1996 A4 Purchase

[JZach]

Hi All,

From what I have read this may not be the best purchase.

Here is the Car I'm looking at.
1996 A4

They are fixing an 02 sensor and the control arm or arms? I don't know how many are bad.

Should I run from this? Otherwise it drives great.

Thanks,
JZ

[MikeLee2484]

yeah bad deal...well at least i think so...regardless of them fixing all that stuff that is really cheap for how many miles it has...id steer clear...ive got a 96 with 72500 miles and i know its worth 10 grand...maybe 9...mine is quartto so it adds a bit...but it seems to me like theyre pricing it low to get rid of it...thats just what i think...you should look up the car on carfax

[marked001]

def. not the greatest deal out there.

..and if you think you're 96 is worth 9-10k...you're out of your mind..my 99.5 is barely worth that.

[MikeLee2484]

well i dont know anything about yours but according to both kelley blue book and edmunds a 96 quattro with 72500 miles could easily be sold privately for 8500 to 9000...and bought from a dealer for 11500 according to kbb or 10500 according to edmunds...i dont want to sound too defensive but i recently bought it so i knew these things and i didnt think i got a raw deal...i think the car JZach got is pretty low espeically with less than 90000 miles...there must be something up with the car that the dealer isnt telling you...also i just looked it up and i noticed that at least for a 99 there is a difference of about $2000 to $3000 between the 1.8T and the 2.8...the 1.8T being cheaper

[marked001]

blue book is great.. but the real world is something entirely different... more power to ya if you can get it..and I wish I could b/c I'd sell my car .. but the prices on b5 a4's have dropped drastically in the last year...

[s4fanatic27]

Originally Posted by JZach

Hi All,

From what I have read this may not be the best purchase.

Here is the Car I'm looking at.
1996 A4

They are fixing an 02 sensor and the control arm or arms? I don't know how many are bad.

Should I run from this? Otherwise it drives great.

Thanks,
JZ

Price seems alittle low for the milage. Buying a 2.8 and not the 1.8T means that you wont have to worry about problems with a turbo, but then again any used car is going to eventually have its problems.

[marked001]

...no 1.8t in 96..

[JZach]

Ok so I broke down and bought it.

Talked them down to 6500. I also got the extended warranty.

Coming out of a 91 Integra, I can tell you the A4 is way more fun to drive.

They put new pads and rotors on the front and all 4 upper contorl arms are new.

Does any one know if the mirror glass only can be replaced.
The lower edge is discolored.

John

[marked001]

congrats...the warranty definitley makes it more worthwhile...

the mirror glass can be replaced..I have the same problem..usually stems from the heated mirrors...which I'm not sure you have... but I do know that the older heated mirrors were constantly on...which caused them to deteriorate more quickly..

cant think right now where to order the glass from...but let me think a bit.. I know ecstuning only seems to have the euro blind spot mirrors... which are defintiley cool if you want to upgrade..