How many C5 RS6s are left?

[Muggy]

Oh man, that's painful! So, will they give you the $16k and then you can buy back for $4500? If so, I'd go for it, but that's just me...

I have a $20k agreed value on mine as well...figure that would cover the car and all associated parts over the years, but would still be hard to walk away from.

[GreggPDX]

The engine alone is worth 4500, but obviously you need to deal with parting it out of you want to go that path. Is the front bumper intact? In any case, you probably have $10K in just the big parts. I hate to see them parted out, but hopefully it helps keep other cars on the road.

[boca rat]

For those questioning repair bills, try and ignore them and think of the long term cost/year of ownership. I used to worry about this with my supercharged 91 NSX. Consider these numbers (ballparked)

Bought in 2015 as a ratrod, for $23500
Spent about $33k (eeek!) over 5 years
Sold earlier this year for $41500

So total cost of ownership was $15k, which is $3k/year for a real head turning supercar, a blast to drive etc etc
Compare that to buying a new or used Camry. Does anyone have comparable numbers? But anything more than $200/month and I know what I would rather drive.

The point of this is that the downside of driving older (desirable) vehicles is increased maintenance. The upside is no depreciation, or possibly even appreciation if you are lucky.

I'm in the hole somewhat with my RS6 right now, but over 3-5 years I reckon the numbers will be similar

Cheers

Andre

[JettaGLi16v]

Oh man, that's painful! So, will they give you the $16k and then you can buy back for $4500? If so, I'd go for it, but that's just me...

I have a $20k agreed value on mine as well...figure that would cover the car and all associated parts over the years, but would still be hard to walk away from.

They will write me a check for $16.1k, and take the car, or write me a check for $11.5k & I keep the car.
I have to decide today.
It's basically a hood, rad support, probably a radiator, and the bumper cover could probably be refurb'ed. The quote was $11k.
115k miles, all maintenance done, no known issues (other than saggy headliner), and all the mods I mentioned.
I feel like I could buy a good replacement for $16k. That's what I paid two years ago.

I know I could part it out and cover my costs, $1k - wagners, $1k - KW V3's, $1k seats, etc... I'm probably inclined to let them take it, and someone will get a score at Copart. Look out for 905570! I'll forward all maintenance records since new!