RE: Audi RS6 (C6): PH Buying Guide
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Daniel-ezc4y said:
Don't do it. There isn't a modern car on the road that is less reliable and more of a night mare than these things. EVERYTHING goes on them and EVERYTHING is a fortune. I could list endless examples of customers cars costing jaw dropping amounts. Fast, yes but the steering is lifeless and Quattro or not, they feel nervous and uncommunicative at speed. Not what you want in a car that can achieve the speeds these can. But that's irrelevant. Audi will have it more than you do and the relentless monster bills will render your pay check equally irrelevant. Guaranteed nightmare, avoid avoid avoid.
Sorry are we talking about the same car?! C6 RS6? If you owned one previously then you must have had a bad one which can happen in any performance car make. Thats a ridiculous sweeping statement to make. I own a 2009 RS6 saloon and its by far the best car I've ever driven or owned. I had 18 years with BMW previously including M cars and Alpinas. Its a blunt object for sure, starting to feel its age and economy is for other cars. But the power plant is epic and its highly tuneable and massively reliable. I've had zero issues with mine. Anyone on here wants the no duff gen (and not ridiculous Pistonheads dick waving conjecture) on these cars go to www.RS246.com and see what us owners have to say.I bought one for my wife 3.5 years ago. We did a simple remap so running 650bhp. They are great on motorway journeys. Effortless to drive the family safely around in all weather. If you want to give it some they shift. Running costs are fair. Driving around London in traffic etc the fuel economy isn't great but never expected it to be. Had the common oil seal leak repaired which was about £3k but other than that pretty much just been normal service bits. We rarely use Audi as they are expensive but we have a great independent specialist locally who looks after it for us.
We keep talking about replacing it and test other cars but nothing really compares unless we buy a new RS6 which I'm sure we will do one day.
For a family car that 3 kids can sit in the back comfortably and all the luggage you need, wafting to Europe is a pleasure and driving around the UK is great. On a long run it will do 4-500 miles on a tank.
If you service regularly you will have an amazing fast family car. Just make sure you get one with service history. My wife uses hers daily and it's well cared for and always run on shell v power. Yes it drinks like an alcoholic but it makes you smile and they are moderately discreet.
We keep talking about replacing it and test other cars but nothing really compares unless we buy a new RS6 which I'm sure we will do one day.
For a family car that 3 kids can sit in the back comfortably and all the luggage you need, wafting to Europe is a pleasure and driving around the UK is great. On a long run it will do 4-500 miles on a tank.
If you service regularly you will have an amazing fast family car. Just make sure you get one with service history. My wife uses hers daily and it's well cared for and always run on shell v power. Yes it drinks like an alcoholic but it makes you smile and they are moderately discreet.
HannsG said:
I really really want one. Sold my E46 M3 and moved to a Panda 100HP as a commuter.
Seriously was thinking about buying one a a commuter car for 11000 miles a year lol.
The Panda can do one
You have a Panda for a commuter and you want to ugrade to RS6 as a commuter.Seriously was thinking about buying one a a commuter car for 11000 miles a year lol.
The Panda can do one
I think you are shortchanging yourself. Go for one of them Broncos or Tahoes, or maybe F150 Raptor thingies.
briang9 said:
Quite a lot of nonsense being written here, find a decent mechanic and these are not that expensive to fix, OK parts can be expensive, but if aformentioned mechanic has a TPS account then it's not too bad. Cars like these are never going to be cheap to run, however why would anyone buy a 5.0 V10 twin turbo car if running costs are a worry, go buy a crap euro box if that is your main concern. I love mine and it's worth every penny it costs me to run..if your not sure just drive one and floor it in sports mode at 80mph and be stunned at how quickly a family estate can get you into serious licence loosing territory..(and thats without a remap) they are seriously awesome cars 
Your post is a bit aggressive and condescending. RS6 - is it not a euro box?I do envy you though, you have independent specialists that know what they are doing and do not mind charging peanuts for their work, real Samaritans, unlike, say, official Audi and the knowledgeable tuners.
Seriously though, I do envy US and UK a bit, as where I am at (Switzerland) I do not find independent specialists who are prepared to make less money then they actually could. I am speaking from Porsche experience of mine.
There are some parts that ARE expensive on all these performance cars, differentials for example, but most of the time the cost of work is higher the the cost of parts. The saving on work cost by going to independent "specialists" is minuscule and I find that often one loses even that advantage because the said "specialists", who most of the time are really generalists, botch something up. I've had it a couple of times happen to me that after going to "independent specialist", I had to go to REAL specialists (Porsche proper or Sportec who have 20+ years of experience with just Porsches and building/tuning/racing their own Porsches) and fix what the other "independent" "specialist" farked up.
