LOOKING AT BUYING A6 2.8 1999 WAGON
#1
04-27-2006, 08:24 PM
LOOKING AT BUYING A6 2.8 1999 WAGON
I JUST TEST DROVE A A6 2.8 WAGON LIKED IT ALOT. IT IS A BIG DEPATURE FROM WHAT I DRIVE NOW
A FORD F250 WITH 34 INCH TIRES. WHAT IS THE UPKEEP ON THESE CARS ARE THEY EASY TO
KEEP UP? IT HAS 62000 ON IT PUFF INSIDE AND OUT THEY WANT 8999 FOR IT WITH A ONE YEAR ENGINE
AND DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY IS THIS A GOOD DEAL WOULD LIKE ANY INPUT.
A FORD F250 WITH 34 INCH TIRES. WHAT IS THE UPKEEP ON THESE CARS ARE THEY EASY TO
KEEP UP? IT HAS 62000 ON IT PUFF INSIDE AND OUT THEY WANT 8999 FOR IT WITH A ONE YEAR ENGINE
AND DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY IS THIS A GOOD DEAL WOULD LIKE ANY INPUT.
#2
04-29-2006, 01:34 AM
RE: LOOKING AT BUYING A6 2.8 1999 WAGON
Seems like a good deal to me.
You'll probably be looking at a timing belt job in the relatively near future and it's a big job involving other items: water pump, thermostat, serpentine belt, roller, tensioner; approx. $1000
Items to check:
Oil leaks around the cam seals. If you're facing the car, look at the rear of the engine, left side. If you smell burning oil, it's most likely leaking from there. It's not a bad gasket design, it's a sensitive vacuum system that can clog and raise pressure inside the engine resulting in a cam seal leak.
Front suspension. The ball joints are pressed into the aluminum control arms and when they wear you have to replace the entire control arm. I've got 94k on my A6 at this point and I've had to replace the right side lower control arm so far. Also, the tierods are known to wear; it's not an expensive job ($300 - $350 roughly) but it has to be done; replace them with S4 solid tierods because they last longer. CV boots, they tear and send grease flying all over the place; I've had to replace one.
Transmission flange seal. These things sometimes leak. About $300 to repair
Instrument cluster LCD info display. These things fade and you have to replace the cluster to repair it. At the dealer figure $750 - $1000, DIY anywhere from $400 - $650 but you need to know someone with a VAG-COM to help you reprogram it.
That's about it. Did I scare you off?
You'll probably be looking at a timing belt job in the relatively near future and it's a big job involving other items: water pump, thermostat, serpentine belt, roller, tensioner; approx. $1000
Items to check:
Oil leaks around the cam seals. If you're facing the car, look at the rear of the engine, left side. If you smell burning oil, it's most likely leaking from there. It's not a bad gasket design, it's a sensitive vacuum system that can clog and raise pressure inside the engine resulting in a cam seal leak.
Front suspension. The ball joints are pressed into the aluminum control arms and when they wear you have to replace the entire control arm. I've got 94k on my A6 at this point and I've had to replace the right side lower control arm so far. Also, the tierods are known to wear; it's not an expensive job ($300 - $350 roughly) but it has to be done; replace them with S4 solid tierods because they last longer. CV boots, they tear and send grease flying all over the place; I've had to replace one.
Transmission flange seal. These things sometimes leak. About $300 to repair
Instrument cluster LCD info display. These things fade and you have to replace the cluster to repair it. At the dealer figure $750 - $1000, DIY anywhere from $400 - $650 but you need to know someone with a VAG-COM to help you reprogram it.
That's about it. Did I scare you off?
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