[s-cars] 1995 S6 problems/issues? AND auto shipping from VT to CO

[Douglas Fifield]

Tom,

I am copying this to the S-Car list where you will find more specific
advice on these beauties.

I bought my S6 Avant in Denver and drove it home to Minnesota in
January with 8 year old summer tires and a defunct thermostat.  I was
lucky that the roads were dry.

I must say though, that if you are going to be the owner of and S-car,
you should not be worried over a few paltry dollars invested in
getting back to your home state.  If this is a concern, S-cars are not
for you.  The standard advice for them is, "Bury your wallet in the
back yard and forget where the hole is."  It is a slippery slope out
there, and I am not talking about the Front Range.

D.

On 7/19/06, Tom Winter <tom at freeskier.com> wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> It's a sad state of affairs, but I'm going to be trading out the "Red
> Rocket" a 5000 TQA (just under 300,000 miles and I won't be there when the
> odo turns over, bummer!) for a 95 S6 avant.
>
> The deal is done, and the S6 in question has been well maintained. In fact,
> some of you may have seen it listed in the marketplace. It's actually being
> sold by someone who I don't know but who works in the ski industry like I do
> and we have a ton of mutual friends, hence my sight-unseen purchase. The car
> has a MTM chip, stebro exhaust and 151,000 miles. Not sure when the timing
> belt was last changed, but I'll find out.
>
> The first question is, what other issues, problems, etc should I be looking
> for with this car? I know that's an open ended question, but I'm trying to
> get an idea of the common problems with this particular model, not the
> standard stuff you'd maintain for a car this age.
>
> Second question concerns shipping. The car is in Vermont, I'm in Colorado.
> The quotes I'm getting are just over $1,000. Has anyone used a particular
> company that they've liked or could recommend?
>
> Thanks in advance for the advice!
>
> Tom
> 88 5000 TQA (chipped, very fast, very well maintained, and very much for
> sale :-(
> 95 S6 (eagerly awaiting my new ride!)
>
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Douglas in MN
95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank