******Motors Chat - Round 6******

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

I just sold it for 1175. How is that not cheap? Im amazed that in the €1500 range of cars that there was not much interest. But I think the Irish obsession with diesel had a major factor.

But hey, I sold it to a normal punter, not a trade guy, so I'm happy in that respect.

and the guy pulls out..............

second guy to pull out in as many days.

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

I just sold it for 1175. How is that not cheap? Im amazed that in the €1500 range of cars that there was not much interest.

Your selling price may have been cheap but your asking certainly wasn't for the engine/spec combo in that car.

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

disagree Foxhole. €1500 for that car makes it the cheapest on there by some distance.

There are two A4's on carzone less than 2 grand. Mine and an avant (at 1999).

There is another 4/5 2.0 petrols between 2 & 3 grand.

Have you been looking at prices on DoneDeal? I'd never use Carzone as a basis as they're generally way higher due to being from dealers.

Here's some under 2K:

Asking bigger money but they're Avants
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-estate/7251895
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2003-audi-a4-avant/7349824

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4/7348535 asking 1350
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-2-0-130bhp/7312089 asking 1400
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-2-0-p-130bhp-2001/7301017 asking 1500
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2003-a4-2-0fsi-bargain-1395/6955911 asking 1395

Not a mind there's a rake of 1.9TDi's that are more desirable than a 2.0 Petrol.

GvidoR wrote: »

To me, a 2.0 petrol is more desirable than a TDI.

I can't see why, I like my petrols way more than I like my diesels but the 2.0 is only 135 ish HP. Most 1.9's have about the same, with a good bit more torque, cheaper tax and they can be remapped to give even more HP/Torque, same story with the 1.8T too.

GvidoR wrote: »

The 1.8T is the most desirable one of them all.

No doubt, which is why I think he'll have a hard time selling a 2.0 Petrol A4 in Ireland.

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Have you been looking at prices on DoneDeal? I'd never use Carzone as a basis as they're generally way higher due to being from dealers.

Here's some under 2K:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-a4-2-0-130bhp/7312089 asking 1400

Not a mind there's a rake of 1.9TDi's that are more desirable than a 2.0 Petrol.

thats my car you linked to. you also linked to a 2001 at the same price with 158000 miles on the clock.
You're throwing everything in there, but if you do a like for like, its dirt cheap.

CianRyan wrote: »

I'd rather the 2.7 biturbo.

It's a FWD mid sized, basic saloon. Not a RWD stomper that needs the power.

Its interesting, when I was looking at 2011 estates (and I just spent 19k), I sat into an insignia, a mondeo and a renault and they just all felt cheap. When I sit into my A4, its solid, the dash is classy, its silent, door shuts with a proper thud and there is nice sound to the engine.

And its only worth €1200!

I genuinely think people look way too much into engines, high spec etc., its the whole package for me. Why someone would pay more than twice the price for a car that has a better engine is beyond me. At these levels, surely its more about reliability, whats on the clock, how clean the car is, how its driven.

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

Its interesting, when I was looking at 2011 estates (and I just spent 19k), I sat into an insignia, a mondeo and a renault and they just all felt cheap. When I sit into my A4, its solid, the dash is classy, its silent, door shuts with a proper thud and there is nice sound to the engine.

And its only worth €1200!

I genuinely think people look way too much into engines, high spec etc., its the whole package for me. Why someone would pay more than twice the price for a car that has a better engine is beyond me. At these levels, surely its more about reliability, whats on the clock, how clean the car is, how its driven.

For me personal it's all about the drivers feel, road handling, feel back and power and that's at any price range.
I'm not the type of buyer that would be looking at your car though, it's apple and oranges.

If go basic with the best engine over high spec* with the worst engine any day of the week.

*in relation to interior comforts.

Timing chain cost 420e all in instead of 600e....result.

Also, I may be moving to Dublin for 2 months with work, whos up for many spins up the mountains!

challengemaster wrote: »

Can you not find a wimmins to do that with?

I figured someone would say something like that, was too lazy to change the way I wrote it though

From YLYL

OSI wrote: »

I thought they were taking it from the engine intake end now to stop the trick of having a small container of diesel at end of the filler pipe, and a separate filler pipe in the boot to fill the actual tank?

I got dipped from the tank about 3 months back.

LIGHTNING wrote: »

So what they disconnect one of the fuel lines and do it from there? Do they make you sign a waiver?

They don't need to make you sign anything, apparently they've enough power to do what they like with your car