Kelley Blue Book Value Approx.

[Matt Evans]

BlueBook value is a complete joke.

It has no bearing on most of the cars that we're interested in.

For instance, I own an BMW E28 M5.  There were 1200 of these made for North
America.  The KBB people cant seem to tell that it's any different from a
535i, and as such, list the KBB at around $4500.

Boy, if only I could buy one for $4500!  You are doing alright to get one
for $10k _over_ bluebook.

Nobody buys an E28 M5 unless they know exactly what they are getting and
exactly what they want.  There are statistically speaking less than 20
examples per state (naturally the distribution is uneven, but just try and
put that in perspective..)

Some of the older Audi's are similar - they're low volume, and the people
that are interested in them know exactly why they're interested in them.
You can get the comparably high volume B5A4 2.8Q 5MTs for under $10k now; I
even saw one for $7k or so.  The price difference between that and a much
older but rare/desirable I5 based car is not all that significant.  

(As an aside, the n-1 generation of A8 are going in the teens and low 20s on
ebay now.  The price is amazing for people that like the used market, and
awful if you paid 70k 4 years ago.)

KBB by and large has nothing to do with reality when you are considering
niche or low-volume vehicles.  



> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of cobram at juno.com
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:52 PM
> To: SuffolkD at aol.com
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Kelley Blue Book Value Approx.
> 
> Go to http://www.kbb.com , trade in is what gets closest to the real
> market value of any Audi over 10 years old.
> 
> If you don't like their numbers go to http://www.edmunds.com .
> 
> Always keep in mind that these guides are pretty much dealer 
> supported,
> so the Dealer prices are usually very inflated on the used 
> cars.  These
> are called guides, because they're just that, a guide.  Some cars are
> worth much less or much more irregardless of any book value.
> 
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> 
> SuffolkD at aol.com writes:
> > 
> > Browsed a book in the auto part store.
> > Suprised it went back to 1990 & 1991.
> > 200 Turbo Quattro (3B 1991)
> > Dealer retail ~$6,000 Avant higher by $300
> > Trade 2500 - 3400 from memory.
> > 
> > Interestingly, the 1997 A4's had a deduction of like $1300 for the 
> > 1.8 turbo.
> > :-)
> > -Scott by BOSTON
>  
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