I thought this may be an interesting topic of discussion, asI am currently posting in 2 threads over on an Audi specific forum about 2 guys that are trying to sell their cars.
One is an A6 and the other is an allroad, both with the 2.7 turbo. They are asking almost double the private party value according to Edmunds and NADA (KBB is on crack for some of the values they come up with) and their justification is that not only are the cars the highly sought after 6-speed manuals, but they both have small lists of aftermarket mods. The lists include an ECU flash, upgraded diverter valves for the tune, and the allroad has been converted to coilovers from the adjustable air suspension (that may be a reverse mod in some people's opinion), and the A6 has larger than stock brakes. The A6 also needs a new clutch, is due for the timig belt job in
I ususally leave things like this alone and let the involved parties duke it out, but I just couldn't help myself. My opinion is any money spent on any modification or upgrades is by the current owner's choice and I shouldn't have to pay him back for the privledge of buying the car from him. Neither one even remotely indicated that the mods would be removed and the car put back to stock. And a car that needs such extensive maintenance to get it up to a good status should be discounted accordingly. This guy's answer to my questions was "since you only have 160 posts on this website, you don't know chit, so s t f u".
What does the collective think about the matter? Let's discuss.
One is an A6 and the other is an allroad, both with the 2.7 turbo. They are asking almost double the private party value according to Edmunds and NADA (KBB is on crack for some of the values they come up with) and their justification is that not only are the cars the highly sought after 6-speed manuals, but they both have small lists of aftermarket mods. The lists include an ECU flash, upgraded diverter valves for the tune, and the allroad has been converted to coilovers from the adjustable air suspension (that may be a reverse mod in some people's opinion), and the A6 has larger than stock brakes. The A6 also needs a new clutch, is due for the timig belt job in
I ususally leave things like this alone and let the involved parties duke it out, but I just couldn't help myself. My opinion is any money spent on any modification or upgrades is by the current owner's choice and I shouldn't have to pay him back for the privledge of buying the car from him. Neither one even remotely indicated that the mods would be removed and the car put back to stock. And a car that needs such extensive maintenance to get it up to a good status should be discounted accordingly. This guy's answer to my questions was "since you only have 160 posts on this website, you don't know chit, so s t f u".
What does the collective think about the matter? Let's discuss.