[V8] A6 4.2L - pros and cons?

[Dave Saad]

I hear repair costs are high for the reasons Taka mentioned, there  
are tons of molded rubber hoses that fail - and are expensive to fix,  
and the front suspension wears out quickly and is expensive to fix.   
This is all from my Audi mechanic friend - who makes a lot of money  
off A4's and A6's.  Makes my V8 look downright cheap in comparison.

Dave

On Jan 4, 2009, at 10:12 PM, Taka Mizutani wrote:

> Biggest problem with the C5 chassis A6 4.2 is that the V-8 is kind of
> shoehorned in there- not a lot of space to work on stuff, which  
> makes labor
> rates very high for maintenance- make sure you research your labor  
> costs
> carefully.
>
> The RS6 is the worst offender in this regard, but the A6 4.2 and S6  
> aren't
> that much better.
>
> When they're in good shape and in good running order, they're very  
> nice
> cars- smooth, powerful, comfortable.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Kent McLean  
> <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> (Cross posting to the quattro and V8 lists, since this question
>> kinda spans the two groups...)
>>
>> Although I am not in the market [1], I know where I can pick up
>> recent a A6 with the 4.2L V8 engine for short (well, not *real*
>> short, but short enough) money. I'd consider giving up my A4 and
>> 20V200 if I get the power of the 20V200 with the creature comforts
>> and reliability [2] of the A4.
>>
>> Can anyone come up with a list of pros and cons? Feel free to rant
>> and rave.
>>
>> [1] If ALFA means always looking for another, what does Audi
>>     stand for? Always Under Demonic Influence?
>>
>> [2] Which happens to be in the shop getting a new starter. :(
>>
>> --
>> Kent McLean
>> '99 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
>> '91 200 TQA #3, gray, UFOs, chipped, Euro headlights
>> '91 200 TQA #2 blue, up in smoke 2
>> '91 200 TQA #1 black, recycled
>> '94 100 S Avant, "Moody", sold
>> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy", up in smoke
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