[s-cars] suggestions on selling S6

[Tom Green]

Charlie,

This only means one thing, and it's not good -- I'm getting old,  
too.  : > ) or
was that  ( .

There have been too many nice, basically stock S6 cars selling for  
$5K or
$6K, and modified cars for not much more.  It's very hard to sell a  
car with
any issues, unless it goes cheap for someone's track car or parts car.

My guess right now is maybe $9K  with updated information and good
inside and outside photos.  Audifans marketplace is the place to get the
best play, but you need to keep updating and bumping it up or it fades
down the list.  Get the marketing plan right at the start because the  
longer
the car is on the market, the harder it is to sell, since buyers  
start thinking
something is wrong with the price or the vehicle.  If you keep the  
photos on
your web site, your reputation will help the sale.  Make you a sale page
there and post links to it here and audiworld, etc.

If you are doing the work to change out the parts, and the stock  
parts are
handy, you can realize some return, but, IMHO not enough to justify  
the work.
The parts probably wouldn't bring more than $3K -- the wheels and  
springs
not worth the effort to change out unless you just enjoy that work.   
Yes, I
know what's in that stuff,  I have 2 sets of those wheels here  :  
 > )  and the
springs take a lot of work to change.

Not many in the market for these cars are looking for a stock  
version, but
removing the parts shouldn't hurt the price much.  But, I think your  
chance of
selling quickly for a good price are better as the car is equipped now.

It's better to keep the car and drive it.  It will make you feel  
younger.  : > )

Tom

> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:00:23 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Charlie Smith <charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org>
> Subject: [s-cars] Suggestions on selling S6
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com (Audi S Car List)
> Cc: Charlie Smith <charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org>
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> Folks,
>
> I'm sort of out of touch with places to advertise, and going prices.
>
> I think the time has come to sell my 1995 S6, and I need some help -
> in the form of suggestions of marketplaces and best way to realize
> the most dollars from the sale.
>
> The car has lots of expensive goodies on it, and I wonder if I'd
> be better to pull the expensive parts, reinstalling the stock parts,
> and sell the specialty parts separately.  This includes things like
> RS2 turbo, injectors, MAF, exhaust cam, Euro '00 S6 17" wheels,
> and such things.
>
> Any thoughts and suggestions will be appreciated.  Suggestions on
> a realistic price will also be appreciated.
>
>     - Charlie
>
>
>   Charlie Smith  charlie {at} elektro.cmhnet.org  614-471-1418
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