looking for a larger wagon to replace a 3.0r Legacy. Like the size and the not so shouty "look at me" image. Engines seem to be pretty good on reviews I've seen. The 2014 on is better looking worth a pretty good auto box as well. Any experiences people had with these?
tamarillo,
Oct 26, 9:08pm
Clock ticking. Op, a less anti euro place might offer better advice.
intrade,
Oct 26, 9:29pm
the problems are with anything new . For this you need bp 98 Ron and at some stage the intake removed and intake walnut blasted amd potentially new intake assembly and fuel injectors tested and what is faulty replaced. i done a tiguan tfsi and my bill was 4600$ The new ZF auto box is supposedly good if you go what darkside development said The new amarok has that box . other then that anything new will cost a fortune if it goes wrong. i looked at a mercedes sprinter the guy sent me the repair bill from mercedes in north over 10 grand and they fixed everything but the problem who caused it all. warning also is audi is the most expensive to buy parts for unless the skoda or seat also use the parts its why i never owned no audi in my live.
martin11,
Oct 26, 10:18pm
Had an Audi 2004 A6 Quattro for over 7 years and never had a problem with parts being expensive . Even genuine bits like filters were sometimes cheaper than the Repco /Supercheap equivilant .
sw20,
Oct 26, 11:24pm
Repco and Supercheap are not cheap places to buy parts from. This myth needs to die. Repco wanted a couple of hundred for an aftermarket rotor cap for a Toyota 4age. Genuine from the dealer was $45+gst.
tamarillo,
Oct 26, 11:42pm
Plenty of aftermarket suppliers of Audi parts. It’s just a fancy VW all said and done.
franc123,
Oct 27, 12:21am
Lol that's almost become the norm now. The price of aftermarket filters there has got beyond ridiculous now. They can usually be had for less from the local agencies and far less again out of the US or Europe, even with airfreight prices not being as low as they were. I would not bother even pricing Euro car parts from either of those places.
franc123,
Oct 27, 12:32am
Theyve been getting away with it for years because the public for reasons only known to themselves are phobic about approaching approved agents (or anyone else for that matter) for a price, which is nuts. You must always judge any aftermarket product against the genuine item. Even for Australian car parts, $180 for a permaseal valve cover seal kit ex Repco for a Barra Falcon engine, got a Jap made kit airfreighted in 4 days from another supplier in Brisbane for $40. Go figure.
frank1,
Oct 27, 8:05am
franc, you are right, any engine gasket prices from Ripco aka as Repco are horrendous,as are most parts, that's why I shop at Extreme now, at least the staff have have hard parts knowledge. Permaseal used to be a great place to buy when I had my business--buying direct from them,and were far cheaper than Repco.
_peas,
Oct 28, 3:55am
Hi Martin, what engine was in the A6? Any major issues over that time?
_peas,
Oct 28, 3:56am
Not sold on the A6 fully, but wanted a decent looking large wagon that isn't slapped together by our cousins across the ditch. Was looking at 5 series BMW but a few gremlins in those too.
tamarillo,
Oct 28, 4:58am
Personally I’d have 5 series, that era was truly great car. 530 diesel. But also I had a late model commodore Calais v8 and loved it.
_peas,
Oct 28, 8:02am
I did look at the 525 motorsport Tamarillo. Seemed to have similar power to my car (-20hp or so) but a few online forums had me thinking it wasn't so crash hot. Electrical issues mainly. I actually prefer the look of the 5 series. Was told to get the LCI model 2008 on (tell my the gear selector).
_peas,
Oct 28, 4:55pm
Nice car just 3x my budget.
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