3800 mile RS for sale.

[SAF]

Wow. A new low?

http://www.audifans.com/marketplace/...s_Cars&id=6389

[bakes]

And in that little mileage they've still managed to curb a wheel!

[mik15]

initially i thought it's a 38k miles then saw that it's actually 3,8k miles...that's really low, i think it might even be unique with such low mileage....i couldn't see any pictures, i wish i could

[lswing]

Wow. A new low?

http://www.audifans.com/marketplace/...s_Cars&id=6389

Most definitely a new low...for the person who didn't drive their car!

[vitalian]

Good grief, less than 4,000 miles in NINE YEARS? I'm a fairly low mileage driver myself (short commute, free public transportation, use the beast mainly for road trips), but that poor car should have at least 40-45K on it by now!

I can only imagine the issues that car is going to start having if/when someone starts driving it regularly...

[ttboost]

Someone bought it and forgot???

[ben916]

damn... my post didn't post...

so about 3 years ago, there was an 85 mile example in Oregon and he wanted $65k.
A forum owner purchased it and had it serviced in Oregon and just by chance, there were several AoA exec there and they commented that it was the lowest example that they had ever seen, aside from those in 2003. The new owner, who was active on the forum, drove it to TX. Then sold it in the near future...

Then about 1.5 yrs ago, there was a 12k mile example in TX and upon purchase (on the drive home) the CEL came on for Transmission/TC issues. There wasn't a pretty legal battle over PPI and Fidelity warranty...

There was also a 6800 mile example in SFO area about 3 months ago that sold for $42k-ish and that forum owner is on here also...

So there are examples out there, very RARE but they are out there...

[Elevens]

A 9 year old New Car. Definitely a source of Problems. All Rubber seals, Vacuum hoses, Tires and countless other things subject to Dry Rotting are about to do same. I would still buy it though, but not at no $47,000 maybe in the low $30K's............................

[Amar]

Thought mine was one of the lowest at 38k, guess I was wrong. Not looking forward to hitting the big 4-0.

[Patrick Godfrey]

I'm the offending purchaser of the 6800 mile example. Bought it in late July and about to turn 10K in the next few weeks.

It was $42K. But it checked out completely, and had major service(s) done based on calendar vs. odometer. The only issue upon delivery was a cracked headlight washer nozzle reservoir and the AC needed recharging. Knock on wood, nothing since. Based on extremely low miles, got Audi Platinum for 6 years and an additional 72K miles for $3K. Now that the Bilstein PSS9, RNS-E and Hartmann five spokes are on it, it's a good daily driver.

I don't know if I buy the idea that a lower-mileage car is at greater risk due to dry rubber. In fact, I know I don't buy it. $47K seems high for this one, once you look at the pictures. How did a lightly used car EVER get so dirty? And why not wash the damned thing? Not good salesmanship.

[mik15]

where can i see the pictures with the one with 3.8k miles?

[bakes]

The link in the first post has both a phone number and email contact. Use either one and the seller should be able to provide you with pictures.

[QuattroRS]

+1

I have no problem with low mile examples if they have been stored properly, serviced, run for a period of time every month. I would have paid 42k for an example like that with 6k miles.

I'm the offending purchaser of the 6800 mile example. Bought it in late July and about to turn 10K in the next few weeks.

It was $42K. But it checked out completely, and had major service(s) done based on calendar vs. odometer. The only issue upon delivery was a cracked headlight washer nozzle reservoir and the AC needed recharging. Knock on wood, nothing since. Based on extremely low miles, got Audi Platinum for 6 years and an additional 72K miles for $3K. Now that the Bilstein PSS9, RNS-E and Hartmann five spokes are on it, it's a good daily driver.

I don't know if I buy the idea that a lower-mileage car is at greater risk due to dry rubber. In fact, I know I don't buy it. $47K seems high for this one, once you look at the pictures. How did a lightly used car EVER get so dirty? And why not wash the damned thing? Not good salesmanship.

[hotgrips]

Wow. A new low?

http://www.audifans.com/marketplace/...s_Cars&id=6389

Here is the link for 16 photos.

http://s1089.photobucket.com/albums/...S6%20450%20hp/

Hello everyone. I am the owner of the RS6 with the low miles. The car is always garaged, inside an insulated reinforced concrete multi-bay garage that is built into a hillside, so there is a stability of the temperature always year round in the 50-55 degrees F.

I read the comments on (this thread) about dry rot and anticipated problems of a new 9 year old car, and I just haven't seen that phenomena, maybe it is the kind of storage I have. I sold my 1995 Porsche 993-C4 with 2,040 (two-thousand and forty) (Speed Yellow 911 AWD) which I bought from Autohaus Porsche of PA new in 1995, and it had no dry rot nor seal leakage issues. I sold it to a Florida man who transported it to a NJ port directly from my house, and on to an eager buyer in Europe. I had an email with the Florida buyer and he reports the European new owner is very pleased with the car. I would be happy to dig out the FL buyer's contact info if someone wants to follow up. The 993-C4 is at: http://s1089.photobucket.com/albums/i350/hotgrips/

All of the vehicles I own have super low miles because I have accumulated so many, and while getting older (age 61) I lost interest in cars. Not totally, now and then I get bitten, like last summer I picked up a new 2011 Cadillac CTS-V with factory 556 hp. It has under 1800 miles on it now, after 6 months, and I bought it with 1600. My 5 month old 2011 Lexus LS460 AWD I use the most, with just over 1000 miles on it now.

My accumulation of cars (and motorcycles) had shrunk in 2011. I sold 5 cars and 2 motorcycles because keeping up with battery tending and fuel had become too much of a chore. My 1998 Honda VFR800 sold to a Maine buyer with 31 miles (thirty-one) on it (I bought it new in 1998), and my 2003 Honda ST1300 had 70 miles when sold (again bought new in 2003). http://s1089.photobucket.com/albums/...cpZZ1QQtppZZ16 I still have the contact information for both buyers who can report on whether or not low miles has resulted in failed seals and dry rot issues.

Perhaps simply garaging a car with daily swings of temperature and humidity, along with seasonal swings in temperature and humidity make it worse for rubber seals. I can only speak of my own experience with my underground (bunker) garage and how it has not been an issue. The bunker houses a Rotorway 162F and 12 motorcycles and I haven't spotted any problems with leaking seals. Several of the motorcycles are from the mid-70s, one which I raced in Austria in 1976. It's a 2-stroke 340cc so there is no engine oil, but the gearbox is leak-free.


Jim Hollander
West-Central New Hampshire near Vermont.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set...3094365&type=3

[MaxRS6]

A very nice welcome aboard the..



GLWS!

[Elevens]

Welcome Mr hotgrips. I don't mean to deter from the sale of your car in any way. I think a car with such low mileage is truly phenomenal. And I guess if kept under the right conditions which apparently you have done, reliability issues could be kept to a minimum. $47K I don't know but then again it is practically a new car. Good luck with the sale.......................

[SAF]

I'd like to see the bike list.

Thanks for posting!

[MaxRS6]

^+1 and pics of the bunker & contents...00