Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
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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
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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
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
Is this typical for an Audi?
Interestingly, this is the one item that Consumer Reports flagged as a
big problem area for this year Audi.
Ed
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.
>
> Ed
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
"Ed" <edfinkle@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
> maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
> clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
> 35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
> Is this typical for an Audi?
Audis do tend to go through rotors. Typically, the fronts wear faster. Were
all the rotors replaced at 15K and 35K? If so, that would seem a bit
excessive even for Audi. Typically, you replace the rotors with the pads.
Perhaps the previous owner did a lot of autocrossing.
news:1129330241.937612.3980@z14g2000cwz.googlegrou ps.com...
> Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
> maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
> clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
> 35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
> Is this typical for an Audi?
Audis do tend to go through rotors. Typically, the fronts wear faster. Were
all the rotors replaced at 15K and 35K? If so, that would seem a bit
excessive even for Audi. Typically, you replace the rotors with the pads.
Perhaps the previous owner did a lot of autocrossing.
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
"Ed" <edfinkle@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129330241.937612.3980@z14g2000cwz.googlegrou ps.com...
> Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
> maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
> clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
> 35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
> Is this typical for an Audi?
Audis do tend to go through rotors. Typically, the fronts wear faster. Were
all the rotors replaced at 15K and 35K? If so, that would seem a bit
excessive even for Audi. Typically, you replace the rotors with the pads.
Perhaps the previous owner did a lot of autocrossing.
news:1129330241.937612.3980@z14g2000cwz.googlegrou ps.com...
> Just got back from the Audit dealer after reading through the
> maintenance records for the 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro I'm interested in. One
> clear item stood out. The rotors were replaced at 15K and again at
> 35K. That's much more frequent than the cars I've previously owned.
> Is this typical for an Audi?
Audis do tend to go through rotors. Typically, the fronts wear faster. Were
all the rotors replaced at 15K and 35K? If so, that would seem a bit
excessive even for Audi. Typically, you replace the rotors with the pads.
Perhaps the previous owner did a lot of autocrossing.