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Anybody here up on value for an B6 Audi S4
Posted on 3/8/18 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 3/8/18 at 2:53 pm
Son wants to buy his second car, trading up from basic pickup. He's looking for a certain generation of Audi S4 (B6).
KBB and other online guides are not much help with cars like this, especially since there is a watershed issue with the timing chains. (Original builds skimped on tensioner/guide materials, and things go badly. Once this is fixed, engines seem to be bulletproof. The fix is like $8-10Km though, so used values are pretty much "Has or Has Not").
Anyway, just wondering if anyone here lives in that world and can help me guide him on this. I can't post in Audizine because he will know I am checking up on him.
TIA
KBB and other online guides are not much help with cars like this, especially since there is a watershed issue with the timing chains. (Original builds skimped on tensioner/guide materials, and things go badly. Once this is fixed, engines seem to be bulletproof. The fix is like $8-10Km though, so used values are pretty much "Has or Has Not").
Anyway, just wondering if anyone here lives in that world and can help me guide him on this. I can't post in Audizine because he will know I am checking up on him.
TIA
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Posted on 3/8/18 at 2:59 pm to Ag Zwin
You want me to post on Audizine so he'll know you're checking up on him through me?
Posted on 3/8/18 at 2:59 pm to Ag Zwin
Look on bringatrailer.com and you will get some good info and values.
They aren't cheap.
They aren't cheap.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:00 pm to Ag Zwin
If you find one that has been fixed, it’s worth about 7 grand in good condition and 80k miles.
Good look finding one.
Good look finding one.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:02 pm to VABuckeye
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Audizine
So close
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:03 pm to VABuckeye
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You want me to post on Audizine so he'll know you're checking up on him through me?
Even then, I wonder if it will send up a red flag to him if he sees it. He is of that mindset where "I HAVE to get this" and old man trying to guide the 19 year old through smart decision making has to tread carefully.
This is the car.
I've been told the blue color and blue seats are "rare", plus the other work he has done adds to the value. I have no feel for this, but am dubious.
This post was edited on 3/8/18 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:16 pm to Ag Zwin
From the ad
That's quite a range. Super Car or a Jeep.
quote:
Trade for Super Car or F150 Raptor, Range Rover, Cayenne or Jeep Wrangler...
That's quite a range. Super Car or a Jeep.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:21 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
that is a 14 year old German car. If your son was in the position to have this as a weekend toy and not have to rely on it for everyday transortation, go for it. I just wouldn't want to have that as my only vehicle with a limited budget and time for repairs that WILL arise.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:23 pm to Ag Zwin
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I can't post in Audizine because he will know I am checking up on him.
Who's the parent and who's the child?
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:35 pm to Ag Zwin
I have an 05 4.2 v8. It's the later models that audi did away with the timing belts that have problems if I recall correctly.
This post was edited on 3/8/18 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:39 pm to soccerfüt
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Who's the parent and who's the child?
I'm the parent that steps in sometimes to make a point, but does not hover over him. I want him to make his own decisions, but I am the cover over gutters as he rolls down the lane. I don't micromanage, but I do keep an eye out for landmines he won't see at 19 years old.
The kid is an Eagle Scout, speaks French, just finished a gap year assignment in Africa on the Mercy Ship, and is headed off to college in the spring.
You parent your way. I'll parent mine.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:40 pm to soccerfüt
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This is a classic and rare collector car that will compete with Subaru WRX, S4, BMW M3, Audi S-line, Porsche, Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and anything else ...except for maybe the quiet and no fun Tesla (ha)
For real player?
Also, that's the most exhaustive list of repairs I've seen on a car in a long time. Knowing that all that needed to be done and all the other shite that can go wrong...no thanks.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:41 pm to Ag Zwin
That gen Audi’s are some of the worst reliability wise and that’s saying a lot seeing how it’s an Audi. Tell him to get an e46 m3 will be a future collectible.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 3:44 pm to Ag Zwin
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speaks French,
Unfortunately, no. But I do...kiss that way.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 4:02 pm to Ag Zwin
I used to have a B6 A4. It was a good car but maintenance started to become a real hassle. Luckily got rid of it before the timing belt went.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 4:23 pm to Ag Zwin
quote:I have and will.
You parent your way. I'll parent mine.
Careful with the crowing sport, you're fond of quoting the Bible here:
"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
I never brag about my kids, I guess just that's the way my parents raised me.
My parents parented one way and obviously your parents raised you a different way.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 4:47 pm to Ag Zwin
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trading up from basic pickup.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 4:57 pm to Ag Zwin
I love Nagoro blue but I hate the seats. I think you can still get the color on a new Audi as a paint to sample color, but it’s more purple.
Anyway, those V8 have carbon buildup problems. I thought they all had timing chain issues, but someone earlier said that year didn’t, so I’ll assume that’s true. Those aren’t cheap, DIY fixes.
In that price range, I’d go e36 all day. $30k, id go RS4.
Anyway, those V8 have carbon buildup problems. I thought they all had timing chain issues, but someone earlier said that year didn’t, so I’ll assume that’s true. Those aren’t cheap, DIY fixes.
In that price range, I’d go e36 all day. $30k, id go RS4.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 5:01 pm to Ag Zwin
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You parent your way. I'll parent mine.
Suck it, OT!
Posted on 3/8/18 at 5:09 pm to VABuckeye
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You want me to post on Audizine so he'll know you're checking up on him through me?
Post on Audizine with a screenname like "CreampieMyButt", so his son will raise eyebrows about his dad..
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