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Is a 2003ish Audi A4 or A6 a bad idea?
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<blockquote data-quote="invisiblefrisbe" data-source="post: 11273087" data-attributes="member: 108091"><p>I own a 2001 A6 2.8 Quattro. If you do your own wrenching the cost of ownership isn't terrible. This is my second Audi and I love the quality of the cars. I have 150,000 miles on my car and absolutely nothing in the interior creaks or feels cheap. The car was made to last...it still has the original struts on it and they still ride great.</p><p></p><p>As with any car, they do have some common problems. You can usually find them really cheap right around the 100k miles mark because at 105k is a timing belt replacement that needs to happen. If this belt breaks, the motor is lunched, and the belt needs to be replaced every 105k miles. The process of replacing it is 6-8 hours...so the dealership charges a couple thousand dollars for the job...and people start selling their cars for cheap. If you can take on the task yourself you can get a deal.</p><p></p><p>The 2.7 TT motor can be turned into a monster, but the automatic transmission in the cars is known to be a little sluggish at shifting and a weak point in the drivetrain. I was told at the time I was looking for my car that a manual A6 did not exist...but found out later that they do exist, but not many people purchased them. In retrospect I wish I would have known because I would be driving a 2.7TT manual A6 right now.</p><p></p><p>If you want to avoid the timing belt issue, I know for sure the V8 used in the 2004+ cars has a timing chain that does not need to be replaced like the belts do. I am unsure if the V8 used prior to 2004 had a belt or a chain, you might want to research that.</p><p></p><p>My quattro system rocks in the snow or on a gravel road or in mud (not that I drive in gravel a mud much, but have on occasion). There is never a lack of traction. On snowy days on the drive to work, when cars are doing 30-40 mph on the highway, the audi feels perfectly stable at 60 mph.</p><p></p><p>I love the cars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="invisiblefrisbe, post: 11273087, member: 108091"] I own a 2001 A6 2.8 Quattro. If you do your own wrenching the cost of ownership isn't terrible. This is my second Audi and I love the quality of the cars. I have 150,000 miles on my car and absolutely nothing in the interior creaks or feels cheap. The car was made to last...it still has the original struts on it and they still ride great. As with any car, they do have some common problems. You can usually find them really cheap right around the 100k miles mark because at 105k is a timing belt replacement that needs to happen. If this belt breaks, the motor is lunched, and the belt needs to be replaced every 105k miles. The process of replacing it is 6-8 hours...so the dealership charges a couple thousand dollars for the job...and people start selling their cars for cheap. If you can take on the task yourself you can get a deal. The 2.7 TT motor can be turned into a monster, but the automatic transmission in the cars is known to be a little sluggish at shifting and a weak point in the drivetrain. I was told at the time I was looking for my car that a manual A6 did not exist...but found out later that they do exist, but not many people purchased them. In retrospect I wish I would have known because I would be driving a 2.7TT manual A6 right now. If you want to avoid the timing belt issue, I know for sure the V8 used in the 2004+ cars has a timing chain that does not need to be replaced like the belts do. I am unsure if the V8 used prior to 2004 had a belt or a chain, you might want to research that. My quattro system rocks in the snow or on a gravel road or in mud (not that I drive in gravel a mud much, but have on occasion). There is never a lack of traction. On snowy days on the drive to work, when cars are doing 30-40 mph on the highway, the audi feels perfectly stable at 60 mph. I love the cars. [/QUOTE]
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