Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
Hey Ed,
Just purchased a 2002 A6 Avant 3.0, great car, my first Audi and I'm
impressed with the detail but . . . .
Rain storm lastweek resulted in a flooding inside the car, due to a
blocked drain hole under the battery in the engine bay, its at the Audi
dealership, $300 for diagnosis and heard word of a bad TCM
(Transmission Control Module) that is located under the passenger seat
- I may be mistaken but got a price of $1800 for a TCM.
Flooding inside the car due to blocked drainholes is quite common for
the A6, A4 and the VW Passat / Jetta - just so you know.
My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
water.
I will let you know what happens . . .
Just purchased a 2002 A6 Avant 3.0, great car, my first Audi and I'm
impressed with the detail but . . . .
Rain storm lastweek resulted in a flooding inside the car, due to a
blocked drain hole under the battery in the engine bay, its at the Audi
dealership, $300 for diagnosis and heard word of a bad TCM
(Transmission Control Module) that is located under the passenger seat
- I may be mistaken but got a price of $1800 for a TCM.
Flooding inside the car due to blocked drainholes is quite common for
the A6, A4 and the VW Passat / Jetta - just so you know.
My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
water.
I will let you know what happens . . .
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
Hey Ed,
Just purchased a 2002 A6 Avant 3.0, great car, my first Audi and I'm
impressed with the detail but . . . .
Rain storm lastweek resulted in a flooding inside the car, due to a
blocked drain hole under the battery in the engine bay, its at the Audi
dealership, $300 for diagnosis and heard word of a bad TCM
(Transmission Control Module) that is located under the passenger seat
- I may be mistaken but got a price of $1800 for a TCM.
Flooding inside the car due to blocked drainholes is quite common for
the A6, A4 and the VW Passat / Jetta - just so you know.
My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
water.
I will let you know what happens . . .
Just purchased a 2002 A6 Avant 3.0, great car, my first Audi and I'm
impressed with the detail but . . . .
Rain storm lastweek resulted in a flooding inside the car, due to a
blocked drain hole under the battery in the engine bay, its at the Audi
dealership, $300 for diagnosis and heard word of a bad TCM
(Transmission Control Module) that is located under the passenger seat
- I may be mistaken but got a price of $1800 for a TCM.
Flooding inside the car due to blocked drainholes is quite common for
the A6, A4 and the VW Passat / Jetta - just so you know.
My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
water.
I will let you know what happens . . .
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
Hey Ed,
Just purchased a 2002 A6 Avant 3.0, great car, my first Audi and I'm
impressed with the detail but . . . .
Rain storm lastweek resulted in a flooding inside the car, due to a
blocked drain hole under the battery in the engine bay, its at the Audi
dealership, $300 for diagnosis and heard word of a bad TCM
(Transmission Control Module) that is located under the passenger seat
- I may be mistaken but got a price of $1800 for a TCM.
Flooding inside the car due to blocked drainholes is quite common for
the A6, A4 and the VW Passat / Jetta - just so you know.
My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
water.
I will let you know what happens . . .
Just purchased a 2002 A6 Avant 3.0, great car, my first Audi and I'm
impressed with the detail but . . . .
Rain storm lastweek resulted in a flooding inside the car, due to a
blocked drain hole under the battery in the engine bay, its at the Audi
dealership, $300 for diagnosis and heard word of a bad TCM
(Transmission Control Module) that is located under the passenger seat
- I may be mistaken but got a price of $1800 for a TCM.
Flooding inside the car due to blocked drainholes is quite common for
the A6, A4 and the VW Passat / Jetta - just so you know.
My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
water.
I will let you know what happens . . .
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
"Nicholas Hoskins" <darksky@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
> maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
> water.
Well, if it's parked in a garage all winter it's not going to have
maintenance or rain problems, is it?
Regards
Jonathan
news:1129303721.643274.274030@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
> maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
> water.
Well, if it's parked in a garage all winter it's not going to have
maintenance or rain problems, is it?
Regards
Jonathan
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
"Nicholas Hoskins" <darksky@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129303721.643274.274030@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
> maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
> water.
Well, if it's parked in a garage all winter it's not going to have
maintenance or rain problems, is it?
