wanting to sell my audi...

[nytildie914]

i am starting to get so fed up with this car...=/...within the first two weeks of buying it, the transmission went out ($2400)...then i had a problem with my mirrors a month later, and was quoted at over $800....now, i have an oil leak, and i am assuming that this is gonna be around $1000, if im not mistaken? im 16 years old, and its getting to a point where i wish i would have just leased the v6 accord or somethin like that...but i know if i put my a4 up for sale, i wont be getting much for it, cause its a buyers market =/...any suggestions..im starting to get so pissed offffff !

[italian a4 1032]

did you know the car any problems when you bought it?

[passatkid]

Learn to turn your own wrenches, and its a cheap car to own.

Example,

I bought my audi for 6500, I but the following into it
New clutch 300
New TB 225
New snub40
New VC gasket, and CCT gasket-40
Dealer quote was like 3300 with parts for all that.

[PCYC]

Do it all yourself or at least try

[nytildie914]

did you know the car any problems when you bought it?

no, the car seemed to be in good condition...it drove very well, everything on the interior was in good condition (cnt go by that, i know) but i wasnt expecting this...the transmission i can understand, even though the car only had 54k on it...but it just keeps f*cking coming..its like it doesnt stop...all the money im gonna spend on repairs, shit i could have had myself like a new audi within a year worth of repairs! and also, i know i could try these things myself, but i have no one to show me, and i dont have much time with work, and school...i would love to know how to do these things, but i have no way of learning =[

[50CalRS4]

Did you always bring your car to the same shop? Was it a used car...I wouldn't blame the manufacturer/ Audi for the trouble. Audi's and VW's are very reliable cars if one treats them well. I've got a 1995 Golf III 1.9 TDI 75HP. It has 298000 miles down , on one tranny and one engine. The only things that needed work were the timing belt changes, oil changes, brake changes and a clutch change. It looses a little oil, a few drops each night but thats just how it goes with a car that old.

You have to be careful with the repair shops you go to. Alot of fools out there create malfunctions in order to cash in on their customers. Thats why you have to be really cautious about which place you bring your car to.

Another factor, regarding the tranny for example is the previous owner of the car. If he treats the car like shit, shifts the gears and uses the clutch like a maniac, any car will
break.

[italian a4 1032]

that sucks you should of had your mechanic check out the car first
did you buy the car from a dealership? could you have used the lemon law?

[Capt. Obvious]

God damnit, no one is allowed to sell their B6 until I sell mine!

[nytildie914]

that sucks you should of had your mechanic check out the car first
did you buy the car from a dealership? could you have used the lemon law?

haha i know, my dad said we were gonna bring it in to an audi and have it checked out first, before we bought it, but when your standing there and theres this beautiful audi, you cnt say to yourself "oh theres something wrong with it" haha..you just want it! so i decided to just skip the most important part, and not waste time...and yes i bought it from a dealership..i think im gonna take a couple pics, throw it up on a website for sale, and if it doesnt sell, then oh well...

[50CalRS4]

another thing: miles can be turned back, manipulated. Doesn't have to be true that the car has 54000 miles.

[italian a4 1032]

y didnt you just bring the car back to the dealership when it broke?

[yung turbo]

thats why i looked for a CPO and got it. just incase something like that was to happen.

[got boost.]

another thing: miles can be turned back, manipulated. Doesn't have to be true that the car has 54000 miles.

i doubt it my 2002 had 43k when i bought it a couple months back im still at 49k.

[nytildie914]

y didnt you just bring the car back to the dealership when it broke?

and they would have said "its not our problem."..not to mention, the dealer that sold us the car is about an hour and a half away...

[italian a4 1032]

doesnt the lemon law give u 30 days to return it
i almost bought a b5 from some people in my town and i had my neighbor check it out, hes a mechanic, and he told me what was wrong with it, it would of cost me atleast 5k to fix it and when i drove it felt fine. if your a sophmore u should of just waited a year and saved up and got an 04 or 05

[nytildie914]

i don't know what to say. you are young, not mechnically inclined, likely not swimming in money, and yet you bought a 5+ year old euro car without any type of mechanical inspection? I know a 5 year old Audi seems a ton better than a new Civic, but you can't just consider the car iteself...you have to figure maintenace, reliability, ect.

haha please stoppp i feel like an idiot as it isss...and yeah i had a choice between a civic and this car, and i sure as hell wish i woulda taken the civic...all the repairs added on top of the amount i paid for the car, i could have had the nicest civic =[..so what do you guys think i could get for this car? maybe like 10 grand at the most? i mean its a 3.0 with every option imagineable ...quattro, heated seats, xenons, the mirrors, ...whts the max price i should be asking for ?

[nytildie914]

doesnt the lemon law give u 30 days to return it
i almost bought a b5 from some people in my town and i had my neighbor check it out, hes a mechanic, and he told me what was wrong with it, it would of cost me atleast 5k to fix it and when i drove it felt fine. if your a sophmore u should of just waited a year and saved up and got an 04 or 05

no, the florida lemon law is only for new cars...

[yung turbo]

there is a NY lemon law as well but i cant remember how many day it is maybe 60-90 but check the dmv website to be sure.

[50CalRS4]

Again,

It doesn't really matter whether you buy a civic or an A4, the dealership and the people matter. If you buy from jerks that try to suck out every cent, they can, from you you'll probably end up with a crappy car nomather what brand/ make. Was the place an official Audi dealership? To bad the states don't have laws to protect buyers from that shit. In Germany for example, a used car dealership has to give a garantee for up to 12 months. If anything happens within that time range the dealership has to either repair it at own cost or take the car back and refund the money. Of course that only counts for parts which haven't been damaged wantonly or intentionally and when it can be proven that the buyer isn't at fault. They have government technicians that examine the affected parts and try to investigate the cause of the damage.

[nytildie914]

Again,

It doesn't really matter whether you buy a civic or an A4, the dealership and the people matter. If you buy from jerks that try to suck out every cent, they can, from you you'll probably end up with a crappy car nomather what brand/ make. Was the place an official Audi dealership? To bad the states don't have laws to protect buyers from that shit. In Germany for example, a used car dealership has to give a garantee for up to 12 months. If anything happens within that time range the dealership has to either repair it at own cost or take the car back and refund the money. Of course that only counts for parts which haven't been damaged wantonly or intentionally and when it can be proven that the buyer isn't at fault. They have government technicians that examine the affected parts and try to investigate the cause of the damage.

i know, i was born in munich, and lived there til i was 8...

[Charlescrs6]

i know, i was born in munich, and lived there til i was 8...

what dealer did you buy the car at??

[nytildie914]

what dealer did you buy the car at??

Brickell Motors in Miami,FL...they are very well known in South Florida, seemed like trustable salesmen.....but like my father says, "you cant trust any car dealer, not matter how nice or innocent they may seem"

[Charlescrs6]

Brickell Motors in Miami,FL...they are very well known in South Florida, seemed like trustable salesmen.....but like my father says, "you cant trust any car dealer, not matter how nice or innocent they may seem"

oh, you live in westchester county so i thought it might be local, i'm in fairfield county

[nytildie914]

oh, you live in westchester county so i thought it might be local, i'm in fairfield county

yeah, i moved to naples florida about a year ago, my dad lives in ny cause he works in the city...so i go up about every weekend, and i miss it soo much haha....hes actually staying right by you with a friend of his, who lives in rowayton...small town right by stamford