How much?

[MOFSTEEL]

So I recently put my car up for sale...
Silver Metallic 2006 Audi s4 w/ 22k miles.
Options include:
Ebony interior
6spd Transmission
Premium Package
Navigation
Premium Audio Package
Carbon Fiber belt trim

Modification that im including:

K&N $50
RS4 Rear Sway $110
KW V3 Coilovers $2k
Black s4 Grille $340
Black rear Valence
Car will come with stock 18" BBS wheels.
Audi care until 50k which means 25k, 35k, 45k services are free.

I just had someone offer me 35k and Im thinking thats too low.
Would should I expect to get for my car?

Here is the car below with Champion wheels.

[s4_fishingbean]

Why are you selling that beautiful machine????

[JMG]

yeah whats the replacement?!

[MOFSTEEL]

Getting back into an SUV.
Need more room.

[fitzS4]

i understand you put so much work into this car but 35k is pretty good considering that the "v8" is soon to be outdated with gas on a high and the economy on the low and all that jazz...just wait and see maybe someone on here would buy it....and bump for your cause...help him out

[SoCalS4Avant]

NO WAY - no more MOF? $35k doesn't sound terrible - although with the very tasteful mods - you likely could get a bit more from the right person.

[eweu]

In my experience mods, even good mods like you have, rarely affect the sale price. You have to find a buyer that wants exactly those things appreciates those things. Most buyers just look at fair market value of a stock vehicle.

That said I've seen 2005 models go recently for $26-29k so I think $35 is pretty good. If it were me, I'd make the deal.

[EYE4SPEED]

Agreed, the $35k is great. In searching for my car, I have been seeing prices drop for the 06's as some are coming off lease and popping up at auctions. I think an 06 w/under 50k should realistically bring somewhere between $30k - $35k, of course regionally adjusted (midwest).

[JMG]

Getting back into an SUV.
Need more room.

Q7? X5?

[eweu]

Q7? X5?

I actually rode around Thunderhill Raceway in a Suburban recently. Loaded with 8 passengers. Plenty of room!

[Auditude2.0T]

Touareg Diesel V10 FTW

[amremt]

I have always had the same dilemna when selling my cars that i have had in the past. They were all SUV's with lift kits and other various modifications and i had always meticulously maintained them. So, when the time came to sell them i felt like i was never getting what i should for them. However, the mods you put on your car are a personal preference and are almost always a poor investment. Bottom line do what you want to, but i would sell it for 35k. P.S. when i saw it for sale for 38k i thought that it was way too high.

[FastB7S4]

$35k is about right. Mods won't increase the value. It may actually decrease the value since you are limiting your sales to only people who want the mods on there.

p.s. are you selling your wheels and for how much?

[nimski62]

Touareg Diesel V10 FTW

+1!! the porches have rough clunky rides, and I personally think for how tastefully your car is modded, 37-38k is a good number. No one is going to buy a 2006 with low miles, and mod it the way you did, and still stay under 37-38k. A car in PERFECT shape, in low miles, no paintwork, is ALWAYS worth more.

[MOFSTEEL]

$38k is obviously a starting price.
When it comes to selling a car you can always come down but you cant come up in price.
I was taking into consideration the mods I could remove and sell.
It would be more of a hassle but in the end I would get more money out of it.
I was thinking closer to $37k.
The buyer claims the KBB value is 34k under "Good" condition.
He also claims the car can not be in "excellent" condition unless it is flawless.

The Champions will be up for sale as soon as the car sells.
Wheels, tires, lug bolts, lug bolt locks, and covers for all lug bolts for $3400.
About 4-5k miles on them.

[JOS4AUDI]

I cant believe your selling that beautiful car! I hope you still stay on audizine you make it interesting. I think 37k is more like it IMO.

[PenguiN]

If I were you i would part out. You're not going to get any where near what you paid for on the parts with them included with the car. This is not a practical setup and chances are, someone looking for this car doesn't want any aftermarket modifications. Once in a while you'll find someone interested but you are narrowing down your audience by leaving on the mods. Chances are, no one will lay out extra cheese for them. Trust me, Ive gone through this with 5 different cars.

[whartung]

ahh MOF. No. I wont have anyone's sig to check to see what the next tidbit i should do to my car should be. I vote keep it. but if you have a SS (which i dont remember if you do or not) i'll take it off of your hands.

$38k is obviously a starting price.
When it comes to selling a car you can always come down but you cant come up in price.
I was taking into consideration the mods I could remove and sell.
It would be more of a hassle but in the end I would get more money out of it.
I was thinking closer to $37k.
The buyer claims the KBB value is 34k under "Good" condition.
He also claims the car can not be in "excellent" condition unless it is flawless.

The Champions will be up for sale as soon as the car sells.
Wheels, tires, lug bolts, lug bolt locks, and covers for all lug bolts for $3400.
About 4-5k miles on them.

I hate to say it, but your car does have to be in new from the factory condition to receive an "excellent." The fact that it has 22k miles already means its in good, at best. knowing you i'd assume its in good close to excellent however. Anyway, mine (05.5) was purchased from a dealership for 27k (after haggling) with just 27k miles and had similar packages, but no mods. So 35k seems like the kind of deal you should jump on right now, especially with today's economy. never know what might happen tomorrow.

Sad to see you get rid of her

-W

[MOFSTEEL]

If I wait it out im sure ill find the right buyer.

[JeffK (B6S4)]

Hmmm. Since we both are in Chicagoland, we should swap my wood trim + cash for your CF trim prior to the sale. Just sayin . . .

[whartung]

Meh, I guess you're all right.
I doubt he'll be calling back because I told him my final price.
Maybe I should have countered with 36k.
So who wants my Corsa exhaust?

what do you want for it and what do you think about shipping it to upstate NY? I know its not ideal...

[MOFSTEEL]

Hmmm. Since we both are in Chicagoland, we should swap my wood trim + cash for your CF trim prior to the sale. Just sayin . . .

Sorry Jeff, I think that will hurt more than help.

[whartung]

dont ever swap CF for wood..... blasphemy

[nimski62]

Im pretty sure if you give me a week, ILL take your exhaust.. in person.

[MOFSTEEL]

Im pretty sure if you give me a week, ILL take your exhaust.. in person.

I'll throw in my "mexi-rims" for an extra $3400.
Keep me updated. I'm going to pull the exhaust off tomorrow.

[nimski62]

v710 = $995 = smile on my face!! but can we install it at your place or am I going to have to bring a truck..? i guess to haul my old one away I will huh?

[FastB7S4]

Your going to need a truck/SUV to haul the stock one away. It comes off in one piece. I had the dealer cut mine in half and picked it up later. Wow. This a great deal for someone looking to pick up Corsa.

[cotmfk]

$35k would have been good... you can always call the guy back and say $35k.

[sakimano]

Just bought an 07 after a couple months of searching, so I'll count myself a temporary pricing expert. My experience (scoured the ads/online across the nation, negotiated with a few dealers etc.) was that a GOOD low mileage copy (like yours) could be had for...

2007 loaded - high 30s, low 40s
2007 not loaded - 36-39

2006 loaded - 33-35
2006 not loaded - low thirties

I'd submit that your mods (most notably exhaust and COs) are probably worth more seperate. Unfortunately you probably don't have the stock stuff anymore? If you do, get it remounted and Audizine the mods.

The problem is not all buyers want a modded car, so they value those mods at $0. You need to be very patient and wait for that guy who wants an 06 car with your mods. I think a good deal for the buyer would be 33k. A fair, normal price would be 35ish. If you've had an offer of 35, I think that's pretty fair. Again, this discounts the value of the mods.

Don't feel like it's a loss, because whoever you buy the SUV from is taking it up the AS$ way worse!

[MOFSTEEL]

v710 = $995 = smile on my face!! but can we install it at your place or am I going to have to bring a truck..? i guess to haul my old one away I will huh?

I will be uninstalling the exhaust in my driveway on ramps. I do not have a lift.
The stock exhaust is in one piece and sitting in my shed taking up space. That thing is huge so a large pickup would be needed to haul that thing away. So install at my house is not an option. I could meet you part of the way so your drive isnt as long. I will also bring the instructions.

[MOFSTEEL]

So I just finished uninstalling my exhaust.
My car is sooooooooo quiet now.
Anyway, here are some pics of it.

[aaaudiprotein]

MOF and Nimski, you might want to meet up at Tom's shop in IN where he (or you) will install the exhaust and all that stuff.

[Maverick]

MOFSTEEL Man of F**KING STEEL?

anyway, you are selling this car at the wrong time. at least for me

my boy will get his license and he asked me to find him a nice audi upscale, such as yours.

well, good luck with the sale. don't wait for me.

[MOFSTEEL]

MOFSTEEL Man of F**KING STEEL?

anyway, you are selling this car at the wrong time. at least for me

my boy will get his license and he asked me to find him a nice audi upscale, such as yours.

well, good luck with the sale. don't wait for me.

You would be the coolest dad in town if you purchased your son an s4.

[EYE4SPEED]

Will that exhaust fit on an 05 S4 Cab? I might have to mod the rear skirt, but does it bolt up okay?

[nimski62]

You would be the coolest dad in town if you purchased your son an s4.

I thank my daddy everyday! (im 18)

[notachance]

I thank my daddy everyday! (im 18)

So do I (im 17)

[MOFSTEEL]

Will that exhaust fit on an 05 S4 Cab? I might have to mod the rear skirt, but does it bolt up okay?

I'm pretty sure it'll bolt up fine but you'd have to do some cutting to fit the tips through your valence.

Nimski is first in line for the exhaust.
If he changes his mind I'll put it up in the for sale section.

[RAudi Driver]

MOf, strip that car back to bone stock before you let it go. You'll make it up on the sale of the parts. I recovered over 8k on the sale of my parts when I dumped my S4.

[lrae]

So do I (im 17)

+3, im 19