Proud new owner of 98 A6

[b cart]

Thanks for the replies and the great info!

I did purchase an Extended Warranty Plan through the dealership that was
offered by Ford.  It cost me approxamtely $2000 but being a previous owner
of a 1990 90 (not a quatro:(    I have been introduced to Audi repairs, and
figured it was worth the extra insurance.

Their is a 14 day waiting period for the warranty but it "seems" pretty
inclusive 36month/36k mile.  They offered four levels the first being drive
train, the fourth being bumper to bumper.  I picked the 2nd Best, which is a
step below bumper to bumper, No experience with it yet, but will see.  It
does say they do not cover recalls or repairs caused by either non-covered
items or repairs caused by failure to preform periodic mainteannce.  (i.e.
damage for not replacing the infamous Audi timing "belt".)

I also later found out that one of the local audi dealerships offered a 4
year 60k for $2200?  Still trying to change it.

By the way we do live in Colorado are planing on heading for the hills this
weekend.  So far the car has been awesome!

Bill Carter
Boulder, CO


>From: "Bill Rowe" <rowe at yankeeprinter.com>
>Reply-To: <rowe at yankeeprinter.com>
>To: "'Michael L. Riebs'" <michael at 1stchoicegranite.com>,        "'b cart'"
><billco70 at hotmail.com>, <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: Proud new owner of 98 A6
>Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 15:31:33 -0500
>
>How can/do these companies offer warranties w/o ever seeing or checking
>out your car?  I'm a bit skeptical about extended automobile warranties,
>especially one you can buy over the net.  Has anyone out there ever used
>an extended warranty purchased from a dealer or online and was satisfied
>w/ the
>service?  I bought a Saab Turbo Convertible a few years ago that came w/
>an extended warranty.  I never had to use it but when I read it I
>recalled thinking it was BS.  They're written by attorneys and serve
>mainly to limit the liability of the of the company offering.  It
>appeared that repairs would be covered if the failure of the component
>was due to lack of lubrication in many cases?  What the hell does that
>mean and how do you prove it.  I also recall that there were limits.
>For example if a tranny needed to be replaced the company was liable up
>to the 1st $1500 and the car owner paid the balance.  In my opinion the
>only warranty worth anything is the one that came w/ the NEW car.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
>Behalf Of Michael L. Riebs
>Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:54 PM
>To: b cart; quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Proud new owner of 98 A6
>
>Well, first off - see if you can find somewhere to buy an extended
>warranty
>plan. We bought ours from www.warrantybynet.com. Audi will also offer
>extended warranty plans.
>
>Second - you'll need to replace the timing belt in another 12.000 miles,
>@60K.
>
>Third - is this your first ever Audi? If so - beware! There's something
>about owning and driving these cars that is highly addictive - it won't
>be
>your last! ESPECIALLY a Quattro. Are you on snow country?
>
>Michael Riebs
>Grand Rapids, MI
>'90 V8Q (#7)
>'98 A6Q Avant (#6)
>Only 6 & 7 remain.
>
>
> > Howdy,
> > As a proud new/used owner of a 98 A6 quatro with 48k miles was just
> > inquiring on things I should look out for in the future.
> >
> > Any owners out their who can share some insight to this car would be
> > appreicated.
> >
> > Bill
> > Denver, CO
> >
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