The 2009 Audi A4 Avant has been up for sale for a week and we've been contacted by some scammers and some real people. One call, which I almost didn't return, was from Canada. I checked the number and it looked like it came from a real person so I called back. Turned out there is a guy from Calgary who travels to Los Angeles. He figured he could buy an all-wheel-drive car here for less than in Canada since no one really needs it here, at least on a regular basis.
The Calgary guy asked for more pictures of the interior so, rather than bog down an e-mail, I decided to put the pictures up on the web in a Picassa Album. This is a good tool for people selling their cars since Craigslist limits the number of photos to four and AutoTrader makes you pay for extra pictures.
sodaguy says:
11:18 AM, 02/ 7/11
Why didn't you guys get the flaking knob fixed at the last service? Was there a problem warrantying it?
ethanp71 says:
11:24 AM, 02/ 7/11
I just upload pics to photobucket.com and then past the HTTP image code into the craigslist ad. That way you get unlimited large sized pics in your ad.
throwback says:
11:53 AM, 02/ 7/11
I'm telling you, send it to the North east. It will sell in 3 days.
chavis10 says:
12:43 PM, 02/ 7/11
I really like this car. Would think about picking a pre-owned version up but scared of the repair bills.
jrodnj says:
05:48 PM, 02/ 7/11
I'd think you are the scammer! June 8, 2009? Fix your camera settings!
canadaphant says:
09:48 AM, 02/ 9/11
Why the interest from Calgary? There are very few dealers up here and car prices are insane. A new A4 avant starts at 50k+. Even with a 6% duty and 5% GST, importing a car from the states is attractive. You're looking at 40k in Calgary on Autotrader. For 33k and a very well documented history with no salt and way fewer rock chips, buying a car in Cali is a nice deal.
DLu says:
12:32 PM, 02/10/11
+1 throwback
you might want to use this as an added bonus to tout the security build into this beauty:
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2011/01/researchers-show-keyless-entry-can-be-a-wireless-gift-to-car-thieves-.html