96 A6q advice

[Brian O'Neill]

dont have one, but i work on them. as far as
maintaince, it'll be alot less than your 100 ( go
ahead guys,flame me ) the v6 is very easy to work on,
you can do timing belts very easy on them, in my
opinion, they are the easyiest t-belts to do, tune ups
are only plugs, wires and filters. the only bad ( not
real bad ) things i would say are rear control arm
bushings, but they should last up to about 100k, rear
upper control arms (the ones that adjust camber) and
front control arm bushings. now some ( not mine yet
w/116k ) v6's leak from head/manifold gaskets. not an
easy fix but not all cars do it. the lr diff axle
seals all leak from exhaust temp, easy fix every 2
years if alittle axle grease on the floor buggs you.
if you looking at a car, make sure the underside of
the motor or the top side of the lower engine pan is
dry. the transmissions are pretty much bullet proof.
if you havent drove one yet, do it, you will instantly
trade your 100. 
                                   brian o'
93 90 cs
90 80
89 80  ( needs front sheetmetal )
88 944 turbo s ( for sale )

--- DGraber460 at aol.com wrote:
> I have been on digest mode for a couple of weeks,
> and enjoyed the extra time 
> it put back in my life. I went into withdrawal, so I
> caved in and went back 
> to full submission of control of my life.
> Anyway, I am thinking about upgrading my wife's 91
> 100 with a 96 A6Q. The 
> recent posts about the V6 not being "modable" is not
> an issue with the 
> "significant others" machinery.
> Any particular issues this model has to beware of,
> or a model to steer clear 
> of? I have not kept up with this series to any
> degree, and need the lists 
> expertise. What is the average value for a well
> maintained example?
> I have seen a 97 (very clean) for $21k, and a 96
> (also very clean) for $15k. 
> Seems a wide spread for one year. Any reason for
> that?
> I will be checking my old issues of the car mags for
> write-ups, but would 
> like some real world experience BTDT.
> TIA
> 
> Dennis
> PS Thanks to Fredrick Smith for the heads up on the
> URQ ATE power disc 
> special. Put them on the car tonight. Great deal!
>   
> 


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