[V8] [s-cars] V8 vs A8 now 3.0 V6

[Scott DeWitt]

The 3.0 gas engine is a piece of shit, probably the worst engine Audi has made. The cam sprocket bolts tend to loosen over time resulting in total engine destruction.
 
---- Dave Head <v8q at bellsouth.net> wrote: 
> The 3.0 is a rock solid engine, and you can put a supercharger on it if 
> you want more pep...
> 
> Brian Armstead wrote:
> > As an aside from this thread, does anyone know the reliability or any 
> > issues with the 3.0 V6?  I'm looking at a 2003 A6 Avant with one.  I 
> > like the pep, but don't want a leaking nightmare. Any other a6 Avant 
> > advice? Thanks!
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > Brian
> > 93 S4
> > 
> > Dave C wrote:
> >> Howdy Q-heads,
> >>
> >> My fleet of Audi's consists of two 1987 type 44's.  I bought one of them in
> >> 1992, and have been driving and maintaining these things for a very long
> >> time, doing all my own maintenance and know them inside and out.  But they
> >> are getting on in years and I find myself considering replacement with
> >> something newer.  The question is "how much newer?"
> >>
> >> I'm nervous about not understanding how a car works and maybe being unable
> >> to repair it when things go wrong, etc.  I recently drove a 2007 A8 for the
> >> first time and was in awe of the complexity of the cockpit with so many
> >> electronic gizzies.  I've never driven a V8, or even sat in one for that
> >> matter, but I'm aware of the loyal following they have.
> >>
> >> It looks like I could buy a first generation A8 (D2) for somewhere in the
> >> neighborhood of $10K but it would be a ten year old car with 100K miles on
> >> it, so I would need to anticipate repairs from the start.  I don't want to
> >> spend a whole lot more than $10 K on a car, but could go higher if I felt it
> >> was worth it.
> >>
> >> I'd actually like to have an avant, but choices are limited.  A 2002-3 S6
> >> avant would be very nice :-)  Maybe I should consider an A6 avant.
> >>
> >> Considering that I like to keep my cars for a long time and do my own
> >> maintenance, would I be better off with the more familiar technology of the
> >> V8 or an URS4/6?  I think there would be a benefit to getting something ten
> >> years newer than that (A8) but it would still be a 10 year old car.  Another
> >> upside re: the A8 is that there are a >lot< more of them available to choose
> >> from.  Most of the V8's and URS4's are pretty beat by now... clean
> >> low-mileage examples are quite scarce.
> >>
> >> So ...  should look for a clean V8 or URS4?
> >>
> >> Or should I look at something much newer and try to adapt to 21st century
> >> automotive technology?
> >>
> >> Decisions, decisions.
> >> - -
> >> David Conner
> >> Columbus, OH
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