Turn car in soon.

[keepmovingordie]

So I gotta turn my car in soon, or buy it. It's a 2003 amulet red A4 avant. I did suspension, chip, injectors, wheels and door blades. There is a 12k payoff amount. It's a certified pre-owned, with warranty expiring April next year. It is a "premier purchase" rather than an actual lease, but for practical purposes they work the same.

I can't figure out what the best thing to do is. I don't really know what the mainenance burden would be like. For those of you that have done this, what was your decision making process like?

(If I could walk into the dealer and walk out with an A3 and lower monthly payments without putting down any cash out of pocket, I would probably do it.)

[juju4uofa]

12k for an '03 A4 doesn't seem bad. How many miles are on it. I understand wanting something different though. With an A3, you'll have to give up quattro (assuming you have it now).

[branden]

12K for a 2003 Avant is a REALLY good deal! I'd base keeping it on how reliable it's been thus far. My g/f's 03 B6 has been AWESOME. Almost 90K on the clock and we've hardly seen ANY issues with it.

[HeHateMe]

how about selling for a profit?

I would look into the a3 too. I own my a4 and was thinking of buying an 06 2.0 a3. They can be had for 20k ish right now. Get a cpo and it would be covered until 2012 It would be nice to have a 4 year newer car and that 2.0 with just a flash is pretty damn quick.

But I still love my a4 and HATE HATE HATE payments so I'll probably just drop more money into my car and get it exactly the way I want it .