I looked at a mk4 today,Its a black all stock minus wheels and intake 95 n/a auto with 225k miles on it with a clean carfax never been titled outside of cali. The car looks great for the mileage and drives good but im not sure what to offer the guy for the price. KBB is 10.5k but i know theses cars usually go for more?
looking at a mk4...What to offer?
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hes asking around 18k. I dunno if i wanna drop that. but i know the motor,tranny,wiring,and ecu is worth like 7k plus theres the driveline,body parts,front and rear tein suspension,ttcalipers,carbon clutch,pedal swap etc...Its a 10hr round trip plus trailer rental,etc
I'd offer 15k and be willing to pay 16k. Just keep reminding him about how your going to have to trailer it, do a ton of work to the swap as well as replacing suspension busings and such considering the milage. If he comes back with 16-16.5k agree on the condition that he delivers it.
Offer 15K, and see what the response is! There is no limit to how many offers you may give a seller.
Buy it at whatever price you agree on. 18K is not bad if you go into it with a plan. Swap the TT and 6-speed to the N/A. Then, part out the rest of the TT car, and all of the parts you remove from the N/A. If interiors are the same color, keep the best of everything, and sell everything you don't need. You get a Twin Turbo 6-speed for probably $12-13K and a little bit of work. How in the hell do you beat that????????
Buy it at whatever price you agree on. 18K is not bad if you go into it with a plan. Swap the TT and 6-speed to the N/A. Then, part out the rest of the TT car, and all of the parts you remove from the N/A. If interiors are the same color, keep the best of everything, and sell everything you don't need. You get a Twin Turbo 6-speed for probably $12-13K and a little bit of work. How in the hell do you beat that????????
ForcedTorque;1486718 said:
No however a counter offer legally voids and offer. In other words if you offer15 it is no longer available at 18 unless he offers it at that price again.
My business law professor told me a story of a client who was offered a strip mall that he had been wanting to buy for a long time. The seller offered it for 8 mil which was an exceptionally low price. The client countered 6 mil. The seller (who didnt really need to sell and took this offer as an insult) countered with 10 mil. The client still needed to buy and lost 2 million dollars by opening his mouth when he shouldnt have.
That said, is unlikely to occur in this situation. Just wanted to offer up the knowledge.
I dont think it comes with a TT car but rather just the TT front clip.ForcedTorque;1486718 said:
yea,or i was thinkin about selling all of the parts car and have little $ into the other car. the 6sp tt swap would still cost a bit and i dont know how to do a lot of the work. is the tt auto tanny and na auto the same? wouldn it be easier to do the motor swap and stick with the auto?
hey i seen this post on craigslist it looks like a good buy to me...i see 15k espically if you got to tow it and all that...good luck with your buy....i always see mk4 na between 5k-10k on craigsist....good time to buy
Mr. jza70;1486723 said:
This being said, its really not for you. The amount of money your going to pay in labor, you could probably buy a lower milage TT for the same price minus the headaches + potential emissions issues. (N/A car is going to be evaluated at N/A emissions levels.)
Mr. jza70;1486795 said:
Ok but your talking about paying 15-16k for it. For that price you will likely find another MK4 thats closer to what you want for around that price. You just gotta be patient.
The money for the swap would be minuscule. You have the entire swap in the TT car. I can't say you wouldn't need a small part here or there though.