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

[Seamus O'Carey]

...as far as it being a leaking nightmare anyway.  As far as reliability I
have no idea.  :P

Seamus

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Seamus O'Carey
<cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>wrote:

> If I'm not mistaken the leaky V6 issue was on the early AAH motors and was
> fixed with the AFC's starting around '95.  You should be fine if it's an
> '03.
>
> Seamus
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:54 AM, Brian Armstead <barmstea at voanews.com>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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