A6 Avant 2.5TDI, what to look out for?

[nlm13]

Hi there,

My everyday work car is about to bite the dust I think due to terminal rust, and I was thinking about replacing it with this

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Are there any issues that I should look out for with this model? I would be using it for a 26 mile each way commute, 25 of which are on the motorway, and for carrying my mountain bikes/snowboards on days off. I'm not to clued up on this A6 or engine, as I've previously only had A4's and 2 lovely A8's.

Any advice welcome,
Thanks

[colin_p]

When they are fault free they are great but...

The Bosch VP44 fuel pumps fitted to them are a ticking timebomb of expense for when they go wrong, and they do. They also have a reputation for camshaft wear.

You would be better off getting one with the 1.9 PD TDI and get it cheaply mapped up to the power and torque of the 2.5 not that that is strictly necessary.

[annodomini2]

To add to above.

I'd be more concerned why a 13yo diesel has so few miles on it, i.e. how's it been driven/treated etc.

Short trips are bad for such a large engine.

At that money would personally look at a C6 2.0 TDI, they come in 170Bhp and are quicker than these.

[nlm13]

Cheers for the reply' guys. Think I'll give this one a miss then. I'm not really convinced of the need for a diesel to be honest, but this was close by so thought it might be worth a look. I'm in no huge rush to get a new runabout so will wait for the right car to come along b

[Jack_and_MLE]

To give a balanced view..

I bought a FWD A6 with that engine chipped to about 180bhp at 75K.
Took it all the way to just under 250K when the gearbox decided to let go (CVT unit)

Apart from the gearbox issues, it was faultless.
The 2.5 TDI is a peach of an engine, smooth and torquey

The engine needs to be serviced properly and you will have no issues

Jack