sanity check in aisle 9.. 2005 a6 v8 sline

[Hayes Myers]

Drive the 3.2...it a nice motor to say the least. I bought the 3.2 A6 in
2007 over the 4.2... not worth the 10k extra for the 4.2 package...and it
was a very nice ride..lots of power...it is FSI.

Hayes

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 10:47 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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