Re: 85 URQ for sale - how many 85 ur-q?

[DFAUTOHAUS <DFAUTOHAUS@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-05-26 19:23:31 EDT, you write:

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 >RE:  85 urq pricing.  Just over one year ago a '85 urq was sold from
 Carlsen here in >NorCal (home of Linda our factory parts connection).  This
 85 had less than 20k miles >and was said to be in "prisitne" condition.
 Carlsen asked $16k.  Was fairly quickly >sold (~14k?).  Another 85 urq in
 SoCal is mentioned here occasionally and a lister has >picked it up.  60k
 miles, Sport Q seats, euro & US exhausts.  Went around $13k.
 
 I can't speak for the first car but I definitely looked into the latter one
 ... unfortunately, when I talked to her, she was still pretty firmly in the
 $18-20K range.  Whoever talked her down to $13k must have done a good job
 ... either that or the rest of us who looked into the car softened her up a
 bit first.  I can say with some confidence that had she been willing to sell
 it to me for $13k, it would be sitting in my driveway right now and my '89
 200q would have found itself a new home.  :^(
 
 >So, I cannot (IMHO) find any reason to justify this >$20k pricing.  Seems
 way steep to >me.  Again, I love this car and as exampled by the CQ I
 recently purchased, can always >find a way to pay TOO MUCH for something I'm
 enamored with.  But over $15k for most ANY >urq (well, perhaps not an RR ;-)
 is simply hard to consider.
 
 What's too much?  If you've got the money and want the car (camera, boat,
 record album, etc.), the "official" price is largely irrelevant ... on two
 occasions, I've paid over book for a used Audi with unusually low mileage
 (less than 5k/year) and in exceptional condition and would happily do so
 again.  Remember, price isn't the only factor to be considered when
 determining whether you got a "good deal" or not ... condition counts, too >>


Ah, yes!! then again I mentioned that solid driver '83 ur-q that I know of for
$6500 and that opens a lot of doors to the rest of us.
DF