2008 Audi A6 Allroad 4.2 FSI
Discussion
Audi exclusive doesn't necessarily mean it's exceptionally exclusive. Do you know what Audi exclusive features it has?
For example I recently bought a 2006 A4 3.2 S-Line Quattro Tiptronic. A realtively scarce model in itself (the 2.0 TFSI was far and away the more popular and sensible choice), it came with Audi exclusive door sills.
Intrigued, I researched a little more and it turns out it was an option available on the 2007 MY S-Line's. For £2600 (inc VAT) you got:
• Two-tone Valcona leather, black seat-side sections with coloured seat-centre section in Crimson red, silver or Cognac brown
• Black dashboard and carpets
• Black cloth headlining
• Door-trim inserts in black to match interior trim
• Audi exclusive door sill trims
• Brushed Aluminium grey inlays
• Floor mats in black with coloured piping (to match seat-centre section)
• 3-spoke leather steering wheel
• Steering wheel rim, gear knob and gear lever gaiter with coloured stitching (to match seat-centre section)
So while these options are all very nice to have, it's not as exclusive as I initially thought. It turned out the car was originally an Audi demonstrator model so has had a lot of options ticked when ordered. There's not a lot it hasn't got.
I'm sure you'll enjoy the Allroad; a friend really rates his.
For example I recently bought a 2006 A4 3.2 S-Line Quattro Tiptronic. A realtively scarce model in itself (the 2.0 TFSI was far and away the more popular and sensible choice), it came with Audi exclusive door sills.
Intrigued, I researched a little more and it turns out it was an option available on the 2007 MY S-Line's. For £2600 (inc VAT) you got:
• Two-tone Valcona leather, black seat-side sections with coloured seat-centre section in Crimson red, silver or Cognac brown
• Black dashboard and carpets
• Black cloth headlining
• Door-trim inserts in black to match interior trim
• Audi exclusive door sill trims
• Brushed Aluminium grey inlays
• Floor mats in black with coloured piping (to match seat-centre section)
• 3-spoke leather steering wheel
• Steering wheel rim, gear knob and gear lever gaiter with coloured stitching (to match seat-centre section)
So while these options are all very nice to have, it's not as exclusive as I initially thought. It turned out the car was originally an Audi demonstrator model so has had a lot of options ticked when ordered. There's not a lot it hasn't got.
I'm sure you'll enjoy the Allroad; a friend really rates his.
DrSteveBrule said:
Audi exclusive doesn't necessarily mean it's exceptionally exclusive. Do you know what Audi exclusive features it has?
For example I recently bought a 2006 A4 3.2 S-Line Quattro Tiptronic. A realtively scarce model in itself (the 2.0 TFSI was far and away the more popular and sensible choice), it came with Audi exclusive door sills.
Intrigued, I researched a little more and it turns out it was an option available on the 2007 MY S-Line's. For £2600 (inc VAT) you got:
• Two-tone Valcona leather, black seat-side sections with coloured seat-centre section in Crimson red, silver or Cognac brown
• Black dashboard and carpets
• Black cloth headlining
• Door-trim inserts in black to match interior trim
• Audi exclusive door sill trims
• Brushed Aluminium grey inlays
• Floor mats in black with coloured piping (to match seat-centre section)
• 3-spoke leather steering wheel
• Steering wheel rim, gear knob and gear lever gaiter with coloured stitching (to match seat-centre section)
So while these options are all very nice to have, it's not as exclusive as I initially thought. It turned out the car was originally an Audi demonstrator model so has had a lot of options ticked when ordered. There's not a lot it hasn't got.
I'm sure you'll enjoy the Allroad; a friend really rates his.
ThanksFor example I recently bought a 2006 A4 3.2 S-Line Quattro Tiptronic. A realtively scarce model in itself (the 2.0 TFSI was far and away the more popular and sensible choice), it came with Audi exclusive door sills.
Intrigued, I researched a little more and it turns out it was an option available on the 2007 MY S-Line's. For £2600 (inc VAT) you got:
• Two-tone Valcona leather, black seat-side sections with coloured seat-centre section in Crimson red, silver or Cognac brown
• Black dashboard and carpets
• Black cloth headlining
• Door-trim inserts in black to match interior trim
• Audi exclusive door sill trims
• Brushed Aluminium grey inlays
• Floor mats in black with coloured piping (to match seat-centre section)
• 3-spoke leather steering wheel
• Steering wheel rim, gear knob and gear lever gaiter with coloured stitching (to match seat-centre section)
So while these options are all very nice to have, it's not as exclusive as I initially thought. It turned out the car was originally an Audi demonstrator model so has had a lot of options ticked when ordered. There's not a lot it hasn't got.
I'm sure you'll enjoy the Allroad; a friend really rates his.
I have seen a lot of A4 3.2's around here and not as many TFSI's?
I don't know yet about all the parts but I know my car has:
Audi Exclusive "Fine grain maple" inlays
Audi Exclusive door sills
Audi Exclusive lighting package
Audi Exclusive leather package 1
Tiptronic
Ice Silver Metallic
Black Silk Nappa Leather
18" Ten Spoke Star alloy wheels
HDD Satellite Navigation with MMI 3G
Audi Multimedia Interface
DAB Radio with TV Reception
Audi Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Audi solar sunroof
BOSE Surround Sound
Mobile Televommunication with Bluetooth and Audi Privacy handset
Audi parking system advanced
Audi exclusive driver's cockpit
Audi advanced key
Can't be arsed to do anymore so you get the idea. Original price was £60,000+! Who would buy an allroad at that price!
Edited by Idonthavencb on Monday 25th April 20:58
Could be a more affluent area? 