Regards
Jonathan
news:1129303721.643274.274030@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
> maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
> water.
Well, if it's parked in a garage all winter it's not going to have
maintenance or rain problems, is it?
Regards
Jonathan
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
"Nicholas Hoskins" <darksky@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129303721.643274.274030@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
> maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
> water.
Well, if it's parked in a garage all winter it's not going to have
maintenance or rain problems, is it?
Regards
Jonathan
news:1129303721.643274.274030@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> My Jaguar XJR100 parked in the garage for the winter is cheaper to
> maintain than this car and doesnt have problems dealing with rain
> water.
Well, if it's parked in a garage all winter it's not going to have
maintenance or rain problems, is it?
Regards
Jonathan
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Ed wrote:
> I'm seeing Consumer Reports rates this car as unreliable. This has
> caused me to slow down on a purchase I was about to make. Are there
> any happy 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro owners out there? Looking for comments
> about reliability of the car.
I have a 2002 A4 3.0 quattro (not an A6), with 75000 miles. Aside from the
coil pack issue, fixed under warranty, the car has been solid. When this
one won't go any further, I'll definitely buy another.
Steve
> I'm seeing Consumer Reports rates this car as unreliable. This has
> caused me to slow down on a purchase I was about to make. Are there
> any happy 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro owners out there? Looking for comments
> about reliability of the car.
I have a 2002 A4 3.0 quattro (not an A6), with 75000 miles. Aside from the
coil pack issue, fixed under warranty, the car has been solid. When this
one won't go any further, I'll definitely buy another.
Steve
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Ed wrote:
> I'm seeing Consumer Reports rates this car as unreliable. This has
> caused me to slow down on a purchase I was about to make. Are there
> any happy 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro owners out there? Looking for comments
> about reliability of the car.
I have a 2002 A4 3.0 quattro (not an A6), with 75000 miles. Aside from the
coil pack issue, fixed under warranty, the car has been solid. When this
one won't go any further, I'll definitely buy another.
Steve
> I'm seeing Consumer Reports rates this car as unreliable. This has
> caused me to slow down on a purchase I was about to make. Are there
> any happy 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro owners out there? Looking for comments
> about reliability of the car.
I have a 2002 A4 3.0 quattro (not an A6), with 75000 miles. Aside from the
coil pack issue, fixed under warranty, the car has been solid. When this
one won't go any further, I'll definitely buy another.
Steve
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Ed wrote:
> I'm seeing Consumer Reports rates this car as unreliable. This has
> caused me to slow down on a purchase I was about to make. Are there
> any happy 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro owners out there? Looking for comments
> about reliability of the car.
I have a 2002 A4 3.0 quattro (not an A6), with 75000 miles. Aside from the
coil pack issue, fixed under warranty, the car has been solid. When this
one won't go any further, I'll definitely buy another.
Steve
> I'm seeing Consumer Reports rates this car as unreliable. This has
> caused me to slow down on a purchase I was about to make. Are there
> any happy 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro owners out there? Looking for comments
> about reliability of the car.
I have a 2002 A4 3.0 quattro (not an A6), with 75000 miles. Aside from the
coil pack issue, fixed under warranty, the car has been solid. When this
one won't go any further, I'll definitely buy another.
Steve
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
And of course, the 2002 A6 is like the 6th year of that model, so most
of the bugs, one would think, have been worked out. But I agree with EP
above, if you value reliability above everything, stick to the Honda or
Toyota.
Funny story - my cousin, a '92 BMW 5-Series driver, was telling me last
night that his car had to be towed to the shop for a new coil and some
other work - about $700 all told. As it was being loaded onto the
trailer, he said the only thing that went through his mind was 'Damn,
that's a great looking car!".
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
of the bugs, one would think, have been worked out. But I agree with EP
above, if you value reliability above everything, stick to the Honda or
Toyota.
Funny story - my cousin, a '92 BMW 5-Series driver, was telling me last
night that his car had to be towed to the shop for a new coil and some
other work - about $700 all told. As it was being loaded onto the
trailer, he said the only thing that went through his mind was 'Damn,
that's a great looking car!".
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA