A 5k for the price of 4k...

[Huw Powell]

Any car can become collectible, given enough time.  The ones that become 
collectible before they are simply old enough are the "special" cars - 
ones that made automotive history.

The Audi 5000 (100/200) is such a car.

And collectors like low miles.  Low miles will translate into seats 
(etc. etc.) in good shape, and many systems with definable lifespans 
will still be original.

It's quite possible that "everything" on this car is original (except, 
hopefully, the timing belt!) and still works.

If it has the usual litany of subsystems that don't work combined with 
hacky workarounds that are common by the 150-200k mile range, then all 
bets are off, of course.

- Huw

On 5/28/2015 12:14 PM, Cody Forbes wrote:
> Yeah I saw that, but that really only matter to show/collector car pricing. Audi 5000's will never be collector cars in that sense, only in our crazy Audi nut collection sense ;-). It certainly adds some value, but not double.
>
> -Cody Forbes (mobile)
>
>> On May 28, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Joshua Van Tol <josh at spiny.com> wrote:
>>
>> 36k miles. I would imagine that accounts for the pricing.
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 10:21 PM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
>>> Is the price in rubles? The last one I bought that was in a way better color combo and about 80% as good condition I paid $750. A pristine example in a color that isn't brown should be about $2000, maybe a tiny bit more. That, or the 5k market has exploded upwards and I need to cash in my collection for a pair of C5 A6's.
>>>
>>> -Cody Forbes (mobile)
>>>
>>>> On May 27, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Louis-Alain Richard <louis-alain.richard at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Who’s gonna take the plunge ? I would, if it was a bit closer...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://bringatrailer.com/2015/05/23/36k-mile-1987-audi-5000cs-turbo-quattro-5-speed/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Louis-Alain
>>>>
>>>> Evaluating the possibility of another complex, 30+ year old Audi...
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