sanity check in aisle 9.. 2005 a6 v8 sline

thejimrose thejimrose at gmail.com
Wed Oct 26 07:51:01 PDT 2011


i wonder if the 05 a6 is a direct inject motor? i didnt think it was.. but
aside from tires, gearing, transmission differences, etc the engine
management is likely different and maybe more conservative.

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> the difference is that i'm not sugar coating it.
>
> Plus, maybe the lower final drive
>
> but mostly the former.
>
> Grant
>
> On Oct 26, 2011, at 10:46 AM, thejimrose wrote:
>
> wow i wonder why the s6 is so different? the s4's were similar to that - 12
> if you're into it and MAYBE 20 with the cruise set to 65 on a flat hiway.
>
> i did see 27 in stasis' s5 once.. under above conditions. could feel the
> ecu leaning things out and avg mpg crept up over an hour or so [sf to la].
>
> dan - was out for a drive and bambi jumped in front of me. cold am, wet
> road, swerved to avoid and car went off the road. turns out they suck off
> road.
>
> wasnt a ton of damage but enough.. both sides would need paint, suspension
> was tweaked, wheels all bent [new rotiforms], and bumper, intercoolers, ac,
> probably some subframe damage as well. adjuster said 16k before they even
> went under the car. sayonara to new rotiform wheels, brand new contis and
> pss9's.. ugh.
>
> i SHOULD buy a truck, but i dont want to drive a truck. also looking at
> subarus, and several other options. keep coming back the the audi.. as a
> single car to do it all they are hard to argue with.
>
> theres also an 06 3.2 avant local. i imagine they're really slow.. but the
> wagon would be really nice.
>
> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net>wrote:
>
>> OK, its different, but my 2002 S6 avant gets 13-15 around town; 17-20
>> (downhill) on the highway.
>>
>> And baby-ing it makes essentially no difference.
>>
>> Grant
>> On Oct 26, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Vincent Gelinas wrote:
>>
>> > My A8, driven gently at 75mph here in the mountains, gets about 27mpg on
>> the
>> > highway and 15-18 in the city, again driven mostly carefully.  Hooning
>> and
>> > stomping on the gas will drain your wallet pretty quick.  I think the
>> tank
>> > is the same as in the a8, so about 24 gallons.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 10:27 AM, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> thanks guys. looks to be a pretty nice ride overall. ppl say around
>> 22mpg
>> >> on
>> >> the highway which isnt terrible. no worse than my brothers outback
>> wagon..
>> >>
>> >> ill let you know what i wind up with...
>> >>
>> >> cheers
>> >> jim
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 3:13 AM, Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> My experience is that the C6 is definately a better car than the C5 it
>> >>> replaced, but they are newer as well, so not as much time for things
>> to
>> >>> break (like the window regulator clips). I'm pretty sure the V8's are
>> >> timing
>> >>> chain as well, switched from belts in the previous model. MAKE SURE
>> you
>> >> do
>> >>> oil changes every 5k max. ALL of these late model VAG engines have
>> sludge
>> >>> issues, and if those timing chain tensioners got gummed up, you are
>> >> looking
>> >>> at $$$$! Chains at teh back of the engine, does it look easy to pull?
>> >> Nope,
>> >>> and it will cost some good amount of money to fix.
>> >>>
>> >>> Other than that, they appear to be good cars, and certainly very
>> solidly
>> >>> built, even stronger than the previous A6, which was no wet noodle.
>> Check
>> >>> out vids on teh side impact crash on youtube, you will be sold!! The
>> car
>> >>> hardly deforms at all, mostly bends in the sheetmetal.
>> >>>
>> >>> Tony
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> The 4.2 V8 is bulletproof for the most part. Hope your gas-buying
>> wallet
>> >>>> is too.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> They are complicated. need a VAG tool to do rear brakes (electric
>> >> parking
>> >>>> brake), etc.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I believe the stats on audi basically say "newer is better"
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Grant
>> >>>> On Oct 25, 2011, at 8:26 PM, thejimrose wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> hey kids - just totaled the 08 a4 last week. need to replace it
>> STAT.
>> >>>> found
>> >>>>> the above local with 47k, 1 owner, looks to be well maintained for
>> >> $18k.
>> >>>>> seems like a score. beautiful car. bit of a grandpa mobile but i
>> need
>> >>>> that -
>> >>>>> slow it down a bit. little bigger, quieter, comfier, etc.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> am i walking into a nightmare here? i know there's LOTS of doodads
>> to
>> >>>> break,
>> >>>>> and the v8's can be expensive to maintain but what a nice car.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> TIA
>> >>>>> jim
>> >>>>
>> >>>
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