advice for rs6 v10

[stevo55]

+ 1 to Boba Fett. It's a great feeling owning a legendary car and you do get admiring looks from those in the know. To those not in the know it can be hilarious closing them down VERY quickly. Soon as they see what car it is they will back off (I've had a ton of fun seriously pissing off blokes in their 'fast' cars-especially if they have girly in tow. Me, immature? )
BUT it handles like a barge. The BMW M5 will offer more feedback than the C6 all day long. I miss the tactility of my old beemers but the fact is we live in a cold ish country and AWD is the way ahead. Blokes on BM forums all harp on about 'when it gets warmer in a few months we'll be able to drive our cars properly'...to me that makes no sense-wtf is the point of owning it then? For the 1 month of the year you can get the power down?
Understeer-check.
Old tech -check (this fact is making me look at newer models)
Mind boggling thirst -CHECK (x 1000).

I love my one, it's been the best all rounder I've ever owned. Take your time looking for the right one and don't be afraid to travel to find it (I flew to Glasgow to get mine). As you will have read, when you get a bad one it's dry bumming time with a cactus

[Jim Haseltine]

Yes, they understeer, but the only Audi I've driven that didn't is my other half's A1 and that's probably because I've never pushed it. Once you know, you adapt. My AWD V70 (which I'll refer to again) was worse and had a turning circle like the QEII in comparison to my RS.
Thirst - no 5 litre twin turbo is going to sip fuel.
Bushes/bearings etc - as has been pointed out, it's a 2 tonne car. Having said that, the afore-mentioned V70 was just over a tonne and knocked out front wishbones and droplinks every 6 months. AND the rear shocks were £800 a time EACH.
Comfort - the driver's seat isn't as comfortable on a long journey as the V70 was but the rest of the cabin is far better
Load carrying - the figures say it'll carry a bit more than the V70 volume wise, but I've never tried, mainly because I wasn't bothered about damaging the trim in the Volvo so would ram it solid from floor to roof.
Fun to drive - yes and no. Depends what you call 'fun'. Although I can waft it around town/drive to Tesco etc like a regular A6, it's fast. Bloody fast. You think you're going fast, plant your foot on the floor and it takes off again but other than the exhaust note and the scenery passing you in a blur it's subdued inside - my daughter's old Seicento Sporting was more fun in a whizzy go-kart type way.
If you're looking at maintaining it yourself (even basic things) you have to be prepared for a world of pain and frustration - they're a rare car which few owners are prepared to touch so there's not a lot of information in the public arena. Coupled with that, the ingenuity used to stuff in an engine twice the size of the one that the body was designed for AND mount all the ancillaries is something else.
Took me months to find mine, a 400 mile round tip to view it and two train journeys to collect it.

Bottom line - it's been worth it so far.

And at 59 I don't care what I look like to others..

[huntersmob]

i was thinking of having a look at these

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 000&page=1

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 000&page=1

[boba fett]

Yes, they understeer, but the only Audi I've driven that didn't is my other half's A1 and that's probably because I've never pushed it. Once you know, you adapt. My AWD V70 (which I'll refer to again) was worse and had a turning circle like the QEII in comparison to my RS.
Thirst - no 5 litre twin turbo is going to sip fuel.
Bushes/bearings etc - as has been pointed out, it's a 2 tonne car. Having said that, the afore-mentioned V70 was just over a tonne and knocked out front wishbones and droplinks every 6 months. AND the rear shocks were £800 a time EACH.
Comfort - the driver's seat isn't as comfortable on a long journey as the V70 was but the rest of the cabin is far better
Load carrying - the figures say it'll carry a bit more than the V70 volume wise, but I've never tried, mainly because I wasn't bothered about damaging the trim in the Volvo so would ram it solid from floor to roof.
Fun to drive - yes and no. Depends what you call 'fun'. Although I can waft it around town/drive to Tesco etc like a regular A6, it's fast. Bloody fast. You think you're going fast, plant your foot on the floor and it takes off again but other than the exhaust note and the scenery passing you in a blur it's subdued inside - my daughter's old Seicento Sporting was more fun in a whizzy go-kart type way.
If you're looking at maintaining it yourself (even basic things) you have to be prepared for a world of pain and frustration - they're a rare car which few owners are prepared to touch so there's not a lot of information in the public arena. Coupled with that, the ingenuity used to stuff in an engine twice the size of the one that the body was designed for AND mount all the ancillaries is something else.
Took me months to find mine, a 400 mile round tip to view it and two train journeys to collect it.

