[s-cars] Just took delivery of 2nd S6

[Aaron]

I thought the policy was the wife gets the Avant......

Paul Heneghan wrote:

>Well folks,
>
>I feel like sharing the good news.  On Saturday, we took delivery of our 2nd
>S6.  We already have a 1995 S6 Avant (UK spec).  My wife was driving an old
>1989 Audi 100 2.2E Avant until the headlight switch started playing up.  She
>insisted that we swap cars until I fixed the switch and I scared myself
>silly when driving her car in slippy conditions.  Sloppy suspension,
>grabbing brakes, a partially functioning handbrake, intermittent lights and
>a wheel bearing on the way out made for VERY exciting driving.
>
>So, I decided it was time to get another car - preferably near identical to
>mine to allow fault diagnosis by part swapping.  Most of the S6 cars here in
>the UK seem to be automatic, so it can be difficult to find the six-speed
>manuals, but I eventually found one in Kent - about 150 miles away.  It's a
>burgundy early-1996 S6 saloon, and it's beautiful!  It's done a few less
>miles than mine (78K instead of 85K) and it feels much tighter.  I think I
>need to replace all the anti-roll bar bushings on mine - and maybe the track
>arms as well.
>
>The only faults I can find with the new car are:
>Flaps seized in the aircon - unable to manually control flow to upper,
>grille and lower vents.
>Whinge message from Engine ECU about mixture adaptation (not serious? -
>passed the emissions test with flying colours last month)
>Left front speaker u/s
>Clock lamp out
>Elec Window switch lamp out
>
>Do these faults justify the GBP33,000 depreciation that this car has
>suffered in the last 8 years?  I don't think so!
>
>Anyway, we've now joined the select group of 'his and hers S6' families.
>Let's hope they prove reliable over the next 10 years or so.
>
>Paul
>1995 S6 Avant (UK spec) - his
>1996 S6 (UK spec) - hers
>
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