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Replying to: shipo (Nov 23, 2007 6:59 pm)
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Replying to: rjlaero (Nov 24, 2007 12:32 pm) http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1418/751628521_5567e459ae_o.jpg Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Nov 24, 2007 2:56 pm) Well, all I needed was stem seals (if you don't know what they are, it's a relatively simple fix that can be done from the top without tearing the engine down) & I was pleased (& impressed) to see the hone marks in the cylinders after eight times around the world. I still respect Nissan & straight sixes (not in that order) after that. Bear in mind that oils in the '70's weren't anything near as good as they are now. Change the oil on a regular schedule & use the best money can buy. Repeat.
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Nov 24, 2007 3:16 pm)  Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: petchy (Oct 18, 2007 12:37 pm) |
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| I'm looking to buy cpo 2006 a6quattro. Local Audi dealer has one listed for 38k with 24kmiles. what are the must-have packages? warnings?I need cpo so I can get 100k mile coverage bec. I do 20k/yr. Looking to keep this thing a long time. | |
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| I finally solved my problem with my 2005 A6. I traded it for a new 2008 Cadillac CTS. Not that I didn't think my A6 wasn't a nice riding car(I had a 1998 A6 before it) but I was tired of Audi's customer service about a problem with my car. My car had an annoying clicking noise that I would hear in the car when the climate control called for heat to the cabin. After having many service techs try to find and fix it with no success I finally wrote to the president of Audi to seek help. I was contacted by his representative who arranged for a field representative to come a listen to the clicking. He diagnosed it as a noise that comes from the heater vent doors that open and close as they distribute heat to the cabin. He said that it could not be corrected and it was a "characteristic" of the car. For most Audi drivers they probably wont hear the noise because for some unexplainable reason it would only happen when the engine was reeving at about 2800 rpms or higher. If you drive in automatic your engine probably shifts to a higher gear before the engine gets to 2800 rpms.,but since I use the manual shift mode(that's why it's there) I typically would run the engine higher than 2800 rpms before I would shift. So since Audi had no solution to this "characteristic" of the car I solved the problem by trading it. By the way my car only had 26,000 miles so it was still relatively new. As I told Audi I wont buy another car from them and I hope the president of Audi car doesn't make the same noise. I love my new Cadillac CTS. Check it out. | |
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Replying to: lenbroverman (Dec 01, 2007 7:20 am) Your reliability issues are not typical. Your opinion is, therefore, NOT representative of anything other than you singular experience. And, by the same token, even though I have had several dozen Audis without the kind of issues you describe, neither is my opinion representative of anything other than my plural experiences. I really like the new CTS -- a lot. It is about equal to a 2004 Audi A6 2.7T SLine overall, however. My primary attraction to the CTS WAS and I assume will be, the inevitability of huge off MSRP discounts to compensate for its rapid depreciation and "not quite" German car feel. Secondarily, I want(ed) an American car, I wanted a car that was really as good looking as the new CTS is and I assumed the CTS would be a drop dead bargain (after the first 6 - 9 months on the market.) I had hoped it would be the equivalent of a 2005 A6 3.2 quattro with Premium, Premium Leather, Technology, Convenience, voice command, MMI, back up sensors, etc etc etc, plus sized wheels and tires and all the rest of the German toys money can buy. Alas it just ain't so. But if it comes in on a lease with a number beginning with a "low 5" -- I'll overlook its being "state of the art," circa 36 months AGO. 
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Replying to: lenbroverman (Dec 01, 2007 7:20 am)
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Replying to: kgary (Dec 02, 2007 6:02 am) |
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