AllRoads

[yertis]

Anyone any experience of these? I've found a nice Tdi but feel that's not really in the spirit of things and think maybe the 2.7biturbo is more me. But I recall reading that these are horrifically thirsty. Any BTDTs with these things most welcome.

[agent006]

2.7s are very thirsty, for not a lot of result. Handling can be a bit wobbly at times though. We had two 2.5 tdis at work (rural security) when i was at uni. The only advantage they have over a regular a6 is the ground clearance, which only comes into play if you make a habit of howling down bumpy lanes flat out or chasing stuff across fields. My old 2.8 would easily out-do them in just about every respect except off road ability.

>> Edited by agent006 on Thursday 21st July 18:50

[yertis]

agent006 said:

2.7s are very thirsty, for not a lot of result. Handling can be a bit wobbly at times though. We had two 2.5 tdis at work (rural security) when i was at uni. The only advantage they have over a regular a6 is the ground clearance, which only comes into play if you make a habit of howling down bumpy lanes flat out or chasing stuff across fields. My old 2.8 would easily out-do them in just about every respect except off road ability. >> Edited by agent006 on Thursday 21st July 18:50

But the book figures for 2.7 put them on a par with our S4s
And they can be chipped. Crap handling would be a worry though. I do genuinely need a bit of off-road ability.
Also I think they look quite cool...

I do need to replace my old bruiser though...

[zcacogp]

I think they look superb ... much better than the stock A6 ...

[Dan]

I was looking at one of these as a possibility earlier in the year (but for various reasons unrelated reasons have stuck with the dullmobile).

Having weighed up the pro's and con's I was looking for a 180 Tdi, not particularly quick but less painfull than the 163. One thing to bare (sp) in mind is the torque with the diesels, which I think suits the allroad.

Course the other thing is.. allroads hold their price pretty well... there is a 2001 S6 avant on the Autotrader website for not much more than the going rate of a low mileage allroad.

.... now thats tempting

Cheers Dan

[golfman]

I have an 05 2.5tdi, with every possible toy thrown in FOC. We love it, if you want to go a million miles an hour get a car for the track, or a bike. Fast cars on roads are shit in the 21st Century.