A3 2.0T trade in value??

Badger278 · 03-24-2008, 10:22 AM

Well guys, My A4 Avant SE S-Line is on the dock, and the A3 is getting traded in. I was wondering if I was getting a fair shake on the trade in value. Dealers make it so hard to tell what you're actually paying/getting.

The car is a 2006 2.0T MT Black/Black Leather, Sport interior, Bose, Open Sky, XM, Zenon, Cold weather. 16k miles. Any idea on a fair trade in?

Cheers,
Jordan

MikeSS · 03-24-2008, 10:28 AM

why don't you just go to edmunds.com and see what they say it's worth?

Badger278 · 03-24-2008, 10:31 AM

Mike,

I was hoping for some dealer employee insight. I know the dealer usually won't give the Edmunds number.

The condition is very good, with a few of the usual small parking dings/scratches. I think it would make it as a CPO car.

April · 03-24-2008, 11:37 AM

selling them. Do you have any CarMax locations there? Stop by and get a bid?

PDXA4 · 03-24-2008, 02:12 PM

A dealer will not give edmund pricing unless they are very generous...

As April stated a carmax eval would give a better idea on what to expect...

Soner-O · 03-24-2008, 04:56 PM

they will make a lot of money from your trade-in for sure... can you try to sell it privately?

chipgreenberg · 03-25-2008, 08:05 AM

The above is true. I got $6000 more for my 06 S4 avant w/ 21k miles from my Audi dealer than CarMax offered. CarMax had a used A3 i was looking at, traded for an 08 at the dealer. Didn't get the "best" deal on the A3 i've heard of, $1000 off sticker pls they threw in Audicare.. But not bad and the trade in difference was HUGE.

Guess the Audi dealer thought they had a better market for the S4. Haven't been back there in a while but 60 days later when i did a oil change at 1000 miles they still had the car.

A3 is a lot less rare, Car Max said they only saw 7 s4 Avants (06) come up for auction tat year..that's what they based their offer on.

03-24-2008, 10:28 AM	#2
MikeSS AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 2,352	Since trade-in value is dependent on the actual condition of the vehicle, why don't you just go to edmunds.com and see what they say it's worth? __________________ Now: 2012 A3 2.0Tq Then: '06 M3 '06 A3 2.0T '76 Beetle '99.5 A4 1.8T qms '92 Corrado VR6 '87 GTI 16V '83 GTI '79 Rabbit '77 Rabbit '75 Beetle '65 Beetle

03-24-2008, 10:31 AM	#3
Badger278 Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 144	Re: Since trade-in value is dependent on the actual condition of the vehicle, Mike, I was hoping for some dealer employee insight. I know the dealer usually won't give the Edmunds number. The condition is very good, with a few of the usual small parking dings/scratches. I think it would make it as a CPO car. __________________ Jordan New York City 08 A4 Avant SE S-Line Ti 2.0T MT Phantom Black, Black Leather, Convenience, Bluetooth, Bose, APR 91 Octane chip 06 A3 Brilliant Black S-Line (gone) 99 VW Eurovan MV 04 BMW R1150GS 96 Honda RS125 66 Vespa 150 Super

03-24-2008, 11:37 AM	#4
April AudiWorld Uber User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 52,940	A lot has to do with the demand for this type of car and how good the dealer is at selling them. Do you have any CarMax locations there? Stop by and get a bid? __________________

03-24-2008, 02:12 PM	#5
PDXA4 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Bay Area Posts: 19,709	I would lookup wholesale pricing instead of edmunds for a trade-in... A dealer will not give edmund pricing unless they are very generous... As April stated a carmax eval would give a better idea on what to expect... __________________ original PDXA4 2003 D2 S8 2008 mkV GTi 2006 NC MX-5 former: 2003 A4 Avant 2000 A4 several mods

03-24-2008, 04:56 PM	#6
Soner-O New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 275	they will low ball you big time, dont expect anything more than $15,000... they will make a lot of money from your trade-in for sure... can you try to sell it privately? __________________ ------- SOLD - 2006 A3 2.0T Premium Ocean Blue Sirius, Bose, OS, BT it was Stock as clock!

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03-25-2008, 08:05 AM	#7
chipgreenberg Audiworld Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 96	Re: A lot has to do with the demand for this type of car and how good the dealer is at The above is true. I got $6000 more for my 06 S4 avant w/ 21k miles from my Audi dealer than CarMax offered. CarMax had a used A3 i was looking at, traded for an 08 at the dealer. Didn't get the "best" deal on the A3 i've heard of, $1000 off sticker pls they threw in Audicare.. But not bad and the trade in difference was HUGE. Guess the Audi dealer thought they had a better market for the S4. Haven't been back there in a while but 60 days later when i did a oil change at 1000 miles they still had the car. A3 is a lot less rare, Car Max said they only saw 7 s4 Avants (06) come up for auction tat year..that's what they based their offer on.

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