Help me with a spec me

mjt · 12 Apr 2015 at 14:37

Nathan said:
I found the superb better than the Passat and I had a similar budget and requirement to yourself great cars and like you, I love my hot hatches. Get an elegance, heated leather bi xenons rns510 sat etc etc

Thanks!

Blackhawk47 said:
Or a 5 series am I right?

Considering the amount of miles mjt will be doing it seems daft to get a petrol imo. Lets face it if you are sat doing 70 mph on a motorway for 2 hours does it really matter if it is petrol or diesel?

E60 525d is a contender, but I'm concerned about the chain snapping without warning.

I'm not sitting at 70 for 2 hours. I'm sitting at 100+ for 8 on my cross-continental trips. Petrols mean 22MPG. Diesels mean 35 MPG+
Current commute gives 28MPG in my S3, so if I can get nearer 40 during the week I'm happy.

Diesel A6 is fine, but I can get a newer Pashat for the money.

[TW]Fox · 12 Apr 2015 at 14:38

Why would the chain snap on a 525 E60?

Blackhawk47 · 12 Apr 2015 at 14:39

mjt said:
E60 525d is a contender, but I'm concerned about the chain snapping without warning.
I'm not sitting at 70 for 2 hours. I'm sitting at 100 for 8. Petrols mean 22MPG. Diesels mean 35 MPG.

I'm sure you would get more than 35mpg out of the diesel. Even at 100.

[TW]Fox · 12 Apr 2015 at 14:41

Blackhawk47 said:
I'm sure you would get more than 35mpg out of the diesel. Even at 100.

I didn't. Low 30s at 100.

And that's with the newer more efficient engine and 8 speed box.

mjt · 12 Apr 2015 at 14:42

[TW]Fox;27900459 said:
Why would the chain snap on a 525 E60?

Do these not have the same issues as the E9x??

-edit
For some reason I thought the M57 had similar chain-snapping issues as the N47.

#winning!

Blackhawk47 · 12 Apr 2015 at 16:05

[TW]Fox;27900469 said:
I didn't. Low 30s at 100.

And that's with the newer more efficient engine and 8 speed box.

Hmm I wonder what my 2.0tdi would get in comparison. Sitting at 100 would be 3k rpm in 6th gear I think.

mjt · 12 Apr 2015 at 16:21

Blackhawk47 said:
Hmm I wonder what my 2.0tdi would get in comparison. Sitting at 100 would be 3k rpm in 6th gear I think.

It's not only about revs - think about the energy required to push your car through the air at that speed.
F10 525d xDrive: 32MPG nailing it though morning traffic DK - Düsseldorf.

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Blackhawk47 · 12 Apr 2015 at 16:29

So you still managed to drive 80+mph in 'traffic'. Couldn't of been that bad traffic.

EDIT: changed my mind. Find a nice Jaguar XJ sport premium with the twin turbo diesel engine.

mjt · 12 Apr 2015 at 20:21

Blackhawk47 said:
So you still managed to drive 80+mph in 'traffic'. Couldn't of been that bad traffic.

EDIT: changed my mind. Find a nice Jaguar XJ sport premium with the twin turbo diesel engine.

So, so few about. And pushing €20k. And not an estate. And rather long for on-street parking.

I think it'll be a toss-up between a 325d and a 525d if I can justify the top end of the budget. Plenty around with mega-spec, just need to wait until the right one pops up.
Going to look at a moon mileage '07 A6 3.0 TDI and an '09 525d tomorrow so we'll see...

mjt · 2 Aug 2015 at 20:58

C6 A6 2.0 TDI 170PS

Been reading some horror stories about DMFs, oil pumps and injectors.
How common are these issues?

I'll contact the Audi dealer before I purchase to check service history and recalls.
Other than water leaking all over the MMI from the rear wash, what else is there to look out for on these?