good deal on a 99 A6 2.8 - from a family member?
 

MY grandfather-in-law is getting a new car, and offered to sell me his A6 2.8 for what the dealer offered him as a trade in.

Can you guys tell me
1) if this is a good deal
2) what maintenance/repair items I might expect in the near/distant future (timing belts etc)

It is a 1999 Audi A6 2.8. I believe it is pretty loaded. 52k miles. always garaged and dealer maintained. It appears to be in excellent condition form the exterior. I am going to go drive/look at it tomorrow, but I need to make an offer quickly.

I am a Jeep guy, but have always wanted an A4, so until I can afford exactly what I want, will this A6 be a good intro into the Audi world?

He said I could haveit for $7500.

Please let me know what I am up against.
Also - what city/hwy mileage can I expect with this in good condition?
Do I need to use premium gas?
synthetic oil?

I will be doing all maintenance on it myself (assuming all it needs are oil changes every 3 k miles)

Let the comments roll!!

thanks in advance!

RE: good deal on a 99 A6 2.8 - from a family member?
 

I've always heard there are two things you should never ever do: 1) Loan money to a family member, 2) Buy a used car from a family member.

RE: good deal on a 99 A6 2.8 - from a family member?
 

I was mistaken on the Audi A6. Its a 2000 2.7T.

What you anyone tell me about this engine as far as reliability/maintenance etc?

thanks

RE: good deal on a 99 A6 2.8 - from a family member?
 

2.7t, wicked awesome engine but if something breaks, it's gonna cost you. It's biturbo and has the potential to put down huge numbers or also be a very streetable, fun, DD. As for maintenance - it's an Audi expect to pay a premium on everything you have to replace.

it's gonna need a TB job in a couple thousand miles (around 70K)


Yes you will need to use synthetic oil, Premium gas isn't technically required, but it'll hurt you in the long run. NO idea on MPG's, sorry.

If it's a nice car(well taken care of), I'd take.

RE: good deal on a 99 A6 2.8 - from a family member?
 

i got it. i'll post pics ASAP!

thanks for the info