Opinion

[SavageAudiB7]

So I am wondering, an '06 s line B6 A4 6 speed, black leather black, 160K+ miles but ALL maintenance needed for a long time performed for $5.7 (private seller)

or...

the same stuff, but an '08 for $9.7K with 110K+ miles(dealer)

I'd like to save 4 grand, but is it worth it?

Thanks.

[DannyDeez]

Does the 08 have all the maintenance done as well?

I'd personally go with the 06 s-line

[onedumslack]

The 08 seems overpriced. Is that price including tax and title from the dealer? If not then its a no brainer to pass on it cause for that price difference you can drop a new engine with lower miles into the 06.

[Azn Ninja]

i would go with the 06 for sure.. save moola

[trj]

All depends on packages, how long you want to keep the car and what you are looking for from the car. Are you looking for just a temporary car for about a year or two?
If that is the case and the 06 has documented maintenance and optional packages that you want, go for it.

I personally look for low mileage cars rather than year of manufacture. These cars are more than 10 years old now, so being an 06 or 08 doesn't matter for the resale value in 2 more years. When its time to sell the car, people will look at the mileage not the year, that is two years down the line.
FWIW, I bought my 05.5 non s-line with 70k miles for $10k about a year and half ago without any maintenance history. Just because I wanted very specific color and low miles. Its just me, but I would certainly look for all the packages that you want (need). Along with heavy DIY maintenance, I have retrofitted memory seats, auto dim rear view and wing mirrors, bixenons, DRLs, CH/LH. Soon will retrofit bluetooth and navigation. I do not plan on keeping the car for more than 150k miles and I know all the maintenance and retrofits I added won't give any added values when it re-sell time. So, buy the one with the packages you want already present in the car. Retrofitting them is painful and expensive.
If you are not particular about color and packages, there are deals to be had for sure but make sure you know what you want from the car and buy accordingly. I would not buy a car without memory seats, heated seats, bixenons and auto dim mirrors. Never thought that would be a problem till I bought my B7 without them. Wife and I swap cars all the time and getting the seat position right drives us both crazy. All my other cars had memory seats and autodim mirrors, so B7 had to have one too.

PS: Read more about cam follower and get it checked. And being in FL, you might not need quattro. If its not quattro then look for other makes. Not much different than a jetta or passat if its not a quattro. :)

[SavageAudiB7]

So, I checked out the car and all seems legit. However...RED FLAG! Please give your options on this. So, The air intake has a red ECS sticker on it. I asked if there were any mods and he said no, ECS did the tuning on all S-line Audi's. LOL, am I retarded or missing something? I have driven nothing but VW's for 20 years while dreaming about Audi's and researching them slightly, lurking forums and speaking with friends who drive them. Now, I am worried that this guy doesn't have a clue. He had answers for everything, so is he pulling something over my eyes, was he lied to because its his first Audi and he listened to whoever sold it and worked on it?

[konarider94]

hahaha ECS sells parts. They have nothing to do with Audi.

Even worse is that ECS isn't even a tuner. They sell APR's tuning software.

[DannyDeez]

Haha omg that's probably the worst lie I've heard from a seller. I'd stay away from both cars at this point. Keep searching.

[fly300kts]

06 are B7 not B6

Phil

[SavageAudiB7]

Thanks man. Yeah, I meant B7. I just fat fingered the post off my phone.

[ericw.]

maybe he's just really dumb. ask him to produce receipts for all performed maintenance. obviously he's no mechanic so he should have them.

[SavageAudiB7]

Yeah, he showed me all the receipts. it's just an ECS sticker on the stock equipment. a previous owner just stuck it their for shits and giggles or at one point had something ECS on there. I'll dig into it after I pick it up.