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

[Ed Kellock]

I bought my black 83 v8 with some mods.  I don't feel I paid any extra for
them.  I have not tried to verify supposed ecu mod.  I do feel my silver 94
V8 is faster.  I like the exhaust on the 93 though.  I have removed and sold
the H&R springs though.  Still running the Koni yellows.  Those will most
likely go with some 92 urS4 springs into my 91 5spd around about the time I
do the 4.2 conversion.  Then the Koni reds I bought for the 5spd a long time
ago (never installed) will go in the 93.  

I'm riding happily around on stock replacement shocks in the 91 Avant.  I
pulled and sold the Bilstein HDs.  There's definitely a trade off in that
the Avant feels much more like the 20 year old station wagon that it now is,
but the comfort around town is much appreciated.  I do believe I'm a Koni
guy more than an HD guy.  To each their own.  

Now if I could only sell that Jeep.  I'm getting tired of looking at it and
tired of moving it out of the driveway to work on my cars.  There are times
when I think it's growing on me... then I drive it and the feeling fades.  I
like having room for my left arm _inside_ the vehicle.  

Ed
 


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Mark Rosenkrantz
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:02 AM
To: Kent McLean
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Would you pay more for a properly upgraded, low mileage '01.5
S4?


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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