[s-cars] 2000 A6 Quattro

[Eric Sanborn]

I forgot I did have window regulator issues.  The car came with a new one
for the passenger front.  The driver's front I had to replace the slides
since they broke.  I have heard this is a common problem.  I also forgot
about the info center since I keep mine off.  It worked when I got mine 3.5
years ago, but now it is mostly dead lines and that is with keeping it off
all those years.  I paid $5500 3 years ago for 150k miles so your price is
great if there are not hidden problems.

On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Jeremiah Curry <jeremiah at curryclan.net>
wrote:

> I also am an ex allroad auto owner.  The Auto went out on me twice (stock
> power) and cost over $5,000 to fix the first time, the second time I just
> dumped the car.  Even when it worked it had some very annoying lag.  Also
> the multi-link suspension is great, but it has a lot of control arms with
> permanent bushings.  Keeping the suspension up can get expensive.  The
> interior was also a step or two down in quality from my URS6 or 200 20v.
> The heater fan has the annoying squeak that audi owners are familiar with.
>
> Overall I enjoyed driving the car, but could not recommend that vintage of
> Audi (or Passat for that matter, had a 99) based on the quality of the
> build.  I consider those Audi's dark years in terms of quality.
>
> Jeremiah
>
> -----Original Message----- From: yo-cello at comcast.net
> Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 8:00 AM
> To: Gary Meier
> Cc: list, S-CAR
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] 2000 A6 Quattro
>
> Hi Gary,
>
> In addition to what others have already mentioned... I'd also pay
> attention to those things that are unique to all A6's of that vintage:
>
> 1. Info center in the gauge cluster - those tend to have failing pixels
> and not a cheap fix (replacing the cluster if I recall - ours was done
> under warranty), though I know in the UK there's a company that will fix
> these pretty reasonably, but I don't know about here in the states.
> 2. Have the suspension checked out - the control arms can be noisy and
> often fail inspection (at least hear in VT). Not exceptionally hard to
> replace, but something to be aware of.
> 3. Check all electronics. We've had the windows and door locks fail on the
> rear doors - and hear it's quite common. Same goes for the sunroof.
> 4. At 84k and at that price, I'd be suspicious of the timing belt and
> water pump. It may be original. If it hasn't been replaced, plan on doing
> so right away.
> 5. the door mirror control is in a lousy place - it's been known to be
> weak and break.
>
> Other than that - for $2k it's a lot of car for the money.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Gary Meier" <garymeier65 at gmail.com>
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 4:26:11 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] 2000 A6 Quattro
>
> I'm going to check out a 2001 A6 quattro with a 2.7 bi turbo. Odometer
> reading is one hundred and eighty four thousand miles, automatic
> transmission. The ad says the car is fully loaded, new tires and needs
> pads and rotors. Price is $2,000 on Any thoughts on what I should look for
> or what problems are common on this vehicle.
> Gary Meier
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