Re: V6 Reliability

[DRANCHAK@commgate.kirtland.af.mil (DRANCHAK)]

     > To all Audi V6 owners, how has reliability been with your cars?
     
     My 92 100 CSQW now has about 58K miles on it.  I've had it for 16K of 
     those miles.  I did the brakes at 48K, but that's not a reliability 
     issue.  The transmission was replaced at 50K (under warranty).  At 
     about 53K, I had to replace a leaking rear diff. seal and a leaking 
     power steering hose.  I have the service records from the previous 
     owner and except for a couple of O2 sensors, it never needed anything 
     except scheduled maintenance before I got it.  We've taken the car on 
     several long trips and has performed beautifully.
     
     I've only put about 6K miles on our 92 100 S, and all I've done are 
     oil changes.  It now has about 56K miles on it.
     
     Right now, the wagon has a flaky outside temp sensor and both have a 
     couple of burnt out lights (the usual culprits: power window switch, 
     power mirror switch and heated seat switch).  The 100 S seems to use 
     more oil than I would like (1 qt per 1500 miles) and just does not 
     seem to be as smooth as the wagon.  The problem with having two cars 
     with the same engine is that you are constantly comparing their 
     behavior to each other.
     
     > How many V6 owners are reading this?
     
     Add one more owner and two more V6's to your sample.
     
     Steve 
     Albuquerque, NM, USA
     92 100 CSQW
     92 100 S