Most A4's I see are TDIs of some sort. We had the TFSI engine in a Jetta; neither me or MrsDrSteveBrule warmed to it much, it was either fully on or completely off. Large displacement N/A is preferable as far as I'm concerned. Anyway, I digress...
From what I can gather there are 2 types of Audi exclusive; the full-on bespoke special order sort and from the sounds of it, what we have on our cars which would be optional Audi exclusive-branded pack (seats, mirrors, interior and bits of trim etc).
I had a 4.2 lump in an old S8 I used to own. It's only since driving other cars that I realised how quick it really was.
Your Allroad sounds very nice. Trouble is, the bar has now been set quite high, what do you get next?!
Most A4's I see are TDIs of some sort. We had the TFSI engine in a Jetta; neither me or MrsDrSteveBrule warmed to it much, it was either fully on or completely off. Large displacement N/A is preferable as far as I'm concerned. Anyway, I digress...From what I can gather there are 2 types of Audi exclusive; the full-on bespoke special order sort and from the sounds of it, what we have on our cars which would be optional Audi exclusive-branded pack (seats, mirrors, interior and bits of trim etc).
I had a 4.2 lump in an old S8 I used to own. It's only since driving other cars that I realised how quick it really was.
Your Allroad sounds very nice. Trouble is, the bar has now been set quite high, what do you get next?!
DrSteveBrule said:
Could be a more affluent area? Most A4's I see are TDIs of some sort. We had the TFSI engine in a Jetta; neither me or MrsDrSteveBrule warmed to it much, it was either fully on or completely off. Large displacement N/A is preferable as far as I'm concerned. Anyway, I digress...
From what I can gather there are 2 types of Audi exclusive; the full-on bespoke special order sort and from the sounds of it, what we have on our cars which would be optional Audi exclusive-branded pack (seats, mirrors, interior and bits of trim etc).
I had a 4.2 lump in an old S8 I used to own. It's only since driving other cars that I realised how quick it really was.
Your Allroad sounds very nice. Trouble is, the bar has now been set quite high, what do you get next?!
Well I live in Herts, there are tonnes of 3.2's but there are lot of TDI's but not TFSI's. It's either a 3 litre petrol or a 2 litre diesel. One factor would be the Govt phasing out of diesels that will happen soon so manufacturers like Audi will resort to high capacity turbo units or hybrids or just a 5/6 cylinder petrol with emissions tuning. LPG may be back on the rise. Most A4's I see are TDIs of some sort. We had the TFSI engine in a Jetta; neither me or MrsDrSteveBrule warmed to it much, it was either fully on or completely off. Large displacement N/A is preferable as far as I'm concerned. Anyway, I digress...From what I can gather there are 2 types of Audi exclusive; the full-on bespoke special order sort and from the sounds of it, what we have on our cars which would be optional Audi exclusive-branded pack (seats, mirrors, interior and bits of trim etc).
I had a 4.2 lump in an old S8 I used to own. It's only since driving other cars that I realised how quick it really was.
Your Allroad sounds very nice. Trouble is, the bar has now been set quite high, what do you get next?!
I would like a bespoke Allroad
The reason cars like mine are so rare are what I would factor in -
- High tax/ VED for large displacement cars built after 2006 (mine is a 2008 (57) )
- big emissions
- high price ( who honestly would pay £65,000 for an Audi A6?! I mean, it's not even an S6!
-reliability - people would opt for a 2.0 derv spec
- finance ( this car would probably be around £675 a month )
- fuel costs
- cheaper alternatives (Leg Spec B)
- DEPRECIATION
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Genuine question...
Were many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
Were many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
Kell said:
Genuine question...
Were many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
The 2.0 TDI was/is not available in the allroadWere many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
HTH
Idonthavencb said:
Kell said:
Genuine question...
Were many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
The 2.0 TDI was/is not available in the allroadWere many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
HTH
Idonthavencb said:
Kell said:
Genuine question...
Were many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
The 2.0 TDI was/is not available in the allroadWere many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
HTH
I have an A6 Allroad 09 but with 3.0tdi. While the V6 has adequate performance, the 4.2 sounds appealing, BUT be aware the handling would spoil the use of such a large capacity engine IMO.
Its a heavy car and while the air suspension allows great wafting and adjustability, even on dynamic mode its no sports car in the handling stakes and is never going to be with nearly 2tons to lug around, esp when pushing on the 3.0 can overwhelm the chassis /susp combination IMO.
With 450 odd of torque most opted for the 3.0 tdi but a 4.2 would be interesting but no R8 for the dog.
Its a heavy car and while the air suspension allows great wafting and adjustability, even on dynamic mode its no sports car in the handling stakes and is never going to be with nearly 2tons to lug around, esp when pushing on the 3.0 can overwhelm the chassis /susp combination IMO.
With 450 odd of torque most opted for the 3.0 tdi but a 4.2 would be interesting but no R8 for the dog.
Idonthavencb said:
Kell said:
Genuine question...
Were many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
The 2.0 TDI was/is not available in the allroadWere many Allroads 2.0TDi?
I've not seen a huge amount of the new ones in fairness, but I'd have thought as most would be private purchases rather than company purchases, then people would go for bigger, more powerful engines.
For diesels, I'd have thought, that the 3.0TDi would be the most popular.
HTH
Idonthavencb said:
Well I live in Herts, there are tonnes of 3.2's but there are lot of TDI's but not TFSI's. It's either a 3 litre petrol or a 2 litre diesel. quote]
I really fancy one of the 3.0 BiTDi allroads when we come to change our A6, but my missus has her heart set on a Q5.
I really fancy one of the 3.0 BiTDi allroads when we come to change our A6, but my missus has her heart set on a Q5.
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