Audi: A 6 Questions

"REInvestments" <com> wrote in message
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Mercedes, 

E500 4matic? for 8k more you can have an Audi RS6, or even for the same
price get an S4

"REInvestments" <com> wrote in message
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Mercedes, 

Just another point, here in the UK you cannot buy a A6 4.2 you can get a 3.0
or a S6, the price of the S6 is £49000 and the RS6 is £56000,

I would imagine it would be worth waiting for the new A6 which is released
somtime this year.

Ron

Larry writes:
 

I just sold my 2000 A6 4.2 to my son-in-law and bought an RS6. The A6 4.2 was
a wonderful car that gave me many trouble-free miles. I had no maintenance
problems whatsoever. When I bought it I considered buying the S4, but it was
just a little too small for my needs. The A6 was perfect, but it was difficult
to choose between the 2.5T and the 4.2 V8.

I bought 4 alloy wheels and mounted a good set of snows for winter use. It
went anywhere I wanted to go, in the worst of New England weather. It was a
joy to drive. But the RS6 sang its siren song and has corrupted me forever.
d;o)


Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

"Dave LaCourse" <comPirate> wrote in message
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I need to carry full size adults, and I'm on a budget. Mercedes as of late
has started to slip on reliability in their electronics (not the engines).
I want something that is trouble free, but fun to drive, that seats 4 adults
very comfortably, and can handle some trips into the snow, without chains.

How many miles did you put on your 4.2 A 6? Someone at eOpinions opined
that the V-8 was "sluggish" compared to the 2.7 Turbo? Any thoughts or
opinions?

Your new car is very nice, but well out of the price range that I'm willing
to pay.

 

Larry writes:
 

Ta dah! A6 Quattro. It will seat four adults comfortably and there is a good
size trunk for baggage

 

It had 68,000 trouble free miles.

Someone at eOpinions opined 

I drove the 2.7 Turbo the same day I bought the 4.2 V8. It may have just been
the particular car I drove, but it was under-tired. Straight line acceleration
was good, but in the twisties, it just didn't have the feel I was used to. The
4.2, otoh, came with 255/45 - 18 tires, more than enough to make the car feel
good. Plus, I'm an old man who has spent 50 years shifting 3,4,5, and 6 speed
trannies. My left leg ain't what it used to be, so the TipTronic of the 4.6
made sense.

 

When you're an old phart like me perhaps you can afford it. d;o)
Dave

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>Other choices for me would be the E - 500 4 Motion Mercedes,

My uncle just bought an E500 sedan, it feels small inside, but is otherwise a
pretty nice car.
 

Then you'll lose the AWD. Check out the X3 and X5, they both have very car like
driving characteristics, but give you AWD and more space. I'd reccomend looking
at the 2004 A6 2.7T over the 4.2. The S-Line version has been boasted to 265Hp,
it's actually slightly quicker than the heavier 4.2 (but doesn't give the V8's
seemless power delivery) and is less expensive.

>Someone at eOpinions opined 

Neither one of them seemed "sluggish" to me. The 4.2 is slightly heavier than
the 2.7T and it's accleration suffers a bit. But it's got tottally seemlees
power delivery, whereas the 2.7T has a small spike at around 2,200 RPM after
the Turbo is spooled. However, I drove a 2002 2.7T with 250Hp. The 2004 version
has had software revisions both for the engine and the tranny, and it's now up
to 265Hp. It may be a better drive, and IMHO, it's certainly a better value. In
any case, even when eqiupped with the Titronic tranny, neither model will have
any problems laying down 0-60 in the mid to low 6s. There's also the S6, with
the 340Hp 4.2, but it's only avaliable as an Avant and it's more expensive.

"REInvestments" <com> wrote in message
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Mercedes, 
the A6 is a nice car and when you compare it to it's class, like anything it
has it's problems. test drive them all and see which one you like the best.