Hi everyone, some little questions :)
Thread Starter
|
1st Gear
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 6
Hi everyone, some little questions :)
Hi guys
Is nice to find out that many people love this car; I bought it recently,a nd i love it!
My nice car is a 2002 A6 3.0 silver, 59K miles, with black leather seat and sunroof (it has a bunch of other stuff, but i assume that is the default equipment LOL).
Now, since i was not able to figure out some things from the auto dealer, would like to ask you guys some stuff,a dn woulrd really appreciate any help :
1) i ahve some chips on the back bumper and some light scratches on the back corner; is possible to fix these issues wiuth some touch of paint or i need to bring it to teh carshop?
2) the plate where the gear **** is (is an automatic) positioned is all scratched; can you suggest a method to clean up the scratches (special products or similar stuff)?
3) what kind of gas do you use? 87 or higher? (for the US residents since I live in CA); i use the medium Chevron; if i remember well should be the 91
4) is there a list of the compatible stuff that is possible to buy that works on the A6? would love to go to Kragen or similar and buy the air filters, sparkplugs and other stuff that let me to do the standard maintenance without goign to the dealer even for a filter :P
5) I would like to increase the performance of the car; where i can look for upgrades without spending more than the price of the car and without making it too evident? (would love to tint the glass, increase the power of the engine and stuff like that; the exterior would remain the same if possible ); i was llooking around the site but i was not able to find the info, so would appreciate a liitle redirection about where to look
Sorry for these questions...maybe is stuff already asked in the forum, but on my first trip on the various posts i was not able to find any specific answer, so any help would be appreciate I will do my best to help with what I know; even if this is my first Audi .
Thanks!
Is nice to find out that many people love this car; I bought it recently,a nd i love it!
My nice car is a 2002 A6 3.0 silver, 59K miles, with black leather seat and sunroof (it has a bunch of other stuff, but i assume that is the default equipment LOL).
Now, since i was not able to figure out some things from the auto dealer, would like to ask you guys some stuff,a dn woulrd really appreciate any help :
1) i ahve some chips on the back bumper and some light scratches on the back corner; is possible to fix these issues wiuth some touch of paint or i need to bring it to teh carshop?
2) the plate where the gear **** is (is an automatic) positioned is all scratched; can you suggest a method to clean up the scratches (special products or similar stuff)?
3) what kind of gas do you use? 87 or higher? (for the US residents since I live in CA); i use the medium Chevron; if i remember well should be the 91
4) is there a list of the compatible stuff that is possible to buy that works on the A6? would love to go to Kragen or similar and buy the air filters, sparkplugs and other stuff that let me to do the standard maintenance without goign to the dealer even for a filter :P
5) I would like to increase the performance of the car; where i can look for upgrades without spending more than the price of the car and without making it too evident? (would love to tint the glass, increase the power of the engine and stuff like that; the exterior would remain the same if possible ); i was llooking around the site but i was not able to find the info, so would appreciate a liitle redirection about where to look
Sorry for these questions...maybe is stuff already asked in the forum, but on my first trip on the various posts i was not able to find any specific answer, so any help would be appreciate
I will do my best to help with what I know; even if this is my first Audi .Thanks!
2nd Gear
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 787
From:
RE: Hi everyone, some little questions :)
Okay! Lots of questions for one post, but let me take a stab...
1) It may be that the light scratches can be buffed out. Follow the link in signature to my registy page. There, follow the link to "how to make your car shine" to see some good links for auto detailing. Great reading on how to keep your exterior/interior in good shape, including scratch repair. For the chips, OEM touch up paint and langka (www.langka.com) should take care of you.
2) Do a search on www.audiworld.com (or here) and you'll find some articles on how to deal with this. In a nutshell, you remove the cover and polish it.
3) I use 93 (no 91 in MA) because I'm running the turbo which really takes advantage of it (I've done the math and the added mileage pretty much covers the added cost). With a naturally aspirated engine, you probably will not get the mileage boost so you should be fine with 87. Don't let anybody tell you that 87 will hurt your car -- it will not. You may get better performance with 91, but it may not be enough to pay for itself.
4) Back to my registry page. Once there, check out the pointer to "Stoney's Links." This is the ultimate A6 resource page. PLENTY of info to be found there on what parts you should be using for maintenance/performance upgrades.
