Cheaper By The Mile: 2014 Audi S5 Premium Plus
Used cars haven’t been depreciating in the past decade the way they used to (don’t get me started on this subject…) but I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; nothing depreciates like an Audi. You wouldn’t expect such savage depreciation on cars that routinely win customer satisfaction surveys…but for a car that sold for $52,500 new, this thing certainly is cheap today. Find this 2014 Audi S5 Premium Plus offered for $12,990 in Santa Clara, CA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
From the seller:
2014 audi s5 premium plus
VIN: WAUGGAFR7EA045652
condition: good
fuel: gas
odometer: 154000
title status: clean
transmission: manual
One owner clean carfax
Smog and title in hand
Great condition
All highway milesText only
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Always loved this model, but my main aversion to modern Audis (whether fair or not) is that they seem to have really struggled to get carbon issues under control for all of their modern direct injection engines. I know that carbon buildup comes with the design (absent a redundant port injection like Ford is doing now), but it just seems like VW group cars suffer from it more than most.
To those who know—accurate or overblown?