Used 4.2L A6's going cheap-what's up?

[Dave Head]

used A6 4.2s are the best deal going right now. The new 10K premium over 
a std A6 for the 'option' is essentially ignored in the wholesale 
market, so they go at only a slight premium over a 2.8 or a 2.7tt. Your 
only issue would be fighting with the insurance company if you had an 
accident and it was totaled - because that premium is ignored there too...

audiSean wrote:

>The only "downsides" that I can think of, that are specific to the C5 4.2, are:
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>oil cooler leaks ($$$ due to the 7 hours of labor to replace)
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>Other than that, same old C5 issues:
>fading info display in the instrument cluster
>controls arms need to be replaced when the imbedded ball joints wear out
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>To be honest, I'd prefer a 2001 A6 4.2 with sport package over any of
>the C5 A6s. I think the price issue has more to do with these cars
>coming off of their 4 year/50k mile manufacturer warranty.
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>On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:50:00 EST, Mikea2769 at aol.com <Mikea2769 at aol.com> wrote:
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>>I've noticed many 2000-2001 A6 with the 4.2 V8 selling for $14-20,000, way
>>below "book value".
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>>Were these problem models? Any info on weak points is appreciated,
>>especially regarding the tiptronic.
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>>Mike  Aiello
>>87 5kcstq, 311k miles, orig.  owner
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