I'm seriously considering an Avus Silver 2007 RS4 that was first licensed in Aug '06, so it has a bit less than two years remaining on the factory warranty. I've heard, but not seen anyone here confirm, that the DRC only has a 12 mo/12,000 mile warranty, so for this car it would be expired, correct?

Am I asking for trouble, or should I just go into this transaction assuming I'll replace the DRC with Stasis/Ohlins eventually anyway and the remaining warranty should be good enough for the rest of the car? The RS4 in question has just over 7000 miles on it and the selling price is $50K. It's about a 3 hour drive away, so no big deal to pick up. I can have a look in person if I desire.

I've seen 2007s listed on Autotrader or eBay from Audi dealers with asking prices in the $52-54K range for pretty low mileage cars (~ 16K or less). Several are CPO cars with about 3 years factory warranty remaining.

A CPO car sounds attractive, but even that doesn't tell me anything about how the car has been driven or treated during its life.

I really have a feeling from speaking with this gentleman at length that he always treated the RS4 with the ultimate respect. He offered to put me in touch with the local dealer's service manager to verify the service history and I may do that, or I suppose I could, and should, just look it up on Carfax. BTW, this owner had two RS4s, an RS6 and an R8... all being sold because of a medical condition, so it wasn't like he drove it allot.

I have to say Avus Silver would probably not be my first choice (my wife thinks it's a bit boring as it turns out), but Misano Red and Sprint Blue (my two favorites) may be a bit too bright for her tastes, and Mugello Blue a bit too dark... so Avus Silver is becoming the middle ground.

Thanks for any input.

Tom, Seattle area
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