Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
10-14-2005, 10:22 PM
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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.
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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.
10-15-2005, 01:33 AM
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
> As a current owner of three Audis and having owned several others, I
> can tell you about Audis and their general reliability.
>
> They ain't Toyotas. If you want Toyota or Honda reliability, buy one
> of those.
What kind of problems have you had with your audis? Anything serious or just the bling bling stuff?
cp
> can tell you about Audis and their general reliability.
>
> They ain't Toyotas. If you want Toyota or Honda reliability, buy one
> of those.
What kind of problems have you had with your audis? Anything serious or just the bling bling stuff?
cp
10-15-2005, 01:33 AM
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
> As a current owner of three Audis and having owned several others, I
> can tell you about Audis and their general reliability.
>
> They ain't Toyotas. If you want Toyota or Honda reliability, buy one
> of those.
What kind of problems have you had with your audis? Anything serious or just the bling bling stuff?
cp
> can tell you about Audis and their general reliability.
>
> They ain't Toyotas. If you want Toyota or Honda reliability, buy one
> of those.
What kind of problems have you had with your audis? Anything serious or just the bling bling stuff?
cp
10-15-2005, 01:33 AM
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
> As a current owner of three Audis and having owned several others, I
> can tell you about Audis and their general reliability.
>
> They ain't Toyotas. If you want Toyota or Honda reliability, buy one
> of those.
What kind of problems have you had with your audis? Anything serious or just the bling bling stuff?
cp
> can tell you about Audis and their general reliability.
>
> They ain't Toyotas. If you want Toyota or Honda reliability, buy one
> of those.
What kind of problems have you had with your audis? Anything serious or just the bling bling stuff?
cp
10-15-2005, 11:34 AM
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, Ed wrote:
> 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?
I have a 2002 A4 3.0 quattro with 75,000 miles. It's still on the original
rotors and pads.
Steve
10-15-2005, 11:34 AM
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, Ed wrote:
> 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?
I have a 2002 A4 3.0 quattro with 75,000 miles. It's still on the original
rotors and pads.
Steve
10-15-2005, 11:34 AM
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Re: Reliable? 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro Sedan
On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, Ed wrote:
> 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?
I have a 2002 A4 3.0 quattro with 75,000 miles. It's still on the original
rotors and pads.
Steve
