Hey, I am new to the forums and am really just trying to get some more imput on how good of a deal this is for my wife who is skeptical. I am looking at an 2001 silver A6 2.7T with 80k miles and in great shape. My boss is the seller and is going to ask $13k for it if I dont buy it for $9.5k. Is this a good deal.
I just sold my 95 talon tsi that had lots of performance/aftermarket and still am buying a older 4g63T powered car to build but this is going to be my daily driver. I dont plan on modding it at all just performing general maitenance such as timing belt, water pump. Let me know if this is a deal we should jump on. Thanks.

 

Good deal on the face of it.

Turbo cars have the risk of the turbos going south. How quickly depends on; how it was driven, (was the car warmed up properly and cooled down properly) and the frequencies of oil changes.

If it hasn't been done yet, I'd do the timing belt service pronto.

Have an Audi mechanic look it over. If everything checks out, I'd buy it.

 

The price seems reasonable, if you are planning on doing your timing belt yourself that will save you a lot of money. Otherwise add 900-1200.00 onto the purchase price for that. You will love the A6 in comparison to your Talon tsi, a friend of mine owned one a while back and the two cars are both very fun, but the A6 is light years ahead. Keep in mind though that the A6 is a 4000 pound pig, only a little more weight and you would be driving a Ford Explorer. Compare that to your 2800lb Talon, and you will feel the difference, in performace and fuel economy.

 

I am not looking for something that will compete with my talon in speed. The talon had 310hp to the wheels and a low 13sec quarter due to fwd. Im just looking for comfort reliability and something that wont make me feel like a grandpa.
I did the timing belt job on my talon does anyone know how that would compare to the 2.7T. Is it difficult. I am very mechanically inclined. Is there a writeup or how to on the timing belt job for a 2.7t? Thanks for your input sofar.

 

Althought getting to the timing belt is more involved on an A6, the job is straight forward. You just need to put the car into the service position. Which means, remove the front bumper, and swing the support, rad, condensor our of the way (basically).

Jeff

 

I'd say it's a good deal based on the milage.

 

It'sa very comfortable ride with a lot of bells and whistles. I consider mine a luxury sport touring car. It's no speedster off the line, but it is happy and stable running 70-90mph all day. If you have snow, you'll appreciate the AWD. Check with www.blauparts.com for the complete timing kit - I was very happy with mine and my indie shop agreed they were high quality.

Have a good mechanic inspect the car, paying careful attention to turbos and transmission. Either of those can cost you $3-4k in repairs.

Expect little things to go wrong on a 6+ year old car with 80k. That's probably why your boss is selling it. On the other hand, you get a great ride and avoid ~$35k in depreciation.