How Much Should I Pay: 2004 Audi A4
Question: You are a true saint to your fellow man for the help you provide here.
I’m looking at this possible car now-
Year: 2004
Make: Audi
Model: A4 1.8 TURBO 4D sedan
Trim: silver with very little extra
Mileage: 52,889
VIN: WAUJC68E14A115508
Buying or Selling? Buying
From Private Party or From A Dealership?: Dealership. If it helps they told me they got it from an auction.
Their price for it is $12,900 at the moment and the zip is 22046.
Queen of the Road: Who me? Aww Shucks! Thank you for your kind words. It’s always a pleasure to help save someone time and money.
For a 2004 Audi A4 Sedan 1.8T with 52,900 miles, prices range from $13,000 (being in above average condition) to $11,700 (being in average condition) and $10,400 (being in below average condition). Keep in mind that the numbers above are the wholesale prices. A dealership will usually aim to sell it for +12%-14% more than wholesale, so their estimated retail prices could range from $11.7k to $14.5k.
What condition would you say the car is in? I can’t determine if $12.9k is good yet unless I know the car’s condition. I was unable to find the auction results for the car. Have you done a CarFax yet?
August 14th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
The Carfax came out clean on the car of any negative listings with one owner listed who lived in Washington, D.C. I would say the car is in average to slightly above average condition cosmetically. I’m thinking of pulling the trigger soon on this car. Thanks for the help…
August 15th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
I ended up getting the car for $12,200 out the door. I think I could have talked them down a little more on price (maybe another $200-300) but I wasn’t willing to sit there another two hours to negotiate the price down any further. Thanks for all the help.
August 18th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
A little update to my situation and a sober warning for other buyers looking at used cars. Before paying for the car in full I had it thoroughly checked out by a mechanic. Apparently the entire transmission was in dire need of work and was going to cost approximately $3000 to repair. Of course I took the car immediately back to the dealer and got my deposit back. I hope my experience reminds people that a clean Carfax report does not mean a car is in good shape mechanically.