03 RS6 Value in US

[Texas RS6]

I have an opportunity to buy an 80,000 mile 2003 RS6 with ARP Exhaust and an ECU/TCU tune. Car needs brakes and tires and maybe DRC. What would this car be worth? Daytona with Black and warm weather.

I would then need to sell my 2003 stocker with or with out the REVO tune I did last week. Needs nothing and has only 35,000 miles. What would it be worth and I wonder how long it would take to sell. Daytona with Silver cold weather. No NAV on either.

Thanks for the input.

[DuckWingDuck]

I'd say offer low-30s and go from there.

[Texas RS6]

How much and how quick for the sale of mine?

[DHall1]

Tex,

Why would you do this?

I would not touch the 80k car. Esp to replace a 35k car.

The other way around...sure. Not this way.

35k car. 35,000 dollars. topps
80k car. 28,000 dollars. topps

I see no gain in going with the 80k car. :eye:


I have an opportunity to buy an 80,000 mile 2003 RS6 with ARP Exhaust and an ECU/TCU tune. Car needs brakes and tires and maybe DRC. What would this car be worth? Daytona with Black and warm weather.

I would then need to sell my 2003 stocker with or with out the REVO tune I did last week. Needs nothing and has only 35,000 miles. What would it be worth and I wonder how long it would take to sell. Daytona with Silver cold weather. No NAV on either.

Thanks for the input.

[Texas RS6]

The only reason I am considering this is because my car is low miles and stock or could very simply be returned to stock. The 80K car has several upgrades I am interested in and I would not feel bad about continuing to hop the higher mileage car up. My car is as new. The other is used.

[DuckWingDuck]

market for this car is all over the place, I think the 80k, with all the modifications probably won't be let go for that low amount. I think you may end up being fairly close to each other in terms of price you can fetch between selling your low mileage car for the higher mileage car.

[Bigglezworth]

28K for an 80K car is what is being seen everywhere. Price of mods on a car isn't recognized doller for doller. Assuming 4K in mods, I would expect to pay 2K more to a base model with given mileage. Therefore I would expect 30K as a starting point for the car you've described. I just purchased a car with almost 100K for 26K. It came with new pads, rotors, and tires. I have absolutely NO problems with a car having this kind of mileage as it is without question already had a number of maintenance items already taken care of.

Tim

[DuckWingDuck]

Well, I recognize your point on not being able to get "fair market value" for modifications. 50% probably is right but I guess it's a question of how desperate the owner is to move his car right? I think everybody tries maximise the value of their car, especially on some of these modifications. So if you are dealing with someone who is not truly motivated to sell then they may not be willing to realize that the max they're able to recoup on their aftermarket investment is 50 cents on the dollar.

With regard to high mileage, I agree with you. Especially living here in California, the average yearly mileage tends to be higher than a lot of other places simply because we practically live in our cars. I daresay that 15k of freeway home-office-home is better than 8 to 10k of even mildly aggressive driving.

[Texas RS6]

80k car has: APR catback, diverter valves, ECU and TCU tune. 19" 5 spoke RS4 wheels. I think that is what they are. Obvious needs are tires and brakes.

[Texas RS6]

$.50 on the dollar at best. To the right buyer more, to the Audi dealer Zero or less!

[DuckWingDuck]

ya, for a vehicle with that much modification, the only place to realize any of it back would be through private placement.

[Texas RS6]

I ended up letting it go after I paid the Audi Dealer $200 to swap the APR-Catback. :hahahehe: :music:

[jbtexas]

from someone shopping the market recently, I would have said around $30k on the 80k car and around $37k for yours...

[Bigglezworth]

from someone shopping the market recently, I would have said around $30k on the 80k car and around $37k for yours...
Bingo! Smack dab on where I put things at.

[Texas RS6]

I could have bought the 80K car for under $25K, but I would want to sell mine for $40. I am not willing to invest in an unknown situation. If I could have quickly sold mine for what I want then I would have taken a chance on this one and had enough extra cash to cover upgrades or repairs.

[mmaturo]

I'd say offer low-30s and go from there.

Glad you let it go...I would run. Less than $30K that for 80K miles...This is an upper 20's car tops w mods. If it needs fixing...start deducting...brakes...$1400, tires $1000+, DRC $2400 plus or aftermarket at $3000 installed. The car should be at most $25,000. Trade in on my car would have been in the mid 20's at 60K miles two months ago and its in far better shape. So retail I'm at the $30K mark...so this car is not worth more than what I listed I think. Auction prices have been posted recently on another forum and an 80K car would be hovering in very low 20s.

Yours is mid to upper 30Ks car depending on your luck, way less at trade in/auction (mid to upper 20s, 26-27)...and dropping daily.

[Texas RS6]

I hope for all of us the values start to return to normal after the economy.

I had a 993 twin turbo go from $105K in 2000 to $50k in 2002 and back to $76K in 2008. Some 2,000 turbos were brought over to the US in 96 & 97.

Our 2003 RS6s are far fewer in number and a one year only item. I think they will rebound in the future. :jlol:

[jbtexas]

I still say that there is a buying segment for the risky /who knows what you will get $20s RS6... and a buying segment for the lower mileage/history/condition/warranty RS6 in the $40s... (and some in between)

[DHall1]

I agree 100%

I like my RS6 so much that I may buy one of those high mileage RS6 units to just tear around in the winter up here. Its that or an Allroad and make some mods to it.

70k RS6 for say 23,000 and take a chance. If it blows then keep it for parts car. :addict: :hihi:



I still say that there is a buying segment for the risky /who knows what you will get $20s RS6... and a buying segment for the lower mileage/history/condition/warranty RS6 in the $40s... (and some in between)

[GoFastKindaGuy]

To put a real data point in this discussion, my RS with 54,500 (super clean, original, extra snow tires) sold for $31,000. I traded it that amount and the dealer moved it at the same dollar. And that was just before the financial melt down, but after high gas prices.

[Texas RS6]

You don't have nearly enough high end toys!:bow: