I have taken it to the French Alps for cycling holidays with 4 bikes on the roof, 4 people in the car and the boot full of camping equipment and it just cruises along.
It's also been to Flanders with 4 bikes inside the car and 4 people with luggage for a weekend. There are some great long and straight roads over there
.I've followed this forum since I've owned it and it has been of great help. I very rarely post as I don't have the knowledge of the likes of Shoppinit, Chunky and BumBum. But their advice and knowledge about these cars (and dead hookers) has been of great help.
All too often you hear the downside of owning one of these, but mine has been an absolute joy. So much so, that I have recently moved to Cork in Ireland and have officially imported it to Ireland, knowing that the road tax over here will be an eye watering €1800 per year
.It has had a new engine and turbos installed at 40,000 under warranty by Audi as it was smoking a little. May have had something to with the fact that the owner at the time was a Mr Hamilton, whose son is apparently quite a good driver. At 70,000 it had a new gearbox installed by MRC/Chester Autos and has been running great ever since.
The day I imported it, the mileage recorded on the official import paperwork was 123456.
I do like a good joy of 6 thread.
