Decided I wanted an Audi a while back and I've been researching for a few months. I've come to the conclusion that the A6 is where it's at. My budget sets me in the 01ish range and I like the 4.2 V8 (3.0 too slow, I don't like turbos and plus it looks way morebadass). I was hoping to get some personal opinions and experiences withthe car. My main questions are:

Realistic gas mileage?
Do I have to run premium?
Common problems to look forwhen buying?

Going to test drive an 01 with 71K miles this weekend so that will be the ultimate test - I appreciate any feedback. I apologize if this is a classic noob post.

 

I have an 01 4.2 I love it!! Great STOCK power with awesome reliabilty. I bought mine with 90K miles on it. When I bought the car, the sales man said that the tranny had been replaced at 85K miles. But other than that, the is perfect. The relistic gas mileage is around 16-18. Right now I am getting an ave. of 17.6 but it varies from week to week.

 

4.2 is wider more aggressive, but if your looking to MOD it up, a 2.7T will be the best choice IMO.

 

Ture that, perfectly said.

 

Thats why I went with the 2.7T, love the ability to modify although I wish I had the 4.2's wide hips. Definitely more aggressive then us narrow hipped 2.7's!

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love my 4.2 its an 01 i get about 19.5 city right now on premium.

 

Gracias para the feedback! Definitely understand the mod potential for the 2.7 but I had to ask myself how much I seriously want to mod the car. I'd rather stick to basics and maybe throw on some wheels/springs and be done with it. Maybe exhaust. Coming from a Subaru Forester, I think 300hp will rock my world. Btw,does anyone know ofa kit to get the duals to stuck out of the bumper like on the A4? I realized that the tips are hiddenon the A6and I really like the dual tip look.

 

Check the link I posted below, great resource guide and has exactly what your looking for:

http://sonolithics.com/files/a6_links.html#exhaust

 

2002+ the pipes come out the bumper...

 

ming4.2 ... did u spray your licence plate with something to get it to shine like that bc i have been reading up on these highway speed cameras and i got FOUR warnings about 2 weeks ago all in the same trip(about 20 miles on teh highway) LOL and i saw the spray that reflects the flash and was wondering if it actually worked