Dodgy S4 on Autotrader / PH

[teknobod]

Just a quick warning to anyone considering buying this "CHEAP" S4 on autotrader:-

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/AUDI+S4/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146,N-4294959381-4294966997/advert.action?R=200811109139095&distance=96&postcode=ls21+2af&channel=CARS&make=AUDI&model=S4&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=

I believe this car recently appeared on Ebay a number of times by a seller in the Birmingham area. The registration number is S569 AUA, I know this car as my mate has MOT'd it for the last couple of years, and at the last MOT in November it had 144k on the clock or thereabouts. The previous owner had it on Autotrader for £4,495 but I don't know what they let it go for. (It's actually a 1998 car and not 1999 as stated)

The price the buyer is asking is not overly inflated really looking at the price of other S4's with over 100k, but he is misleading prospective buyers by quoting the mileage as 63k.
Not surprisingly, the car has just been MOT'd again in February, presumably to hide the genuine mileage.

Just a heads up if your interested, but it really p's me off when people do this.

Andy

[shark_90]

Copied that to Tyresmoke also.

[bertman]

You can just imagine the"old lady"with her head just above the dash,screaming the car everywhere in first gear,in an S4

[teknobod]

To be honest, I think the previous owner would be quite upset at being described as an "old lady", unless middle aged is now old, in which case I'd better start thinking about how I'm going to make best use of my buss pass!!!

Andy

[Acidburn]

last being old lady, selling due to needing bigger car

Hmmm, how many old ladies need some huge wagon to transport stuff? thought the s4's was quite big inside......

Unless its the queen wanting the transport her corgies? I can just imagine the sliding down the rear window's when she presses the loud pedal.

[teknobod]

Unfortunately, my suspicions have been confirmed. An RS246 member made a 5 hour drive to see this car and came away very disappointed. His exact words were "clocked pile of scrap".

Andy

[teknobod]

Just a quick warning to anyone considering buying this "CHEAP" S4 on autotrader:-

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/AUDI+S4/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146,N-4294959381-4294966997/advert.action?R=200811109139095&distance=96&postcode=ls21+2af&channel=CARS&make=AUDI&model=S4&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=

I believe this car recently appeared on Ebay a number of times by a seller in the Birmingham area. The registration number is S569 AUA, I know this car as my mate has MOT'd it for the last couple of years, and at the last MOT in November it had 144k on the clock or thereabouts. The previous owner had it on Autotrader for £4,495 but I don't know what they let it go for. (It's actually a 1998 car and not 1999 as stated)

The price the buyer is asking is not overly inflated really looking at the price of other S4's with over 100k, but he is misleading prospective buyers by quoting the mileage as 63k.
Not surprisingly, the car has just been MOT'd again in February, presumably to hide the genuine mileage.

Just a heads up if your interested, but it really p's me off when people do this.

Andy

Seems like the same car has had a stack of upgrades done and is on the market again. This time on Pistonheads:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1973646.htm

By my reckoning, it's true mileage is around 160k now!!
(79k - 63k =16k, 16k + 144k = 160k)
Just a warning if anyone was considering this car.

Andy

[spink]

pretty sure its the same car i read about on rs246 a few months back?im sure it had some connection with york at the time

[dest]

That belongs to Stevieyid who is a member on here

[teknobod]

It's certainly had a shed load of work done since it originally appeared for sale back in 2008.

It's a shame that a forum member owns the car and may have been misled but, irrespective of who owns the car, any prospective owner deserves to know this information.

[GirlRacer]

Have also rang about a few S4 avants & their stories of why they are gettin rid
are contradicting ???