I am thinking very seriously about selling my new 1998 1.8TQM, 14,700 miles, pearl paint, bose with CD, trip od package, manual transmission, blue/ecru interior, sunroof. Car is in perfect shape, just want a larger vehicle. Has been driven lightly. This vehicle is perfect in every way...no scratches, no dings, no wear. I have even had seat covers on the two front seats. I have all original paperwork and maintenance records. Please, SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY. Paid well over 31K. This car is in very high demand. I am offering this terrific vehicle at 28,000 FIRM. Serious inquires please use email first. Thanks.

They're selling 99's for less than 28k with all the options you describe.

The invoice price on a brand new loaded 1998 1.8T qm is $26,572.

The MSRP for the vehicle is 29,140. This includes: vehicle msrp of 23750, destination of 500, quattro at 1650, all weather package (forgot to mention this) at 630, trip computer at 250, bose sound with CD at 1200, sunroof and convenience package at 1000, sport steering wheel at 160. Invoice does not mean much for the A4, as nost a4 owners know. But, the invoice price for the vehicle with the options is at 25,911.

I don't mean to harass you about the price you are asking, but realistically it's far too high. Furthermore, nobody on this board (or any serious car buyer for that matter) cares much about MSRP, just % over invoice price. I am certain that your exact vehicle brand-new with 0 miles could be bought off a dealer's lot today for under $27K. An equivalent 1999 (without Pearl obviously) would still go for under the price you are asking. Why did you say you "paid well over 31K?"

From all the posts above, I think you can tell that you are asking several (like 5) thousand dollars above the real value of your car. If you really paid way over MSRP for your car, surely you can't expect your buyer to pay for your mistake.