Would you pay more for a properly upgraded, low mileage '01.5 S4?

[Mark Rosenkrantz]

You have to find the right buyer (who wants to mod the car), but I've sold
several modified VWs and Audis that were personally mine.  My S4 is probably
next for sale.

In general, this list tends to be owners of older cars who aren't focused on
modifications and performance, but rather focused on the collective wisdom
to make repairs and keep them running well.  I know this is a sweeping
generalization... it's just my personal opinion (flame suit on).

Personally, I've sold several cars for book value plus 50% of the retail
cost of the mods themselves (hardware only, NOT installation costs).  And on
top of that, you need an enthusiast to buy the car, so you limit the market.

That's been my experience.  Of course, I do it right.  My old 16V got
wrecked by the buyer and totaled.  My old GTiVR6 has been in the new owners
hands since 2001 or 2002, and I still do the maintenance on it!

Mark Rosenkrantz



On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> thejimrose wrote:
> > however there's no escaping that these cars will cost a fortune
> > to run from 100 to 200k  miles [given they all have at least 100k at
> > this point] no matter how well looked after.  its a heavy, high hp car
> > that is hard on everything - control arms, brakes, motor/trans mounts,
> > axles, propshaft, transmission, clutch, turbos, etc etc etc will all
> > need doing at around 100k.
>
> Funny that, but I've been window shopping (not too seriously) Audi 90
> cabrios -- under-stressed V6, no extra weight for the quattro it doesn't
> have, a reasonably reliable automatic, even the climate control is just
> 3 knobs and no electronics. Nothing on it is too complex. My '94 100 S
> Avant was the most reliable of my many Audis. I'd expect a cabrio to be
> similar.
>
> But, they're 15 years old.
>
> --
> Kent McLean
> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"
>
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