Depreciation (was A4 in the paper)

[Fringe Ryder <fringe@fringeweb.com>]

That's one BIG HONKING depreciation.

Just about a month ago, I traded in my '97 A4Q 2.8L stick with 35K miles on 
my new '00 S4.  (It was from the first of the '97 shipments, an early 
'97.)  I got a $21.5K trade-in at the dealer; usually private sales can do 
about $2K better than a dealer trade-in.  And my car was right around the 
$30K mark new.

So I lost between $6K (direct) and $8.5K (trade) in three years, and this 
guy lost $10K in one year!  Wow!

         Fringe
         '00 S4

At 01:00 PM 11/18/99  -0500, quattro-digest wrote:
>Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:04:04 -0500
>From: "Block, Paul" <Paul.Block@fortjamesmail.com>
>Subject: A4 in the paper.
>
>Looking for someone else to take the initial drive-off-the-lot depreciation
>on that new A4?  This one was in our paper this week (Appleton WI), thought
>it was worth posting.
>
>"99 Audi A4 Quattro, 2.6, 7,000 miles, like new.  $25,000. Was $35,000
>new.  920-757-0699"
>
>No affiliation, blahblah, usual disclaimers apply.
>- -Paul