every day my brother is scaring me more and more about my decision to buy the audi A6

Ok i just want to know

1. What car you have (year, model)
2. How many miles it had when you bought it
3. How many miles it has now or when you sold it
4. How much money you put into it between the time you bought it and now
5. and preferably wat parts you had to replace/fix but if u dont feel like it dont do #5

 

If you having a bad feeling the car isnt for you right now...you are most likely right

 

1. 2002 A6 3.0 CVT
2. Had 40,000 miles when I bought it
3. Has 77,000 miles now
4. So farabout $2,000 in maintenance
5. Replaced tires, rear brakes, brake light switch, window guides, inner and outer CV boots, and headlight washers (they started leaking again so I disconnected them)
And I need to replace the shocks and control arms, which will be done after Christmas

 

2001 Audi A6 4.2 Sport (all options and packages)
55k at purchase
70k current
$2500 in maintenance (warranty work not included)

 

1. What car you have (year, model) --- 2000 A6 Avant
2. How many miles it had when you bought it ---- 68,000 (8/04)
3. How many miles it has now or when you sold it ----traded in03/06 @ 89,000
4. How much money you put into it between the time you bought it and now ---- approx. $2,500
5. and preferably wat parts you had to replace/fix but if u dont feel like it dont do #5
---- ABS control unit - $1,300
---- Timing belt - $1,200 ( had not yet replaced it when traded it in - but it was needed)
---- Repair cowl vent drain clog / dry interior - $1,100
(Also took a bath on value - purch. for $14K, got $9K for trade-in value

 

1. 2002 A6 3.0
2. About 40,000 miles when I bought it
3. The car has roughly 55,000 miles on it now
4.Oil Changes have been my only expense till yesterday. $600 for new belts and tensioner.
5. See #4 plus a $25 blinker relay that went bad.

 

1998 a6 2.8
124000 when i bought it
130000 now
Oil changes, Changed the oil pan( i hit something and cracked it, cost 200$ to change myself and help from a mechanic friend), serpentine belt $40, front brake lines $70.
so far it has been just regular maintanence that would apply to any high mileage vehicle, nothing i can really blame audi for yet* lol, The control arms are startinbg to seem just a hair loose, which is a notorious audi problem.

 

1. 2003 A6 2.7T MT6
2. 34,600 in March 2004
3. 85,200 now
4/5. About $800 as follows, not including oil/filters and tires and excluding "speed work"...
[ul][*]brake switch - warranty[*]rear transmission seal - warranty[*]leaking coolant externallyfrom head gasket on rear of engine - fixed with bottle ofradiator sealant $7[*]GIAC chip, Bailey diverters, Samco TBB $1000 (not any fault of Audi - my need for speed)[*]Headlight washer tubing $200 (and right one is leaking again)[*]Alternator $600[/ul]
I am facing a timing chain and water pump change next summer (estd 95,000 miles)for $900-1000.

Keep in mind I put +50k miles on the car in less than two years, mostly highway driving. But I am looking at about $1000/yr in repairs in addition to maintenance. Of course, after I get by the timing belt I may be good until 200k miles or I may have something significant fail and have to pony up a couple thousand or more bucks and live with a po'd wife.

I think one of the oil tycoons said "if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it". Get something cheaper to run and less fun to ride for a few years, make some money, then improve your ride. I was in my 50s before I decided I could afford a luxury sport touring car, and even then bought it used.

 

1. 2002 A62.7T
2. About 48,000 miles when I bought it CPO inOct. 2004
3. The car has roughly 83,000 miles on it now
4.Oil Changes, signal flasher (part of emerg flasher, go figure!).
$200 in parts for 80k Service (Plugs, filters, serpentine belt & pulley, etc., labor by
yourstruly)
5. Brake pads (not worn out, didn't like excessive dust from OEM pads). Will do timing belt service myself this coming spring. ($300 + beer, pizza and a Saturday)

 

- 2004 A6 2.7Tt
- 76K miles
- drive 76 miles a day to work and back

If you are scared already, why even venture. Audi's are for adventurous guys who love driving and enjoy the winding roads, the rest get a cosy pillow and buy Japanese.