Dear Audi owners,

I like Audi A6 a lot and am planning to buy a 2000 year made A6 AWD sedan, with 2.8 liter engine, 100-120K miles on odometer, imported from the US;

Reading reviews and asking around, it gets obvious that these cars have issues with automatic gearboxes (the most obvious); people say the quality of the car is not the best and urge not to buy it.

So my question is, is it worth to buy the mentioned car, considering that a 2000 made A6 costs the same as 1996 made Mercedes C class (which is much less attractive, but has a better reputation for its longevity);
What about manual transmission models, are they more reliable?

What major fixes (unless already fixed) may be expected for a 9 year old A6?

Thank you.

 

It depends on whether you do the repairs yourself or by others. If by others, then owning a Mercedes or Audi may be too expensive. At 100,000 miles the repair costs for new ATF, bearing seals, valve stem seals, etc., is not small for any car. So, if there are no local repair centers which have the necessary tools and skills, then you may have to buy the tools and a copy of the BentleyPublishers.com Audi shop manual DVD. VAG-COM from www.ross-tech.com is also very useful.

 

I just talked to a friend this week who "bought back" his A6 2.8 station wagon that he sold years ago to a friend. It now has 280k miles and needed about US$3500 worth of work -- mostly suspension, brakes, plus a full tune-up. I think that included an exterior paint job. He says it now runs great. Of course, he owns a shop that works on European cars. Whatever you do, stay away from the CVT transmission.