Made a deal with my father...
11-27-09 | 10:45 AM
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Three things, Henry. First, he mentioned that he sold it at a "good" price......and, by that, one has to assume that it was below standard KBB Blue Book/Private-Party-Value for that vehicle's age/condition/mileage. So, the reliability risk is then negated by a lower, perhaps bargin price. Second, the fact that he had a number of parts replaced and repairs done, of course, lessens the chances that those same repairs (and parts) will have repeat failures and have to be dealt with again by a new owner. Third, it is generally no secret, especially if one reads forums, magazines, and Consumer Reports, that Audi's in general, have worse-than-average reliability (though A4s seem to be improving), so you purchase an Audi with a grain of salt anyway.
11-27-09 | 05:28 PM
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Three things, Henry. First, he mentioned that he sold it at a "good" price......and, by that, one has to assume that it was below standard KBB Blue Book/Private-Party-Value for that vehicle's age/condition/mileage. So, the reliability risk is then negated by a lower, perhaps bargin price. Second, the fact that he had a number of parts replaced and repairs done, of course, lessens the chances that those same repairs (and parts) will have repeat failures and have to be dealt with again by a new owner. Third, it is generally no secret, especially if one reads forums, magazines, and Consumer Reports, that Audi's in general, have worse-than-average reliability (though A4s seem to be improving), so you purchase an Audi with a grain of salt anyway.
11-27-09 | 07:33 PM
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My friend purchased the car with the intention of heavily modifying it and putting it on a track where reliability isn't an issue. I sold it to him at the Canadian Black Book's trade-in value. He is one of the co-owners of the ICAR track in the West Island, in Montreal.
11-28-09 | 01:54 AM
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I will be shipping the car down to FL for the winter, and I plan on driving it back up to QC when the summer rolls around.
My friend purchased the car with the intention of heavily modifying it and putting it on a track where reliability isn't an issue. I sold it to him at the Canadian Black Book's trade-in value. He is one of the co-owners of the ICAR track in the West Island, in Montreal.
My friend purchased the car with the intention of heavily modifying it and putting it on a track where reliability isn't an issue. I sold it to him at the Canadian Black Book's trade-in value. He is one of the co-owners of the ICAR track in the West Island, in Montreal.
haha
should be fun driving that in FL in the summer
take more pics!
when is your CCX arriving btw?
11-29-09 | 02:27 PM
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I'd be lying if I said I hadn't but at the end of the day it's the same car I had before and it will most likely have some of the pesky problems I had with the V8 version, as it is essentially the same car.
It is set to arrive in May of 2011. If all goes as planned.
Huh?
Huh?
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