33000.00 dollars can buy a very nice well equipped vehicle new with no miles and full warranty plus no title worries.
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My dad traded in his 2007 Honda Crv with 65,000 miles on it after a little over 12yrs of ownership. Drove it several times a week but only needed to go 10-15mi a day. Serviced it once a year at the dealer. They put more miles on mom’s Prius most years.
Chances are not much worse than a rental car, except it is an Audi Repairs can get pricey, but if you can deal with that go for it. *nternet says
" Are Audi’s expensive to maintain?
In fact, the brand is consistently ranked near the top of automakers in terms of the most expensive cars to maintain . The total maintenance costs of the average Audi over a 10-year span is $12,400. … All cars are different, and many require more maintenance than some depending on their age and driving history."*
All true but still I would like to know it was the little old lady from Pasadena that owned it and only used it on Sunday or some similar explanation of the mileage. The other thing is the near identical model with 57K at the same place for $25,000 instead of $33,000. Take the extra $8,000 and save it for repairs. I’ve traded cars with similar mileage that were like brand new, just had been on the road more. So a car that was driven close to 30,000 miles a year would have to be reasonably dependable and on the highway a lot.
So I’d want to know why the low miles and why the high price.
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I think the Audi warranty (even if valid) is for 4 years. If the car was originally sold or put into service in the summer of 2017 that means 3.5 of it is gone already. Call an Audi dealer and ask about both issues; how much warranty left if any at all.
That’s a lot of money for a car with a very brief but unknown time span when no one knows how it was being treated. I tend to think that whoever heisted it was not likely a docile driver.
There’s no way I would advise you or anyone else to buy this car. Get it checked out pre-purchase and preferably at the Audi dealer.
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Since I was answering a question about depreciation when I wrote what you quoted, this line of reasoning should only be applied to the OP’s car when he or she sells it. It was not meant to be applied to the buying decision for this car.
Context matters, particularly when you quote someone out of context.
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Clean title to the car shouldn’t be an issue because of the theft as long as there was no attempt to reregister it. The title was yours even while the thief had the car. Your DMV can answer any other questions you have on that subject. If the car was traded in or the former owner did not reclaim the vehicle its sale at auction would not be unusual. For example, if the former owner’s insurance paid off on the theft, the insurance company would mitigate its loss by selling the car.
I think you answer your own question about possible depreciation on resale. It will always be shown in the Carfax and if it’s on your mind it will be in the mind of a potential buyer.
Finally, from all the comments it sounds like this “cream puff” is overpriced. If you want to go forward with it have a certified dealer inspect the car and confirm its warranty status.