S4 buying tips?

[PhilT]

As far as the asking price goes, here are the Audi Approved ones:

Saloon
AUDI S4 quattro BRILLIANT BLACK 54,200 2001 £19,995
AUDI S4 quattro SILVER METALLIC 33,000 2000 £21,995
AUDI S4 quattro NOGARO BLUE 24,000 2000 £21,495

Avant
AUDI S4 quattro AVANT RED 53,000 1999 £19,850
AUDI S4 quattro AVANT SILVER 24,000 2001 £26,750
AUDI S4 quattro AVANT AZURE BLUE 46,000 1999 £21,995
AUDI S4 quattro AVANT CACTUS GREEN 30,000 1999 £20,995
AUDI S4 2.7 T AVANT BRILLIANT BLACK 35,925 1999 £19,995
AUDI S4 quattro AVANT EBONY BLACK 9,100 2000 £24,995
AUDI S4 quattro AVANT MING BLUE 40,800 1999 £20,995
AUDI S4 quattro AVANT EBONY BLACK 25,500 2001 £25,995
AUDI S4 2.7 T AVANT NOGARO BLUE 44,217 1999 £18,995

Personal preference would be a Noggy Saloon, and Biturbo's is an immaculate, extremely well looked after example.

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[ammwhite]

Thanks Phil.

The 2nd example I listed (Black Avant) was from the Audi approved list.

As I said before, my own preference is for an Avant, and my fave colours are silver, black, ming blue, then nogaro blue (in roughly that order) - as long a it's not imola or green!

BTW, do you think it will be worth waiting until the new S4 starts to appear, as prices for the old model might drop further?

Cheers,
Andy

[jeffw]

The Recaros are definatley worth having. There are V plate cars that are pre-facelift. The W plate car is listing the standard options. I would look at the V plater first.

If you don't like the black Recaro interior I'll swap for my Silk Nappa [img]images/graemlins/nodder.gif[/img]

[ammwhite]

BTW, what's the difference between Brilliant Black and Ebony Black?

cheers,
Andy

[jeffw]

Not sure but mine is Ebony Black.....I wanted a Ming Blue with Recaros....

There aren't that many around so I bought the closest match to my ideal.

I'm not sure that the new 4.2 V8 S4 is going to effect the value of the old car. Mainly because the B5 S4 has been out of production for 2-3 years.

[ammwhite]

Jeff,

Have you got black leather or silver leather?
I'm not sure if black with black leather is just too much!

I think ming blue with silver leather recaros would be a nice combo [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] or my original choice of silver & black leather.

cheers,
andy

[jeffw]

Silver leather (Silk Nappa).

The factory fitted options that I would look for in a 2nd hand S4 are

Recaro front seats
CD-Changer/Symphony
Sat-Nav (not sure about this one)

I would not be fussed with a sun roof.

[wazza]

When are you planning to sell and how much would you be after?

Here's the spec:
W Plate - registered 27/03/2000
Two owners from new
First owner - VAG company car
Purchased 27/03/01 with 8k miles
Currently 44k miles
Full Audi main dealer service history
2671cc biturbo 265bhp-295lb/ft
4dr Saloon
Nogaro Blue
Black Interior with Carbon Fibre trim

Optional extras:
Onyx Silk Nappa Leather
Satellite Navigation
Concert bootmounted 6CD changer
BOSE audio
‘Winter’ pack – heated front seats, ski bag ‘through load facility’
Polished aluminium mirrors
Removable towbar
Interior illumination pack
First aid kit

As you can see it is more than fully loaded with extras [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

Parker's guide price:
Valuation for: Audi S4 2.7 Quattro V6 4d Saloon
Year / Reg Original A1 Good Fair Trade
2000 / W £36640 £22915 £19795 £16330 £16310

The car is in A1 condition (except *) and that would make me able to continue with my next purchase [img]images/graemlins/sekret.gif[/img] [img]images/graemlins/rs4-button.jpg[/img]

* - scuffed rims which I am getting repaired.
* - MOT due next month
* - I am making sure that my dealer replaces the turbos/suspension (they are on order under warranty)

Picture of the car last weekend.

[Joshie]

Done quite a bit with it actually, Milltek Exhaust, APR Bipipe, KO 's, AmD Remap, RS4 Alloys, Tanoga, H&R Suspension, Porsche 993 brakes with one or two other "improvements" in the pipeline [img]images/graemlins/biggrin3.gif[/img]

[Cobstar]

Ebony Black is metallic and Brilliant Black is a solid colour. tjc's S3 is Ebony Black and she's a cracker.

Paul's S4 is gorgeous. He took tjc for a ride in it - and he was well impressed. I think that was one of the reasons that helped persuade him to let me venture into noggy blue RS2 territory! I'm not letting tjc near any RS4s or 6s though - the bank balance won't stand any more cars!

[ammwhite]

OK, I think the black/black combo is ruled out, esp. if it is the non-metallic black [img]images/graemlins/033102bad_1_prv.gif[/img].

Paul, your car looks lovely. Unfortunately, it's not really what I'm looking for. Thanks anyway [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Now, there is another car on the Audi site that looks promising:

AUDI S4 quattro AVANT FINISHED IN MING BLUE WITH SILVER LEATHER INTERIOR. SPECIFICATION INCLUDES ALLOY WHEELS, CENTRAL LOCKING, CLIMATE CONTROL, 6 DISC CD, COMPUTER, DRIVERS ARMREST, ELECTRIC SEATS, ELECTRIC WINDOWS, HEADLAMP WASH, XENON HEADLAMPS, RADIO/CASSETTE, SPLIT REAR SEAT, RECARO SPORT SEATS AND THROUGH LOAD FACILITY.

It's a 99 'V' with 40K miles. Asking price is £20,995

Any thoughts on the ming blue/silver leather colour combo. Sounds like it might be quite nice. Anyone got any pics ?

Also, what could I reasonably expect to get the price down to, given that I have sold my car [img]images/graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] and will be a cash buyer?

cheers,
Andy

[jeffw]

Thats exactly the combination that I was looking for (except in a saloon).

You might be able to get them down to 20K but not a lot more than that I would think.


Jeff

[RS4_Barry]

The silver w plate ... was that the one for sale at saline motors if so I have looked at it and thought it had a pretty hard life, looks as though it wasn't good enough to be dealer stock so was auctioned off to a privateer, and there was definately something not right with the gearbox/clutch. One to avoid me thinks!

[ammwhite]

Barry,

Yes, it was the one at Saline motors. It is still for sale four weeks from first appearing in Autotrader, so I guess they are having problems shifting it. You're right, it did looked a bit thrashed! The alloys were in poor condition, which I always think shows how well someone looks after their car.

Anyway, I think I had a near miss there - I almost bought the car 3 weeks ago! Probably going to stick with an approved used Audi for peace of mind.

Cheers,
Andy

[Joules]

Hi all,

I too have swicthed from a Scooby (Heavily Modified) to an S4. Mines a 'T' not sure if it is facelift but I cannot find a difference when compared with V's.

The S4 is much more refined and wills shortly be tuned...

Not sure which chip/re-map to go 4??? APR, MTM, AMD. REVO