About to buy an A4 B5, good buy or not?

[Neelym90]

Whats up guys, I'm a week new to the forums, have been reading alot, and I've got a couple of questions and would like the communities opinion. To give you a little info on the car..."ASA 18" rims, APR tuning chip, APR Turbo back exhaust, Carbonio carbon fiber intake system, two 12" Jl Audio W'0's with 250 watt amplifier, Lowered on Eibach pro kit springs, APR blow off valve, B&M short shifter."

The engine and cluth both have about 20,000 miles on them. He replaced them because he didn't have the timing belt taken care of(did take care of timing belt.) 87,000 miles, I've done the car fax report and its accident free. Price is 9,300.

The windshield washer reservoir tank is cracked and does not hold fluid. Does anyone know how hard this would be to replace? I've found tanks for about 60$, but don't know what access would be like to the area.

I'm just wondering what your feelings are, whether it's a good buy or not.
Thanks!

[maxspeed]

that price is about 2 grand too much. and ASA dosent make custom rims, theyre a cheap-o BBS subsidary. also, i dont see any mention of the timing belt being done which you definatly want to make sure is taken care of.

[firstars]

APR blow off valve? Probably ment DV (diverter valve) - $7000 sounds about fare if its facelift.

[Neelym90]

Thanks alot Maxspeed, I forgot to mention he did have the belt done when he replaced the engine and clutch. Anyone else have input?

[Blake260]

window washer fluid res is mad easy...there is a write up for the abs module removal that goes through it. i think it is actually on passatworld.

[BWALb5]

what year is it?

[Neelym90]

2000, sorry about missing that!

[oneohone]

Yeah, these go for around $7k for a 2000. Get that price lower. What color?

[Neelym90]

Black, even with the performance upgrades and labor 2000$ cheaper? Thanks for the information guys, keep it coming!

[zrowcool]

yeah man,i bought my 2000 almost 3 years ago for 6700. you should definitely get that price lower.

[Neelym90]

Thanks alot guys, I'll keep this all in mind.

[Toyotatech]

Mods don't really add value.....at least not much. I wouldn't pay more than $7000.

[a4937]

Mods don't really add value.....at least not much. I wouldn't pay more than $7000.

Beat me to it.. Mods decrease the actual value of the car unless you can find somebody who actually wants all the stuff modded. With 87k miles I wouldn't pay more than $7500 and even that might be pushing it. Always have to be careful buying a modded car too because you never know how it was driven.. or by whom.

[t1demont1]

depends how clean the car is, you mentioned the motor and clutch have about 20k on them which is good. Ive seen people pay more for older.

[biketsai]

IMO, i think that somewhere around 8k wouldnt be too bad of a deal considering how much money that PO put into that car

[djwimbo]

I don't know who you're buying it from, but I'd pay $8K for that out the door (tax, title licensing).

I'd turn around and sell all the APR crap too, and the ASA wheels.

For what it's worth I bought my 98.5 a year ago w/ 154K on it for $3800.

[geeky]

i bought my B5 a month ago.

166,xxx miles at 5250. No accidents, one previous owner, and this much worth of paper work:


the phone is about an inch thick

everysingle oil change to everysingle tire patch was documented and everything was from Larson Audi of Tacoma (a stealer-ship)

[biketsai]

i bought my B5 a month ago.

166,xxx miles at 5250. No accidents, one previous owner, and this much worth of paper work:


the phone is about an inch thick

everysingle oil change to everysingle tire patch was documented and everything was from Larson Audi of Tacoma (a stealer-ship)

Thats the way it should be done.
The past 2 cars I have bought have a whole file on them, I couldnt ask for any thing else.

[geeky]

Thats the way it should be done.
The past 2 cars I have bought have a whole file on them, I couldnt ask for any thing else.

couldnt agree with you more, oh and the car was a bone stock virgin so that i could start having some fun with it :]

[flynnr]

ya id go 8k .... its a basically new car with desirable looking rims and supporting mods... cant go wrong with the set-up your looking at im sure you'll enjoy this one. toss up a pic or two

[Neelym90]

Thanks alot guys, the buyer is a friend who I met a couple of monthes ago at college...So the relationship isn't that deep.
It's black, black rims with chrome lip(ASA AR1). Windows are tinted to like 7%(20 on 35 or something...A cop just tested them), but I'll have them removed then redone to 35 so I don't get pulled over everyday. Lowered on Eichbach springs. The mods are less then a year old, he drove it hard but never launched from 0.

[explosionsteve]

Just agreeing with everyone else, probably about 1500-2000 too high. I got my stock 97 1.8tqm with 107k and all service records (one owner, 57 yr old college professor) for 5400 out the door, from a dealership and that was a couple hundred too high... It seems like your buddy is trying to not give you the "buddy" deal.

[djwimbo]

I've seen 2001 S4's sell for that price. I wouldn't buy one either way, but it's something to consider. There's a reason why they were double the price new.