How much for my S3

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• Aug 2, 2010

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Hi everyone,

I am looking at part-ex'ing the S3 at a main dealer, and notice that cars of similar age, mileage, and spec are on sale for about £19k - £19.5k.

The dealer has offered me £16k. Obviously i'm not going to get the same money as a private sale and the dealer needs to make a profit, but how much profit exactly would be the norm?

If it helps, it is an immaculate S3 (spec below) 57 plate, 33k miles.

 

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dealers are cranking wel past book prices just now and private sells of s3's are hard to make atm, nonoe has the cash laying around atm

 

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Dealer only offered me 15K for mine (Jan 07, 27k) which was absolutly mint and unmarked, sold it no problem for just over 18k within 2 days of placing the advert. If you price it right, its a nice car and you don't ask silly money you should sell it easy.

Dealers appear to be getting rather greedy, I saved nearly 7k by selling and buying private,which would of all gone in the dealers back pocket.

Good Luck

Mark

 

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Nice to hear someone didn't get done over!

What's next in line wiggy?

 

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Pii said:

Nice to hear someone didn't get done over!

What's next in line wiggy?

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Sorry guys but one of those twin turbo 2 litre derv's made by BMW, 123D M-Sport, it's kicking out 262bhp and 385 FtLb according to the dyno after having a re map. It does go very well and does 45-50mpg, but if i'm honest I reallly miss the S3, not really into the BMW thing or the diesel thing.

Mark

 

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Can't knock you for trying something different! 262 and 385 on a remap is pretty respectable!

Hope it grows on you eventually! Don't worry wiggy, we'd take you back irrespective of how long you stay on the dark path.

 

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Audi use CAP to value there used cars, its does not take into account any optional extras which I believe Audi can adjust for but obviously at a fraction of the purchase price.

The Cap trade in value for your car for August 2010 is £16700, suggested retail price is £19195.

 

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Pii said:

Can't knock you for trying something different! 262 and 385 on a remap is pretty respectable!

Hope it grows on you eventually! Don't worry wiggy, we'd take you back irrespective of how long you stay on the dark path.

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LMAO ! Cheers I am sure i will be back in a Audi in the not to distant future, nicer cars.

Not sure how accurate the figures are, there may well be a little dyno optimism, but the car was pushing 211bhp standard on the dyno against official standard figures of 204bhp, so not bad gains really.It really did make a difference to the car though, certainly shocks a few people on the road.

Mark