somebody buy it !!

[tuxman]

i,ve been trying to sell my cracking A6 4.2 quattro for a couple of months and can,t believe i,ve not had a single call ,its a great car with all the bells and whistles ,why someone is not interested is a total mystery to me you will not find a better car for the money ,i,m starting to think no one wants to own such a great car is it me did i do wrong by buying it in the first place ,never thought it would be so difficult to find a good home for it .(sorry ted i know its a cry for help but i can,t see why no one wants to buy it ) simon

>> Edited by tuxman on Friday 14th October 20:09

[olly]

I think generally people are put off buying big engined cars (i.e. low mpg) at the moment due to the high pump price.....

[mhale]

hi,

Im after an A6 4.2, but im looking for a avant and not a saloon, is yours a saloon?

thanks

mark

[tuxman]

hi Mark .sorry its a saloon ,massive boot though ,mpg is a interesting subject as on a recent trip to devon at pretty high speeds 4 up i got 27 mpg ,my dads volvo diesel on the same trip only managed 35 ,would have thought audi would have been alot worse just goes to prove what a great engine it is !simon

[mhale]

hi,

thats a shame, but thanks for the reply,hope you sell it soon.

mark

[huge]

Slightly off the subject but I think your dad should get his Volvo looked at....My 2000 V70 2.5D recorded 53mpg on 350 mile trip fully loaded
Good luck with the Audi though,my mates got one and its a cracking car

>> Edited by huge on Saturday 15th October 12:17

[gmarks1]

Tuxman - I sympathise with you - my A6 4.2 has been for sale on Pistonheads for a while:






I think I'm going to hang on to it - they are fabulous cars, with incredible specification, and I don't want to give it away for the sake of getting better mpg - ours typically does around 25mpg anyway. Pound for pound, I can't think of anything that you can compare it to, or replace it with - 300bhp V8, 4 wheel drive, electric Recaros, sat-nav etc, >155mpg, 0-60 in <6.5 seconds etc.etc.

Hav you tried Autotrader or selling to an Audi specialist?

[tuxman]

hi Gmarks1,know what you mean about giving it away it is such a lot of a car for its money mine cost nearly 50 k new can,t believe nobody wants them i,m in big trouble with mine as i have a company car coming which i have to insure myself it is going to cost a arm and leg if i cannot sell it .big step down as i have a mondeo d estate coming going to take a hell of a long time to get used to it !!!!simon

[Krusty]

mhale said:

im looking for a avant and not a saloon

Mark
I'd really consider how many times you are going to want to move a wardrobe around before writing off the saloon. The boot is enourmous and I do believe longer than the avant. The seats also fold down for a longer load if required.
It's a lot of car for the money
Mark

[mhale]

hi,

im after a seven seater,so its got to be a avant.


thanks

mark

[MJK 24]

As an outsider looking in so to speak, could the problem be that basically the saloon a similar mechanical spec with associated running costs to the A8?

Maybe if people are going to spend big money on maintenance then it's the A8 they want unless they're specifically looking for an Estate?

Also, looking at the pics above, are the rear arches slightly flared to accomodate a wider rear track?

>> Edited by MJK 24 on Saturday 15th October 21:33

[gmarks1]

MJK 24 said:

Also, looking at the pics above, are the rear arches slightly flared to accomodate a wider rear track?

Yes - the A6 4.2 has flared wheel arches front and rear as the S6 and RS6.

You may well be right in the comparison with the A8/S8 - having said that, if you compare the equivalent BMWs, I would say that the 5 series was more sought after than a 7 series with the same engine capacity.

[tuxman]

don,t think you can compare the too ,a6 is going to be cheaper to run than an A8 anyday of the week ,most of a A8 is ally therefore fixing is going to cost a lot more they are more exspensive to insure too .

[Krusty]

mhale said:

a seven seater

Is the Avant a Seven seater??

[Phil Dicky]

gmarks1 said:

MJK 24 said: Also, looking at the pics above, are the rear arches slightly flared to accomodate a wider rear track? Yes - the A6 4.2 has flared wheel arches front and rear as the S6 and RS6.

So buy one of these bang 19" RS6 aloys on and you have the look of the RS6 for a fraction of the cost.

Phil

[deva link]

Great cars, but the average private buyer would be terrified by the servicing costs and by the potential repair bills.

Plus as they get another couple of years older this type of car will be more or less worthless so it takes a certain kind of person to be able to accept that. (Or it's a matter of finding someone who doesn't realise that.)

Audi mechanic's (sorry Technicians) would be the ideal sort of owners for these cars. Try hanging around your local Audi dealer (or your friendly local independant might know someone).
Or, if all else fails, try an auction - I'm frequently amazed by how high the prices are at Blackbushe, reported on the HonestJohn website.

I've also never heard of 7 seater Avants.

>> Edited by deva link on Saturday 15th October 23:48

[Witchfinder]

Krusty said:

mhale said: a seven seater Is the Avant a Seven seater??

I think the Avant could be specced from the factory with a rearward facing bench seat. I don't know if it can be retrofitted though.

As for the S6 - they seem to be fairly pricey when compared to S8s or even M5s of similar age, although that could be something to do with their rarity. I was also put off the A6 by the 3-star NCAP rating; strange how things like that become important when you have kids.

If I *needed* seven seats, I'd probably end up looking at the VXR Zafira.

>> Edited by Witchfinder on Saturday 15th October 23:34

[deva link]

Witchfinder said:

Krusty said: mhale said: a seven seater Is the Avant a Seven seater?? I think the Avant could be specced from the factory with a rearward facing bench seat. I don't know if it can be retrofitted though.

A quicK google finds one mention of 7 seats on a previous model A6 and suggests that they're removeable when not required (so it *might* be possible to retrofit - although it might be a major and expensive job). There's no mention of 7 seats in the latest model though.

I wonder how many were sold - I've never heard of it before and I'm reasonably familier with Audi's?

>> Edited by deva link on Saturday 15th October 23:40

[huge]

Mate of mine fixes crashed cars.He reckons the problem stems from how much Audi charge per hour for repairs etc (£120 per hour was the figure quoted)This is putting the trade off second hand ones,and the fear-factor is filtering down to private buyers.Many insurance companies are now writing-off crashed Audis whcih they may not previously have done,purely because of the labour costs,not the parts.

[mhale]

hi,


Its between a Audi A6 Avant 4.2 v8 7 seater or a Land Rover Discovery 4.0ltr v8 7 seater?

what would you buy?

Mark