93 URS4 - sell or keep?

[hamish.bell]

Love my URS4.  Bit of work done but nothing you guys could do with the knowledge you have.  Just wondering whether its about to cost me a bomb and whether its worth selling.  Would be reluctant to see it go, but... Had hoses, V belts, new (original) rotors and discs and pads this year....  What interest there might be in buying this - what might it be worth? 
Would value any thoughts..
Cheers
Hamish
021 588 882

AUDI 100S4 AVANTE 1993 (in Blue with Grey)
Plate: DGR700
Basic details
Make:   AUDI
Model:   100S4 AVANTE
Year:   1993
Main colour:   Blue
Second colour:   Grey
Vehicle type:   Passenger Car/Van
Body style:   Station Wagon
No of seats:   5
CC rating:   2,226
Fuel type:   Petrol
Country of origin:   Germany
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Reported stolen:   Find out by purchasing the report

Identification
VIN:   Find out by purchasing the report

Plate:   DGR700
Engine no:   AAN008255
Ownership information
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Licence
Licence expiry:   2009, February 11th (expires in 6 months)
Latest licence issued on:   2008, April 10th at 21:29
Licence type:   Licence
Continuous licence:   Yes
Registration
Registration status:   Active
Vehicle usage:   Private Passenger
Cause of latest registration:   New
Date of first registration in New Zealand:   1993, May 12th
Date of last registration:   1993, May 12th
Registered overseas:   No
Plates history
Plate   Effective date
DGR700   2006, April 24th
SKIPOD   2005, February 15th
SA1193   1993, May 12th
Warrant of fitness (WOF)
The WOF expires in 4 months (24th December 2008). Last inspection was successful on 24th June 2008.
Odometer history
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Latest odometer reading:   223,917 (on 2008, June 24th, source: WOF Inspection)
Latest usage:   55.70 /day (20,275 /year)

[slayer00]

Manual?

[portmanteau]

Manual?

Probably, in which case $8K maybe?

[beeker]

Probably, in which case $8K maybe?

$200k new ? from memory ?

[portmanteau]

$200k new ? from memory ?

nope

[BB]

Has the head lineing sagged? or dont they do this, why do you think its goingto cost you a bomb? Do they have the hydralic brake set up or vacuum booster? Cambelt etc?

[portmanteau]

Has the head lineing sagged? or dont they do this, why do you think its goingto cost you a bomb? Do they have the hydralic brake set up or vacuum booster? Cambelt etc?

Head-linings on both mine were fine.  I think they were finally getting adhesives sussed, after 15 years

Hydraulic booster, yes

[slayer00]

Probably, in which case $8K maybe?

There is quite a few autos out there

[portmanteau]

There is quite a few autos out there

wrong. all urs6's sold in nz were auto. the vast majority of urs4's were manual

[RS ZWEI]

wrong. all urs6's sold in nz were auto. the vast majority of urs4's were manual

My Father sold a manual urS6 new in 1996. Its still a local car.

[portmanteau]

perhaps a private import?  EMD made a very deliberate decision with the urs6 to go only with autos, for whatever bizarre thinking operates in their marketing department.

[RS ZWEI]

perhaps a private import?  EMD made a very deliberate decision with the urs6 to go only with autos, for whatever bizarre thinking operates in their marketing department.

Well the above car is NZ new and it is a manual. My father sold it new when he was Hawkes Bay VAG dealer.

[portmanteau]

Well the above car is NZ new and it is a manual. My father sold it new when he was Hawkes Bay VAG dealer.

only one I have ever heard of in this country!  Never too old to learn

[RS ZWEI]

only one I have ever heard of in this country!  Never too old to learn

Yep

Out of interest, how do you get your info from EMD?

[portmanteau]

Yep

Out of interest, how do you get your info from EMD?

just keeping my ear to the ground over the years, and friendly franchise holders

did qute a lot of homework on ur s4 and s6 "back in the day" before buying the 2 that we once owned (both eventually sold to auckland owners)

[Horch]

just keeping my ear to the ground over the years, and friendly franchise holders

did qute a lot of homework on ur s4 and s6 "back in the day" before buying the 2 that we once owned (both eventually sold to auckland owners)

Change your dealer........ between 1992-96 a total of 15 new S6 manuals were registered into NZ.  Then add imports.

[portmanteau]

Change your dealer........ between 1992-96 a total of 15 new S6 manuals were registered into NZ.  Then add imports.

out of how many total urs6's, and why so few?  I don't believe it was customer demand.

Add to that the fact that urS6's were not made until 1995, which makes your figures seem a little suspect?  You seem to be including S4s?

[RS ZWEI]

Change your dealer........ between 1992-96 a total of 15 new S6 manuals were registered into NZ.  Then add imports.

Where did you get your numbers from Horch?

[portmanteau]

Back on topic, am I the only one who has any opinion as to what the car is worth?

[Horch]

out of how many total urs6's, and why so few?  I don't believe it was customer demand.

Add to that the fact that urS6's were not made until 1995, which makes your figures seem a little suspect?  You seem to be including S4s?

At your request... S6 versions specifically NZ new from '95.
1995 - auto x 5 manual x 5 = 50%
1996 - auto x 6 manual x 2 = 33%
1997 - auto x 1 manual x 0

Why so few?  reasonable ratio were manual in my opinion!

If your familiar with Audi model type codes you will understand that both the S4 & S6 were identical with model type '4A2859' meaning you were ordering the same model but going thru an evolution change in body shape in '95.  Prior to 1995, yes as we all know they were identified as the (C class) S4 then later re-badged S6.  Why Simply because they needed to separate the future (B class) Audi 80 replacement to be entitled 'A4' in '95 so avoiding confusion with the early Audi 100 based S4.  So today we have the B class S4.



As for the description 'ur' S4 & 'ur' S6 no such animal this was given only to the original > urquattro
This seemed to have derived from the UK as they attempted to lift its appeal to quattro status when in fact it was never marketed in Germany using this reference.


Correct....the S6 manual was available, predominately via customer order at the time.