True though, anyone who buys something like RS6 for 30k because it is "cheap" is fooling himself, it will be expensive to run no matter what. Insurance, consumables, maintenance... Brakes, for example, on a 2 ton wagon how much do you think those brake discs+pads will cost? And how often you will have to change them if you drive that wagon anywhere close to its abilities? It will be often and it will be thousands. Listening to someone saying: "I have one of these cars for 3 years and it costs me nothing" is stupid and just kidding yourself, maybe they got lucky, maybe they have selective memory, or maybe they are just lying. What makes you think you get that lucky?
Ho Lee Kau said:
Your post is a bit aggressive and condescending. RS6 - is it not a euro box?
Sorry it wasn't meant to be..and IMHO the RS6 is not what I would call a euro box at all, but guess that depends on how one defines euro box I guess. Front brakes recently cost me around £1k for discs and pads fitted.. oh and my mechanic is not a samaritan, only a very competent mechanic, and costs much less than Audi main dealers, and IMHO does a much better job than they do, sorry to hear you have not been able to find similar but I know the repairs he does are to a high standard..unlike friends who have taken their cars to Audi main dealers only to discover they get very poor service and quality of work, at a very high price
Edited by briang9 on Monday 6th February 00:32
briang9 said:
Ho Lee Kau said:
Your post is a bit aggressive and condescending. RS6 - is it not a euro box?
Sorry it wasn't meant to be..and IMHO the RS6 is not what I would call a euro box at all, but guess that depends on how one defines euro box I guess. Front brakes recently cost me around £1k for discs and pads fitted.. oh and my mechanic is not a samaritan, only a very competent mechanic, and costs much less than Audi main dealers, and IMHO does a much better job than they do, sorry to hear you have not been able to find similar but I know the repairs he does are to a high standard..unlike friends who have taken their cars to Audi main dealers only to discover they get very poor service and quality of work, at a very high priceEdited by briang9 on Monday 6th February 00:32
These guys look after mine.
Probably the best in the UK along with Unit 20 in the Wirral if you live in the North.
I take mine from London to Banbury and feel happy with the quality of service and price.
http://www.mrctuning.com/
Probably the best in the UK along with Unit 20 in the Wirral if you live in the North.
I take mine from London to Banbury and feel happy with the quality of service and price.
http://www.mrctuning.com/
crashley said:
I was sorely tempted by one of these to replace my B7 RS4 but get the impression i'll end up bored with it in the twisties, given it was the steering feel and the gearbox that got me into he RS4 in the first place.
Yeah you probably will. I had a 700bhp MRC c6 rs6 and it was awesome at what it did - but not as a fun car for the wee bumpy roads. Too big, too heavy, too refined, too numb. It would be a great main car if you had a sports car for fun stuff.
adamfraser said:
I am enjoying mine now, after the initial big bill for the oil seal and pipes, I was always wondering what the next big bill would be.
As Ian says, all well and good buying them on the cheaper end of the scale, but the running costs and maintaining it are frightening. I genuinely think some absolute dogs will appear for sale as owners won't be wanting to spend money on them, and that's where the real issues start!
Adam - was thoroughly enjoying your running report, great read! Any updates? Hope it is all working properly now. As Ian says, all well and good buying them on the cheaper end of the scale, but the running costs and maintaining it are frightening. I genuinely think some absolute dogs will appear for sale as owners won't be wanting to spend money on them, and that's where the real issues start!
i've been looking at V10 RS6's for a while now with slight reservation on things going wrong, considering most are circa 60-80k mileage and upwards. The one thing i've read most is about the dreaded oil seal(s) that need an engine out job to change.
I've found a few that have had this done, but without sounding daft, does anyone know if they need re doing later in life with more miles / age? or is it an upgraded item that wont deteriorate going forward? or, can someone feel secure in the fact they can see an invoice from a dealer / specialist to say the oil seal(s) have been changed and simply buy, drive, service and enjoy?
if i bought one i'd daily the nuts off it, and it would very likely get 'well' used.
cheers
I've found a few that have had this done, but without sounding daft, does anyone know if they need re doing later in life with more miles / age? or is it an upgraded item that wont deteriorate going forward? or, can someone feel secure in the fact they can see an invoice from a dealer / specialist to say the oil seal(s) have been changed and simply buy, drive, service and enjoy?
if i bought one i'd daily the nuts off it, and it would very likely get 'well' used.
cheers
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