Audi owners in here!

Okay staying with A6 I think - just need to look around a bit more.

Probably will go with the 3TDI although the 2.7TDI seems like a possible too.

Petrol would be nice but I think the V8 while I would love it is likely not worth the extra tax and insurance for the nice roar and a bit more go.

Got a diesel at the moment so I can live with the 2 mins of sounding like a tractor until it warms up.

Ruled out the 2.0L Diesel barges because they really are barges and I have a feeling the acceleration for overtaking will disturb me especially in an autobox that might not kick down well?
 
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Rejecting an entire car on the basis it doesn't have crap LED's is daft but rejecting it because it hasn't got Xenon's is rational and sensible.
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You're always saying that reflector lenses make the front end of modern cars look crap. So do old-fashioned halogen DRLs.
 
TheVoice said:
You're always saying that reflector lenses make the front end of modern cars look crap. So do old-fashioned halogen DRLs.
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Indeed. It's worth getting a facelift, especially an Avant.
This sorts out rear wash/wipe leaks over the nav in the boot, amongst other small niggles.
 
Just to complicate things I have a prefacelift A6 Avant (07) which has Xenons and rear LEDs. Maybe mine was on the crossover?

Not sure if they were retrofit or not though. The headlights also have the 'turn round corner' function, whatever audi call it!
 
Ringiho said:
Just to complicate things I have a prefacelift A6 Avant (07) which has Xenons and rear LEDs. Maybe mine was on the crossover?

Not sure if they were retrofit or not though. The headlights also have the 'turn round corner' function, whatever audi call it!
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I've seen some prefacelift Avants with rear LEDs, but I reckon they're retrofits.
Facelifts have LED DRLs upfront as opposed to the halogen DRLs.

Cornering headlights are adaptive xenons IIRC.

Aurhinius said:
Hmm... was checking more A4's and seems like parking sensor is always an optional component?
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A6 has rear ones as standard I believe.
FWIW, I wouldn't recommend buying any Audi without the optional lumbar support (or sports seats). I found the seats without lumbar extremely uncomfortable on an B8 A4 facelift I rented.
 
mjt said:
I've seen some prefacelift Avants with rear LEDs, but I reckon they're retrofits.
Facelifts have LED DRLs upfront as opposed to the halogen DRLs.

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I think you could be right! Mine seems to be a bit of a one off. Especially in the color department! Only seen 2 A6s in the same.
 
Aurhinius said:
Looking for advice on buying an Audi - considering A4,5,6

Looking for the following and wanting general advice on things to look out for -

1. Car must last 5 years due to cost of financing it.
2. Don't really want to have to change the clutch of DMF as don't do enough mileage to warrant it circa 8,000 miles a year.
3. When I do drive distance I do drive 300 miles plus so economy is nice.
4. I want good room in the rear seats.
5. Would like something circa 0-60 < 8.5 seconds (Current mazda does 7.9 but can be flexible for the right car.
6. LED running lights because I just like them!
7. Adaptive suspension sounds nice but would be considered a bonus.
8. Rear parking sensors because I am used to them.
9. Cruise control for motorway driving would be nice.
10. Entertainment system not that important.

Looking to pay circa £12,500

what is more important for reliability I am guessing mileage as opposed to age as that would suggest a less mechanically abused car?

What should I be looking out for? What are the auto boxes like. When did the 2.0 TFSI oil issues get fixed?

Avant or saloon or sportback is fine.

What is the difference between SE, SE technik and Sline. Apart from the fact the sline looks by far the best?

Sorry for all the questions etc but I am guessing current owners are the most knowledgeble
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I just very recently had the same search as the above and I've just purchased a A4 Avant 60 plate 2.0 TDi 170 SE.

Unfortunately I had a bad accident last week and my 2.0T petrol vRS was written off, so had to find a car asap and didn't have much time to find a replacement. Mainly just thankful I wasn't seriously injured!

I ideally wanted a petrol as I'm doing around circa 15k pa, but there were hardly any about so considered the 2.7/3.0 diesels, but again hardly any about and I didn't have the time to wait for one as I needed a car asap.

I paid around £11k and the spec is:

- 170bhp TDi SE Spec in Grey Metallic
- Front & Rear Parking Sensors
- Sat Nav
- Cruise
- 60k Mileage (got cambelt,service,mot and tax done before collecting)
- Lumbar Support
- Bluetooth Phone Support
- MFSW

Compared with my vRS it's obviously not quite as quick and drives completely differently as its a diesel, but I am enjoying the more comfortable ride on the 17", the extra equipment and much better interior. I'm glad I went for the 170bhp over the standard 140bhp as I can imagine that would feel slightly underpowered given the size of the car. It would have been nice to have Xenons as well, but I couldn't be too fussy with the time constraints I had and it does have all the other options I was after.

Overall I'm happy with the choice I made and it's a nice car to drive. I made look to get some rear window tints as I had on the vRS and some different alloys as they're a bit average on the SE spec
 
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I hear a lot of people say the ride on the sline is to harsh and go for the se on the A4. Whats it like on the A6? Must admit the A4 170 tdi or 2 tfsi would be the most likely for me though leaning towa4ds a 3.0 or 2.7 tdi A6. 2.7s seem rare and petrols even more so.
 
Ringiho said:
It's quite orange next to a red one. There are two very similar colours, no idea on the name of the other one though.
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I think I know the colour you mean. I do love the red one though, when I bought my current A3 I was also looking another in red. The colour is just amazing. Shame it didn't have DSG otherwise I would have bought it :(

Aurhinius said:
I hear a lot of people say the ride on the sline is to harsh and go for the se on the A4. Whats it like on the A6? Must admit the A4 170 tdi or 2 tfsi would be the most likely for me though leaning towa4ds a 3.0 or 2.7 tdi A6. 2.7s seem rare and petrols even more so.
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I have an A3 S Line and on 18'' the ride is pretty harsh, I did drive an 11 plate A4 S Line and can't say I really noticed the harshness that much however it was a while ago now.
I can't remember if it's the SE or Sport but one has more standard features than the S Line. I personally prefer the looks of the S Line models however you do loose out on some features
 
Anyone here ever had an issue getting their car into reverse? Every now and then when I get in my A3, start the engine it wont go into reverse. I have to put the car in random gears or give it a good push to get it in. It's been a bit funny since I got the car but seems to be getting worse?

EDIT: 2014 A3 Sport, 10,000 miles.
 
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