Craigslist Find of the Day: "Boss" Audi A4 Avant
Click above for high-res gallery of Ben's Boss A4
If you act now, you can purchase the 2001 Audi A4 Avant in the picture above. If you want the whole car, as is, it will cost you $2,500. If -- for reasons we can't fathom -- you want the car without the front bumper, it will cost you $2,350. If you want that same car, but don't want the wheels, well, that paperweight will cost you $2,000. Strike all three important components and the aftermarket stereo, and this fine piece of German engineering is yours for the bargain basement price of $1,300.
The caption in the photo above is due to the fact that its owner, Ben, believes the car is "boss" and intimidates other basic transportation, like a Ford F-350. But don't make a play for it until you've seen the rear. Specifically, the plank of old growth timber that's posing as a bumper. According to that bumper, Ben's treasure is in heaven. Yours, according to Ben, is in Cincinnati. If you put $5 bucks in the tank, he'll let you test drive it, and if you swing by you can shake his hand. Now that's boss. Thanks for the tip, Carlos!Gallery: craigslist audi a4 avant 01
[Source: craigslist]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
KeatMP 2:59PM (7/31/2008)
Poor Audi....
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Vintage 3:12PM (7/31/2008)
Yeah. Thing would be pretty nice if a moron hadn't owned it. New bumper, new hatch, new doors, new front cover... would be a decent ride.
From My Cube 3:25PM (7/31/2008)
I live in cincinnati...i should take him up on iit
Geeky1 3:29PM (7/31/2008)
Eh, it's an Audi. Worthless. And it's a 1.8T. Even more worthless. Sludge issues, oil leaks, "gutless" doesn't even BEGIN to describe the 1.8T's lack of power, it has the PCV system from hell, they have front upper control arm bushing and ball joint issues, tie rod issues, there's a ridiculous amount of labor involved to replace a valve cover gasket on that thing if you do the chain tensioner seal-which ALWAYS leak-the interior is of poor quality (good looking, but poor quality) compared to BMW and Mercedes...
It's a piece of garbage that's been treated like one... It's gotten exactly what it deserves.
lamboman 4:14PM (7/31/2008)
And what year Civic do you drive, Geeky1?
lamboman 4:16PM (7/31/2008)
And what year Civic do you drive, Geeky1?
Chris 4:19PM (7/31/2008)
@Geeky
You're right....that 1.8T motor has to be one of the worst motors ever. Go look how JD Power & Associates (aka MSN) rates that motor all the way up to 2001. The descriptions mention "total engine failure" numerous times. Thousands of engines were replaced....and not all under warranty either.
Geeky1 4:26PM (7/31/2008)
Civic? Cute, but unoriginal. You could at least try something different... Y'know, ask what year my Yugo is, or my Citation, my Taurus, my Camry... etc.
I drive an '07 STI and an '87 diesel Mercedes. I just work on Audis. And what I drive has no impact on the fact that Audi is fundamentally incapable of building a reliable car, and that the 1.8T is the biggest hunk of crap they've produced in the past decade, rivaled only by the A4/Passat platform itself.
ed 4:52PM (7/31/2008)
+1 for Geeky1. The Audi engines are pathetically bad.
Philthy 10:04PM (8/01/2008)
Base your opinions on 10 year old facts much? I drive an '07 TT and had a '04 A4 convertible before that, and I haven't had so much as a stutter with the engine.
MachinaDC5 3:03PM (7/31/2008)
Bossome.
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Kumail 3:04PM (7/31/2008)
fugly
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Gunther Bunky 3:52PM (7/31/2008)
um, duh
torch0 3:04PM (7/31/2008)
Thats about as close to FUBAR as it gets without actually getting there
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geo.stewart 4:40PM (7/31/2008)
exactly,
because FUBAR has an inherent quality to it, you can be proud to have a FUBAR car that actually runs.
This doesnt get that low.This looks like someone cared but that someone was a FUBAR
Benfolio 3:08PM (7/31/2008)
I'd rather the Mazda5 Car and Driver are building into thier next Boss Wagon.
(it's gonna have Mazdaspeed3 drivetrain and suspension bits)
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BlackCanary 3:18PM (7/31/2008)
How does a car get so bad? I never understand how people destroy cars like this. What is going on with that hood?
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vkchu 3:19PM (7/31/2008)
craigslist/ebay/etc never fail to disappoint
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BlackCanary 3:20PM (7/31/2008)
Pay HIM to test drive it? Does he know nothing about the cost of doing business?
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Paul 3:27PM (7/31/2008)
"THIS CAR IS GREAT FOR PARADES"
Haha
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