[s-cars] WTB: late '90s A4/A6, New England area

[Wylie Bean]

I used to see these kinds of people all the time when I sold Audis. They'd buy their kid this and that, sometimes used but just as often new, and they'd be back within 6 months because the kid had damaged the car and needed something else. The whole time they ranted about needing something safe to out their kid in, they never once heeded my advice about sending him/her to a teen driving course aside from ho-hum driver's-ed. Blew my mind. FWIW, I'd consider a 1.8T. Having had one with a slushbox, I can tell you there's enough getty-up without enough to worry about, and it was very reliable through our 8 years of ownership. 
My kid's getting the '91  90q20v if it's still around. 


Wylie Bean
90 cq
91 90q20v
92 UrS4
01 allroad

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com>

Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:08:34 
To:Dave Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com>,lee at wheelman.com
Cc:s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] WTB: late '90s A4/A6, New England area


All good points. I've told my friend that he should expect that the 
car will be banged up at some point...thats what's keeping him away 
from Hondas, etc.

He did call me to ask about a 2001 Prius for $3K.

"Car is in US, North American papers. Will be shipped anywhere for 
$XX, you have 5 days to review car and return if not satisfied."

On retrospect, I think I need to take his wallet and bury it in my 
backyard. He's just too gullible.

WRT the mileage -- my son bought his '97 with 135K on it last year. 
We're all very happy with the choice, except that he'd prefer that 
it's my '01 A4 with suspension, brakes, wheels/tires and chip.

I told him that his '97 wagon is just perfect for sitting in a 
parking lot for the next 4 years while he's at school, then he can 
get a more, um, interesting car.

Lee


At 03:52 PM 6/18/2008, Dave Kase wrote:
>Two points:
>
>1.  He (or you) are best off looking on Ebay/Craigslist/Cars.com for 
>one.  There are tons out there fer sure (but you already knew that).
>
>2.  I often wonder why folks, especially looking for a car for a 
>young'un (ask Bob for translation), don't look for a higher mileage 
>piece.  These cars are expensive new because they are good cars.  A 
>clean high mileage example would be my choice.  As in Mark's case, 
>the kid will probably trash it or wreck it anyway.
>The mechanics and body will be fine.  I bought a very clean, adult 
>enthusiast owned 2001 S4 with 118k for $11,500 last year.  Granted 
>an S4 is not the best choice for a new driver but the high mileage 
>A4's are far cheaper.
>
>Dave Kase
>pondering (not pandering -thank you) in PA
>
>
>
>mtgadbois at aol.com wrote:
>>Lee,
>>
>>When I went this route for my kid I picked up a 60K 2001 A4 2.8Q 
>>creampuff on ebay for $12K.  Bought it from an Audi dealer who 
>>would have certified it if I desired to pay for the 
>>certification.  BTW after 15 months of the kid driving it, it looks 
>>like it was in Iraq.  Well worth having a separate car in order to 
>>keep the kid out of the Porsches and the UrS6.
>>
>>Mark near Chicago
>>
>>
>>
>>Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:39:38 -0400
>>From: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com>
>>Subject: [s-cars] WTB: late '90s A4/A6, New England area
>>To: quattro at audifans.com,s-car-list at audifans.com
>>Message-ID: <20080618153945.8CF2CFBC49F at smtp02.spamarrest.com>
>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>>
>>A good friend of mine is looking for a clean A4 or A6 for his teenage
>>daughter. '98-'01 A4, preferably V6, or '96-97 A6.
>>
>>Must be clean, automatic, quattro, sedan, located in New England.
>>
>>Let me know if you have or know of a car that he should consider. I'm
>>helping him with his search as he's not a car guy...
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Lee
>>
>>Lee Levitt
>>Needham, Massachusetts, USA
>>'01 A4 1.8t quattro avant
>>''99 A6 quattro avant
>>'97 A6 quattro avant
>>'96 A6 quattro avant
>>
>>
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Lee Levitt
Needham, Massachusetts, USA
'01 A4 1.8t quattro avant
''99 A6 quattro avant
'97 A6 quattro avant
'96 A6 quattro avant

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