2002 '02' A6 2.5 TDi SE Avant - Page 2

Kenquattro · 07-09-11, 08:33 PM

I have to laugh when you see all the ads for A6 2.7Ts/A8 4.2s etc when they say 25+MPG. Absolute bollocks! I had my A6 2.7T for nearly three years, didn't drive it hard (didn't need to!) and averaged 20 MPG over that time. My dad's old A8 Sport was the same. Pretty new to the TDI game, but having reset my computer on my A6 1.9TDI since I began using it on Thursday, it is so far on 41 MPG average and rising. I would sooner have the 20 MPG and the 2.7T performance, but was not happy being dry bummed on the insurance at my age (39). The funny thing, everybody in work thinks the 1.9TDI looks nicer than the 2.7T

I certainly don't

A6 diesels are great, allround cars, and a lot better than A4s, in my opinion. Good luck with the sale. I should have bought yours instead of mine, and saved a few bob!

Booty · 07-09-11, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenquattro

Or why faff about with only 200bhp, when a 2.7T remapped with 321bhp, mega torques, same cavernous boot, much nicer V6 growl, leather heated fully electric Recaros, Bose etc?! lol Oh, yeah, insane Insurance premiums

I miss that car.

And 20mpg if your lucky ya numpty. You have to be a rich man to afford 20mpg now a days!!

Kenquattro · 08-09-11, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Booty

And 20mpg if your lucky ya numpty. You have to be a rich man to afford 20mpg now a days!!

lol! The 20mpg was not the problem for me as my daily work commute was only 7 mile round trip and the car was never on finance/bank loan etc, so it was just a case of petrol/tax/insurance. Don't forget I ran around in several Audi 90 quattro 20Vs over the years, and they are woeful on economy for the performance (low 20s). The £206 a month insurance premium (due to moving to a Liverpool L postcode) was more than double what I was paying whilst living in Northwich (CW postcode). That plus the excess being £950 along with the trade value of the car being £770-£910, was a no brainer for me. It had to go on principle. At the end of the day, I work bloody hard for my wages, and would rather not blow them on bullshit insurance premiums. If the insurance situation changes for the better, an S6 Avant will be on the cards, despite it's shite mpg. Diesels may do better mpg and be less than half the insurance,but I still would rather have a nice powerful petrol. Nearly everybody I know locally is paying nearly double last years insurance premiums.

quattrokid · 08-09-11, 09:15 AM

ah sod it and get the V6 2.7 RS4 engine... 380 bhp and 440 thingies of torque

ah... FEEDING IT IS ANOTHER MATTER

AND our insurance is 262 quid for this year

a 1.9 tdi in an A6 WILL be gutless compared to the same engine is a smaller and lighter A4

RIP OFF Britain and there is sweet F ALL we can do about it!! its high time the gen public started fighting back, the insurance is just a lottery, the energy bills are going up in lumps, fuel is going up and up, yet this government is more interested in shelling out billions to other countries while we get screwed, how about sorting out our own problems first before frittering away OUR money on someone elses turf..... would they help out as we do them.... would they bollocks !!

Kenquattro · 08-09-11, 09:35 AM

Rich, if I could insure an RS4 for £262, trust me, there would be one sat on my drive right now! If you lived in Liverpool, you would be paying a lot more than that!

Rapidresto · 25-10-11, 12:38 PM

Still here, still getting great MPG but the wife still wants the A4 / Passat

Make me an offer, whats the worst that'll happen

Kenquattro · 25-10-11, 08:39 PM

Two months on with my A6 1.9 TDi 130, and I absolutely hate it. Won't have it for that long, me thinks. I am probably gonna have to bite the bullet re the insurance and get an S6 or something tasty. I just hate diesels.

Rapidresto · 25-10-11, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenquattro

Two months on with my A6 1.9 TDi 130, and I absolutely hate it. Won't have it for that long, me thinks. I am probably gonna have to bite the bullet re the insurance and get an S6 or something tasty. I just hate diesels.

Swap ya for the 2.5

Bit more grunt and fun than the 1.9 and still 50mpg

08-09-11, 09:15 AM	#14
quattrokid 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 9,654	ah sod it and get the V6 2.7 RS4 engine... 380 bhp and 440 thingies of torque ah... FEEDING IT IS ANOTHER MATTER AND our insurance is 262 quid for this year a 1.9 tdi in an A6 WILL be gutless compared to the same engine is a smaller and lighter A4 RIP OFF Britain and there is sweet F ALL we can do about it!! its high time the gen public started fighting back, the insurance is just a lottery, the energy bills are going up in lumps, fuel is going up and up, yet this government is more interested in shelling out billions to other countries while we get screwed, how about sorting out our own problems first before frittering away OUR money on someone elses turf..... would they help out as we do them.... would they bollocks !! __________________ RS4 B5 (wife's / ours now ) S3 8L Imola Yellow S3 8L Nogaro blue UrWR SOLD UrS4 saloon (SOLD again) S4 Cabrio (SOLD) A4 cabrio 2.5 V6tdi (SOLD) 80 cabrio 2.6 V6 SOLD 90 quattro 10v SOLD 100 2.2e SOLD FOUNDING MEMBER the 200,000 Plus miles Club

07-09-11, 08:33 PM	#11
Kenquattro 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,267	I have to laugh when you see all the ads for A6 2.7Ts/A8 4.2s etc when they say 25+MPG. Absolute bollocks! I had my A6 2.7T for nearly three years, didn't drive it hard (didn't need to!) and averaged 20 MPG over that time. My dad's old A8 Sport was the same. Pretty new to the TDI game, but having reset my computer on my A6 1.9TDI since I began using it on Thursday, it is so far on 41 MPG average and rising. I would sooner have the 20 MPG and the 2.7T performance, but was not happy being dry bummed on the insurance at my age (39). The funny thing, everybody in work thinks the 1.9TDI looks nicer than the 2.7T I certainly don't A6 diesels are great, allround cars, and a lot better than A4s, in my opinion. Good luck with the sale. I should have bought yours instead of mine, and saved a few bob!

08-09-11, 09:35 AM	#15
Kenquattro 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,267	Rich, if I could insure an RS4 for £262, trust me, there would be one sat on my drive right now! If you lived in Liverpool, you would be paying a lot more than that!

25-10-11, 12:38 PM	#16
Rapidresto Grown up member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Telford Posts: 135	Still here, still getting great MPG but the wife still wants the A4 / Passat Make me an offer, whats the worst that'll happen

25-10-11, 08:39 PM	#17
Kenquattro 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,267	Two months on with my A6 1.9 TDi 130, and I absolutely hate it. Won't have it for that long, me thinks. I am probably gonna have to bite the bullet re the insurance and get an S6 or something tasty. I just hate diesels.