EU Market Find: B5 Audi RS 4 Avant in Nogaro Blue

What: 2001 Audi RS 4 Avant
Color: Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue (nogaroblau; pearl effect UNI; Z5M; Audi)
VIN: Unknown
Mileage: 204,500 km
Price: € 45,944
CarFax: N/A
Window Sticker: N/A
Location: Paulmann Das Auto Zentrum, Dachwig, Germany
Dealer Listing: Link

With the B5 Audi RS 4 production beginning 25 years ago, we’re just now seeing cars that are qualified as importable. And while those early cars are basic cars in basic colors, it’s only a matter of time until the options begin rolling in. Getting ahead of the game and purchasing a car before it turns 25 is a great way to nail down a good price without the inflation of American buyers.

Got a friend in Europe who can store it? You’ll likely need one.

All that said, an RS2 in similar spec and mileage would be much more expensive than this B5 RS 4. Getting in on the RS 4 action early seems like a solid move for netting a much-loved enthusiast model.

One last thing, Nogaro Blue isn’t Audi exclusive. It was added as a stock color, but it’s icon status in the Audi fold is somewhat unique, so we included it anyway.

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EU Market Find: Nogaro Edition Audi ur quattro in Switzerland

Despite evidence you may see here suggesting otherwise, Nogaro Blue as a paint color didn’t show up at Audi until the RS2 era. If you’re doing the math, that’s about a decade before this 1983 Audi quattro left the factory. Yet here it sits.
So how’d it happen? Auto Bordin, the Swiss dealer listing this car tells the story fairly comprehensively, and so we’re going to post the English translation below.

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