[s-cars] Re: Newly adopted A8

[CL Wong]

Audi's don't fair too well in resale values because
AOA doesn't support the used car prices.

My wife works for BMW and she says they have a whole
dept dedicated to finding ways to keep used car values
high (like dealer incentives to buy at auction above a
certain price).  It sounds to me like they're
artificially inflating the used car prices and I doubt
they'd have much affect on cars that are more than 4
years old and not sold through a dealership or
auction.

Among the biggest high end brands, Audi ranks at the
top for $ lost to depreciation.  My 97 2.8 A4Q
purchased new for $32k was only worth $5500 ($6500 if
it wasn't dented) in a trade (Mazda MPV, cough cough)
when a dealership looked at it last weekend.  I know
it needs about $2,000 in maintenance and another $1500
to repair the dent. Maybe I should park the car in
Newark,NJ and hope it gets stolen.

I don't think I'll ever buy a new Audi ever again.

Chi

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91 200Q 20v (Hoppen stage 1, Bilsteins, Eibachs, RKE)
97 A4 2.8Q 12v (Shaumberg T/B, K&N panel)

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Rockland County, NY

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