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[Jim Green]

Hey Ken,
--- Kenneth C Reed <cuttinge at inreach.com> wrote:

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>
> So, that brings me back to Audi, which I have always
> liked anyway.  A good
> friend has a 2000 A4 Avant Quattro with Tip and I
> like it, a lot.  Little
> small, though, and that 1.8T just isn’t quite
> enough.  Another friend has a
> 2002 S6 Avant and it is wonderful, but, again, my
> poor budget just can’t go
> there, even though she’s going to sell it.  (She
> says it’s too slow, gotta
> have the new RS!)  So for me that leaves the Audi 6
> series Avant; the older
> 95-97 S6 or the ’99 and up A6 looks just about
> perfect.
>
> If you’re still with me after all that: what do you
> recommend between these
> two?  Both sell in the high teens, low 20’s so they
> fit my budget.  The S6
> is quite rare on the left coast so I’m not sure that
> this is even a viable
> choice.  Is it worth looking for?  How much slower
> is the newer A6 than the
> UrS6?  What can be done to improve performance, both
> power and handling?
> What problems should I look out for on each of these
> models?  Any other
> Audis fit the bill?  All advice and suggestions are
> welcomed.

It sounds like you want a either a 2.7t A6 or a '95.5
S6.  I doubt you can get the 2.7t A6 in your price
range though since it's much newer.  The S6 is a great
car, will be my next one for sure.  Good examples can
be had for $15-$20k.  The engines are of the best ever
made, easily bumped to 350 hp with bolt on RS2 parts,
500+ if you really want to get crazy and replace your
connecting rods, and get bigger fueling and air
induction items.  As far as the standard A6, they are
slow, and by the sound of it you would be very unhappy
with it, although the lack of power is about one of
the only complaints you'll hear.  If the size of the
A4 is not an issue, the bi-turbo S4's are starting to
really come down in price, but it sounds like you
already have an M3 to claim the prize for useless back
seats.  Get an S6!

HTH

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI, Haltech IG5
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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