most overpriced '6 ?

[HYFR]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1497703.htm

books in at half its asking price

[Cornishmoocher]

Good man I say.

If we all put them up for that price....... need i say more?

[stumpyrs4]

Mine's at the top end of the bracket. Like you say if we all kepy to our guns, we'd all be happier wouldn't we?

[Cornishmoocher]

Yup.

[PaulRS6]

Isn't that a sort of cartel? Does that mean that our cars are effectively contraband?

[andyleeds]

whoever put that up has clearly not looked at whats available, or he hit the wrong key when he was putting in the price....having been looking for a while now the better value cars would seem to be those in the trade as opposed to ones that are been sold privately as the people in the trade dont have an emotional attachment to their cars.

i have just sold my 993 and i experienced a similar thing there, the fact of the matter with these cars, they are expensive to fix and alot of people like me would prefer to buy from a dealer so being able to finance the car and keeping some pennies in the bank to fix any problems.

there's a very nice chap up in yorks with what looks like a mint daytona, but he has that car for sale for over a year and i think that the most that he might get is £18k in my opinion, obviously this is just my thoughts, but once you go north of £18k you are bring newer more reliable cars into the equation that have similar performance.

when you then add in the general economic climate, high performance cars that can have big bills need careful consideration.

dont get me wrong, i would still like one but these are the things that go through my head, and at the end of the day i am prospective buyer and i am sure i am not the only one who looks at it like this.

have got to say though that you guys have got great knowledge and i appreciate all your help

andy

[PaulRS6]

Andy,

Am aware the you are on the lookout - we have talked already.

You make a couple of important points there and some of these things are very easily allowed to drift out of perspective. There are a number of folks out there who see the romantic rather than practical side of having one of these cars considering the costs of ownership well after the initial purchase cost and the two things are inextricably linked. Folks have a propensity to forget that these are supercars, were when they were built, remain so now and will continue potentially to cost a lot of money to run going forwards, so the running costs can be scary to those expecting to run these cars on standard A6 money. The 'problem' is that the cars have fallen in price to a level where the actual purchase cost has become affordable to more people, but then the potential running costs can be big. No bigger I would suggest than if you were running an Italian supercar, but the perception is that this kind of cost shouldn't be associated with a 'normal' estate car.

Having had the Porker, you will know that these also are not entirely free of big bills and a lot of what will be required going forwards with any car can be reflected by what has been done to and with the cars in the past - so history and provenance is important.

Certainly the OP looks disproportionate for the car shown and he might be waiting longer for his money than the guy noted in your message!

Good luck with your own search!

[Cornishmoocher]

What are you going to buy for 18k that will go 200mph do 0-60 in 4 ish seconds AND get a wardrobe in the back of Andy?

TBH, i think if everyone had taken the time to consider the cost of running these, the prices would not be as dire as they are now.

Oh God- there I go again......

[iR8V10]

Bentley wheels on an rs6?!

[HYFR]

the point on this car, is it has 118k miles!

im all for 60-70k cars being priced closer to £20k than £10k

but miles cause depreciation - fact, and someone needs to tell this guy !

[PaulRS6]

Bentley wheels on an rs6?!

Perhaps that explains the price

[PaulRS6]

What are you going to buy for 18k that will go 200mph do 0-60 in 4 ish seconds AND get a wardrobe in the back of Andy?

TBH, i think if everyone had taken the time to consider the cost of running these, the prices would not be as dire as they are now.

Oh God- there I go again......

Be needing to get you a new orange box soon Mooch!

[ecain63]

im all for 60-70k cars being priced closer to £20k than £10k

As previously agreed though, mileage is only a cosmetic issue with these cars. The gearboxes are not really affected by age and thier failings are more random than rhymed. DRC should be sorted on 50%+ of cars by now the rest is down to good servicing and common sense.

I'd rather buy, IMHO, a much loved and remedied 80k / 90k car for £20k than a 30 - 50k car that has remained bog standard (DRC still on, Gearbox servicing not done) due to it having only gone through standard Audi maintenance.

The engines in these machines will easily go for 150k or more as the core of the power plant is actually quite low stress. If you look after it as far as hoses, IC's, oil, belts are concerned then there's no reason for it to run any worse than a low mileage example.

Better the devil you know / have defeated than to tempt fate with a younger model. Same goes for the missus i guess. lol.

If i were to put mine on the market (just hit 90k) then i'd be looking for £18K-£19K with all the loving history its got.

[HYFR]

reality is, as long as dealers exist in a free market, you will not be able to attain dream prices for high milers even if they'v been looked after by the queens servents

They will price them per book, and if your prices is 50% higher, the buyer will choose the dealer with the statutory protection afforded to him

I sold mine with 96k on and it was still under Audi warranty, but no way could i attract £15, £16, £17 or £18k

Reason : the market....

[Cornishmoocher]

i think I may have worn this box out.......

We all know he wont get that for it, there are better/less mileage/sorted examples out there for 5 grand less, but this whole price thang is a real issue.

I know cars depreciate and all that, and it only becomes an issue should we decide to sell but Christ if I was a city banker I would have gone of canary wharf by now! Possibly the worst financial investment since Delorian.

Anyhoooooo- this has been beaten to death a million times so I shan't start again on why and wherefore and my feelings of the reason behind the price crash.

(thank feck for that I all here you say)