taubut

Hi, sorry new to the forums here and haven't really found a good answer on google to my question.

My father has a 2009 S5 with pretty much every option possible and has babied the car since he got it new off the lot. It now has just under 100,000 miles and hes looking to sell it or trade it. He offered to sell it to me for $13,000. Do you think at that price the car is worth it? How long do you think this car could go for? It just recently had a transmission issue that cost about $4,500 which he got fixed.

Do you think this car will be more of a hassle than its worth to keep running for say another 3 or 4 years? I'd hate to see this nice car go.

I'm not looking to get another 100,000 miles out of it, but maybe 50,000 would make it a great deal at only $13,000.

blinsc

It's a good deal, financially, unless there is a family of raccoons living in the trunk. Just don't go into it thinking you are getting a new car. While I personally wouldn't buy a vehicle with 100k miles on it, the cheapest 2009 S5 I see on cars.com has 103k miles and is listed for $23,500. More are in the 75k mi range but much closer to $30k.

taubut

I know i wouldn't be getting a new car, but I've never owned an Audi before and wanted to check with a forum that maybe could tell me if at 100,000 miles or higher the car would be more headaches than its worth. No raccoon living in the car haha. When my dad brought it to the dealership they offered him 21,500 for a trade in if he really wanted to get rid of it.

I think it still has some good life left in the car.

estallido

Tell him I'll offer 14 Seriously, that's an amazing price. Buy it, drive it. If you don't like it, sell for profit and do something nice for your Dad, he is basically giving it to you.

SFV A4

Agreed. At that price, you can't go wrong. Even if there were costly fixes later on, you'd still be ahead dollar-wise. Or sell it like mentioned and make some profit.

ChipB

One huge advantage, besides the low price, is that you know the car's history first hand. Unlike most used car purchases you know (or can find out) its maintenance and repair history, whether it's been in any accidents, and how the previous owner treated it. The only potential downside here is that the car may be due for a carbon cleaning if it hasn't had one before, and if any repairs are needed to things like electronics modules it could be expensive to repair. Given the low price, I would suggest setting aside a rainy-day repair fund just in case.