What: 1998 Audi S4 Avant
Color: Paradise Green (paradiesgrün; metallic UNI; Y6K; Audi)
VIN: N/A
Mileage: 337,704 km
Price: €13,950
Location: Neuhaus, Germany
Listing: Mobile.de
If you go far enough back with most brands, we get to a time before formal custom paint departments existed or where knowledge of how to order such a car was a well-guarded secret versus the profit driving subdivision such services are today. Often, cars were painted specially for internal reasons such as special evaluation. If we had to guess, that might explain the car you see here.
Not listed as “Audi exclusive” by the buyer, it is instead listed simply as “special paintwork” and “ex works”, likely meaning a former factory car. Built to 1998 specification, that makes it a very early S4 (B5) and one before the mid-lifecycle freshening that effectively matches all US specification cars. This car, in case you hadn’t noticed, is located in Germany though old enough to import.
Interestingly, the interior is that late 90s Audi brown and with wood trim – surprisingly conservative given the look-at-me color of the exterior. Fortunately, it’s a manual and most anyone searching these cars will likely be seeking that.
Worth noting for collectors, the car is relatively stock, seemingly well maintained for a survivor with that mileage and unmodified that helps its collectibility once rare cars such as this one reach a certain age.
If you’re looking for an older Audi Avant, the S4 (B5) makes a highly compelling case. Special specs like this are largely unheard of, which makes it that much more attractive.