Bottom line - it's been worth it so far.

And at 59 I don't care what I look like to others..

I don't know how you can compare this to a V70, this is a petrolhead's car for God's sake. It must be your age sorry.

A V70 is for family people that have given up on life and just want transport and move stuff around, even the V70R is only just adequate for the outlay.

[stevo55]

I'd say yes (potentially) to the second. Has Milltek fitted (makes a real difference to stock). But neither of those ads mention any options fitted to the car and only the usual burb which highlights the standard spec which was pretty good to start with. Plus both are on 2G which again makes a difference in connectivity. These cars are feeling their age now and are based on the C6 which is around 11-12 years old now.
There are plenty of nice examples out there, have a 'must have' list and get as close to that as possible.

[boba fett]

i was thinking of having a look at these

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 000&page=1

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 000&page=1

Both seem nice, I like the black one, color is important on these, not a fan of Blues at all, makes them look usual A6 !!

Have something special, Daytona Grey or Black.

[huntersmob]

I'm not keen on the cream leather i had it in my lotus and it was a pain to keep smart

[Jim Haseltine]

I don't know how you can compare this to a V70, this is a petrolhead's car for God's sake. It must be your age sorry.

Just using it as a comparison RS6 Vs what people put up with in an "ordinary" estate car of similar size.
I could have said that the interior and build aren't as plasticy and tinny as my Evo VI was and that it understeers just like my Ur quattros do but one was a truely horrible car for daily use and the others are coupes with little load carrying ability.

Could well be my age though, I'll give you that.

[boba fett]

I don't know how you can compare this to a V70, this is a petrolhead's car for God's sake. It must be your age sorry.

Just using it as a comparison RS6 Vs what people put up with in an "ordinary" estate car of similar size.
I could have said that the interior and build aren't as plasticy and tinny as my Evo VI was and that it understeers just like my Ur quattros do but one was a truely horrible car for daily use and the others are coupes with little load carrying ability.

Could well be my age though, I'll give you that.

Hmmmmmmm....



So you posted that you think anyone buying a car for an investment is an idiot, but you have have UR Quattro's (plural)

I have an EVO 6 as well.

[Jim Haseltine]

So you posted that you think anyone buying a car for an investment is an idiot, but you have have UR Quattro's (plural)

I have an EVO 6 as well.

I stand by that opinion. I didn't buy the quattros as investments, I bought them because I like them and they are the car I'd lusted after when I was young, free, single and broke. They might at some point be sold for more than I originally paid for them but when balanced against the time, effort and cost of restoring, repairing and running them over the years (not to mention inflation) I'll lose shed loads of money in real terms.

[boba fett]

So you posted that you think anyone buying a car for an investment is an idiot, but you have have UR Quattro's (plural)

I have an EVO 6 as well.

I stand by that opinion. I didn't buy the quattros as investments, I bought them because I like them and they are the car I'd lusted after when I was young, free, single and broke. They might at some point be sold for more than I originally paid for them but when balanced against the time, effort and cost of restoring, repairing and running them over the years (not to mention inflation) I'll lose shed loads of money in real terms.

UR Quattros (especially a 20v) have gone through the roof.

[Jim Haseltine]

My first I bought in 1997 for 10K.
If I'd just left it untouched in my garage for the last 20 years and sold it tomorrow in the same condition for what appears to be average price - 25K then I'd have made 15K; even when I adjust for inflation I'd have made 9K - almost doubling my money.
But since then it's covered 100K miles, had two engine rebuilds (new head & pistons) each time, one full restoration and is currently off road for a second and over the years I've changed and upgraded various bits and pieces. I stopped being anal about recording the costs when they exceeded the purchase price of the car.
So (rough figures) - 10K plus whatever the current restoration is still going to cost me (there's still the paint and interior to deal with), plus the insurance and running costs for 20 years, plus my time, plus whatever the original 10K would have made had I just left it in the bank for 20 years. I'd have to sell it at the top end of the range to make money in real terms and even then it wouldn't be much.
Custard proof (if you still want it) will have to wait until the weekend - and it won't be custard, I don't like the stuff.

[boba fett]

Piccies would be great, I love the things, had a 20v some time ago.

[huntersmob]

I now have one

I bought the blue one

[boba fett]

I now have one

I bought the blue one

Congrats.