5) Not a ton you can do to improve engine performance (I think somebody may now be making a supercharger -- it'll be expensive, but it will definitely boost you performance. Other than that, most of the engine upgrades (exhaust, air intake) will only give you marginal gains. The 2.7T is the one that lends itself to mods because of the turbos. You can still do plenty of other mods, including suspension and wheels. Do you have the sport suspension? If not, I'd suggest a spring/shock upgrade or, better yet, coilovers. Check Stoney's for details. Next (sport suspension or not), I'd suggest H-sport anti-sway bars. BEST money you can spend to improve performance. Here's a link to a tech article on how to DIY (including some driving impressions I wrote up): H-Sport Sway bar install & driving impressions. Finally, upgrading your wheels (unless you already have the 17" sport wheels) is a great upgrade. 17x8" wheels will give you improved turn in (relative to the 16x7" OEM wheels), a wider stance, a bigger patch of rubber on the road, and only a small loss of ride quality. All of these are VERY noticeable improvements that make this a good investment. If you live in the snow belt, you can also turn your old wheels into dedicated winter wheels (thus allowing you to go with more agressive summer-only tires on your bigger wheels), thereby putting them to great use. 18" wheels start to produce more significant loss of ride quality, weigh more, and are more prone to bending if you tend to have potholes where you are. 19"s only make sense if you live where potholes don't exist or you plan on dodging them religiously -- you've got to spend a lot of money on really good wheels to not run the serious risk of bending them.
Phew! BIGGEST tip I can give you: search the forum before posting questions. It's almost never the case that a question has not been asked and answered before. Even if you want more info than you find by searching, the "pre-work" you do by searching will almost always allow you to refine your question.
Welcome!
1) It may be that the light scratches can be buffed out. Follow the link in signature to my registy page. There, follow the link to "how to make your car shine" to see some good links for auto detailing. Great reading on how to keep your exterior/interior in good shape, including scratch repair. For the chips, OEM touch up paint and langka (www.langka.com) should take care of you.
2) Do a search on www.audiworld.com (or here) and you'll find some articles on how to deal with this. In a nutshell, you remove the cover and polish it.
3) I use 93 (no 91 in MA) because I'm running the turbo which really takes advantage of it (I've done the math and the added mileage pretty much covers the added cost). With a naturally aspirated engine, you probably will not get the mileage boost so you should be fine with 87. Don't let anybody tell you that 87 will hurt your car -- it will not. You may get better performance with 91, but it may not be enough to pay for itself.
4) Back to my registry page. Once there, check out the pointer to "Stoney's Links." This is the ultimate A6 resource page. PLENTY of info to be found there on what parts you should be using for maintenance/performance upgrades.
5) Not a ton you can do to improve engine performance (I think somebody may now be making a supercharger -- it'll be expensive, but it will definitely boost you performance. Other than that, most of the engine upgrades (exhaust, air intake) will only give you marginal gains. The 2.7T is the one that lends itself to mods because of the turbos. You can still do plenty of other mods, including suspension and wheels. Do you have the sport suspension? If not, I'd suggest a spring/shock upgrade or, better yet, coilovers. Check Stoney's for details. Next (sport suspension or not), I'd suggest H-sport anti-sway bars. BEST money you can spend to improve performance. Here's a link to a tech article on how to DIY (including some driving impressions I wrote up): H-Sport Sway bar install & driving impressions. Finally, upgrading your wheels (unless you already have the 17" sport wheels) is a great upgrade. 17x8" wheels will give you improved turn in (relative to the 16x7" OEM wheels), a wider stance, a bigger patch of rubber on the road, and only a small loss of ride quality. All of these are VERY noticeable improvements that make this a good investment. If you live in the snow belt, you can also turn your old wheels into dedicated winter wheels (thus allowing you to go with more agressive summer-only tires on your bigger wheels), thereby putting them to great use. 18" wheels start to produce more significant loss of ride quality, weigh more, and are more prone to bending if you tend to have potholes where you are. 19"s only make sense if you live where potholes don't exist or you plan on dodging them religiously -- you've got to spend a lot of money on really good wheels to not run the serious risk of bending them.
Phew! BIGGEST tip I can give you: search the forum before posting questions. It's almost never the case that a question has not been asked and answered before. Even if you want more info than you find by searching, the "pre-work" you do by searching will almost always allow you to refine your question.
Welcome!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post