2000 Audi A6 QUatro.... Fully loaded with sunroof,factory navigation, premium audio, etc.... no dings, all maintenance records..... heres the kicker- 157,000 miles-

I've never owned or driven an audi before and get mixed reviews online....

guy only wants $5000 for the vehicle-


deal or no deal?

5/5/2007 5:11:33 PM

german

no deal

5/5/2007 5:19:17 PM

Friend of mine has an S4 that was driven hard that is still driving at over 300k.

5/5/2007 5:22:00 PM

I'd be wary with that many miles.

Something expensive is bound to break on it soon. Should definitely ask if he's done any repairs on the thing lately and google around to see what usually breaks at a certain number of miles on those cars. That way you can figure out what's going to break and plan (or counter-offer) accordingly.

5/5/2007 5:30:45 PM

have the half shafts been replaced

5/5/2007 5:36:04 PM

At that price I'm assuming it's the 2.8? At least you don't have to worry about issues with a turbo.

Beautiful cars, amazing interior, good build quality. On the other hand there will be electrical gremlins (if there aren't already).

Original owner? If so that's another point in its favor. Definitely peruse the maintenance records and see that everything has been done on time, and see if there have been many electrics to already go. $5k is a great price for a 2000 A6, but you might want to have a few bills in your pocket for when something does go wrong with that kind of mileage.

For reference on the price, last time I was in the market for a car, I test drove an '01 A6 2.7T quattro with something like 90K miles that was priced around $12K. And that was quite a reasonable price. Other than having the nicer engine (biturbo 2.7 vs. N/A 2.8) it sounds very close in spec to the one you're looking at (no nav system though).

[Edited on May 5, 2007 at 6:29 PM. Reason : nav]

5/5/2007 6:28:45 PM

Run the hell out of it, and when it's about dead...let us roll it in the demolition derbies.


edit: as long as you are prepared for upcoming fixxin's, get the damn thing at that price, and even talk them down some. Sometime mileage can be in your favor.

[Edited on May 5, 2007 at 6:35 PM. Reason : .]

5/5/2007 6:32:43 PM

avon's tt has 99k now and runs like it is new has had some expensive electric problems like window motors

5/5/2007 6:43:23 PM

make sure you can count the money this time... jk

5/5/2007 9:50:21 PM

An audi is expensive to maintain, I would go to an audi dealer than can pull up service records using the VIN. See if its had anything major replaced. Its timing belt for sure. It it hasnt, no deal for sure.

5/5/2007 10:36:16 PM

I'd be really careful of a German car with that many miles. They're reliable, but like everyone's said expensive things will have to be replaced.

5/6/2007 11:02:28 AM

if its got that many miles onit and the original owner has the service records and whatnot and the major service has been done at either the dealer or reputable independent shops then there is absolutely no reason this isnt a great deal.

all this blah blah its german bullshit is just that, bullshit. anything that is going to break on that car electrically i would be willing to bet already has. the window regulator/motor problems that the earlier to mid 2000's vw/audi cars had all occured so early on in the life of the car it was all under warranty.


ive seen audis come into the shop i work at with over 200k on them that have been regularly serviced and to hear the engine/drivetrain while pulling into the bay or test driving or to look down inside the valve cover during the oil change you wouldnt know it had that many miles on it until you saw the odometer. That being said, a properly maintained audi will last just as long as anything else out there.

so i say go for it.

5/6/2007 11:23:30 AM

basically...

if you have the ability to do all the work yourself, or a buddy mechanic with all the tools they are beautiful cars... but God knows if you have to pay somebody to fix anything serious its pretty sure to be >$1k every time

My A4 was my favorite car, it had every feature known to man, handled like a dream and was just posh... if I hadn't moved away from my VW mechanic buddy I would still have it... but it would have hit 80k by now when everything in the world has to be replaced(timing belt package)...

which is probably what its going to need here shortly... find out if its been done and if not find out how much it will cost to do so... and don't ask the guy selling it, actually find a place to do it and get a real quote...

5/6/2007 6:59:58 PM

Quote :

"157,000 miles"

no

5/7/2007 3:03:35 PM

thanks for the input guys... the half shafts have not been replaced.

I am kinda weary now- the only work done (he is original owner) in 150k are the front cv joints, all breaks, and ...

bum, bum, bum

the ecu

5/8/2007 11:17:46 AM

http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=476585

5/8/2007 11:42:40 AM

I would say dont get it then, the first mile you drive it you could break the timing belt and then you would be real screwed. You might as well add $1500 to the price to put a new timing belt in.

I would look at http://www.autosportsbythelake.com/ if you really just want an audi. They get alot in and have really good deals from time to time. I almost bought an S4 from there in the fall.

5/8/2007 12:07:59 PM

if it has 157k and the orig. timing belt, its a roll of the dice every time you turn the key...

i saw an audi 2.8 30v v6 that had the belt break at ~125k... it wasnt pretty..

5/8/2007 12:58:02 PM

If it's on the original timing belt, I change my vote to a NO as well. Sounds like the owner didn't keep up with maintenance properly, and if you did get it, first thing you'd need to do the timing belt which would NOT be cheap.

5/8/2007 5:04:51 PM