a new cars so people
> who need cars are buying whatever they can get used. Couple with the
> cash-for-clunkers program having taken out a whole strata of cheap cars,
> there are now many more buyers for much less inventory.
>
> A weird side-effect of this is that cars I bought used are now worth
> more than what I paid for them. Go figure.
>
> Chris.
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