Bargain or some ting wrong?

Dimitris

Dimitris

Dimitris

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Good news is i managed to find a good deal on a 2nd hand audi s4 black model.

It was registered in april 2015 so less than 1 years old with 5k miles on the clock and was up for sale at 26k at an approved audi dealer. Deposit paid - picking up car this weekend.

However, out of curiosity - i found out that the car was up for sale for 34k at the same dealer in October but with 4.6k miles. So in the space of 2 months - the dealer reduced by 8k?

When i initially spoke to the dealer - he mentioend that they have a 45 day inventory policy and once beyond the 45 days - they want to clear it. He confirmed it was hpi clear- no accidents - 1 owner from new etc and is immaculate. He said no discounts as he is losing mahoosively on this.

Question is - does this sound possible or maybe something happened in the last 2 months?

Cheers!!!
 
The new S4 model is due next year so they probably want to clear it before the value really drops.


There is no new S4 pricing currently available as Audi have stopped selling them but a brand new S5 can be had for £34k, so £26k for a used S4 seems legit.
 
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Reduction in price could just be due to the new A4 having been released, although wouldn't have thought it would have been anything like that much. ~400miles over that period is likely just to have been test drives etc given that it has stayed at that dealer.

26k does sound too cheap though - quick look on Audi approved used, and they are all between 32-35k for <10k miles <2 years old.
 
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Your thread title made me think of this
 
Dimitris said:
Good news is i managed to find a good deal on a 2nd hand audi s4 black model.

It was registered in april 2015 so less than 1 years old with 5k miles on the clock and was up for sale at 26k at an approved audi dealer. Deposit paid - picking up car this weekend.

However, out of curiosity - i found out that the car was up for sale for 34k at the same dealer in October but with 4.6k miles. So in the space of 2 months - the dealer reduced by 8k?
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Dealers often do this. Price cars at bonkers money, see what happens, then eventually get hit by realism and price them properly. It's difficult to see why anyone would pay £30k+ for an Audi A4 of the previous generation so the price you've paid seems much more realistic.
 
I'm doing exactly that - running very quickly to the dealer to bite his hand:p.

yes - its main approved dealer with many shops around uk - they won't even deliver the car to a closer dealer for me to test - said car is losing them too much money already. can't spend another 500gbp sending it to another shop..Also, wasn't too keen to do the deal - had me chasing him to put a deposit down instead of other way round.

just seems odd since if you search autotrader or audi approved - around the 26k mark - you mainly get 2-3yr old cars with around 20k miles. not less than 1 yr old and less than 5k miles.

Fingers cross then - if it falls apart - atleast its covered under warranty...
 
If he's looking rid of it he's going to price it cheap, putting it in at £32-35k in a saturated market would just ensure the car sits on his forecourt for a lot longer... Especially now with demand in decline due to new B9 being released.

Consider yourself lucky that you got in there at the most perfect time. :)
 
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