Real-world value of A4 Quattro Sport?

[Kent McLean]

Westyman wrote:
 > A friend wants to buy my '97 A4 1.8T Quattro, 5-speed, 96K miles,
 > sport interior and suspension, etc. Kelly Blue Book and NADA do not
 > agree on price, and don't really add for sport options. It's black
 > with black cloth, multi-disc CD, nice except for a couple small
 > dings, all service up to date. What is it really worth [anyone
 > interested?], is $9000 too much or reasonable, given that sports
 > are hard to find, especially 5-speed?

Try Edmunds.com.  Price varies with color, region, and mileage,
among other factors. Filling in their form with what I could,
I got the following:

Trade-in: $6,577
Private sale: $7,850 	
Dealer retail: $9,406

HTH,
Kent
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"