A6 2.7t versus Passat W8

[Lee Levitt]

David writes:

> Well, a fellow car-lounger over on Fourtitude (I moderate the 
> 4000/CGT forum there)threw a monkey-wrench in the works. I 
> was all hopped up on picking up a leftover 03 Passat W8 6-spd 
> w/ sports suspension. I think I could pick it up for around 
> $25,000 (dealer demo with 5,800 miles). Well, this fellow 
> car-lounger pointed out that Audi is offering 0% financing on 
> all CPO 2001 A6s (the best I could do on the W8 is 2.9%). I 
> did some checking around and a relatively low miles 2001 A6 
> 2.7T quattro 6-spd runs about the same price. I would rather 
> have a 4.2 V8 but you can't get them with a manual tranie in 
> the USA and a stick shift is a MUST for me.

Spend some time on the audiworld A6 forum. Those turbos go fairly often, and
when one goes, the engine gets pulled and both get replaced, at least when
it's under warranty.

I *really* wouldn't want to own one of those twin turbos after warranty...

I'd take a V8 with a slushbox in an A6, well, okay, make it an S6, over
that!

The slushbox isn't that bad, actually...

Lee
'02 A6 3.0 quattro avant (H-Sports, OZ/Toyos)
'96 A6 quattro avant