15.5 years of Audi ownership comes to an end

[Andrew Buc]

The new owner of my ’87 4kq just pulled out of my driveway.

I had gotten the car just after Xmas ’99 with 154K, and I put another 110K on it. I incurred some depreciation, but that was expected! :)

I had advertised it on the Audifans list and on the Pacific NW Audi owners’ list. John Karasaki, whose name I’d seen on the NW list, ended up buying the car. We pretty much had a verbal agreement within 3 days after I’d advertised it. John Paypal’ed me the money shortly after, and today he took the bus up from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle to collect the car. I didn’t advertise it on Craigslist at all, as targeted marketing seemed the way to go, and I’d say it paid off!

The 4kq was probably the best car I’ve owned (although my new car, about which I’ll have more to say in a bit, isn’t bad), but good things come to an end. It was definitely the car I’ve owned the longest.

Odds of my owning another Audi aren’t real good, but I’ll probably stay on the list for old times’ sake. Thanks to everyone for their good advice over the years!