buying an 03 rs6 avant anything to watch out for please help

[Shoppinit]

If that car was a woman it would be her:

[Gravitypilot]

If that car was a woman it would be her:

fcuk!!! thats the woman in the second saxo picture, hence why she didn't want to reveal her beauty!

[bam_bam]

This:



Plus this:



Equals this:



Saxo and women just don't mix.

[woodlum]

Whats the old saying 'you don't look at the mantleplace when you poke the fire'
Bent over a Saxo bonnet who's to know!!

[ecain63]

On your LPG conversion point: Yes its cheaper to buy the fuel but when you put your foot down your still gonna dip heavily into the regular fuel tank. And also, its never usually the engines that give us greif on the C5 (unless you dont look after it). I'd be more worried about DRC and gearbox cover if i were you rather than spunking £1200 on LPG trickery. A gearbox will set you back £5.5 - £7k if it goes (and there's no rhyme or reason to them failing). DRC will set you back £3k to get all 4 corners done or £1.5k - £2k for coilover conversion. Servicing will cost £500+ for a 10k interval, £750 for 20k and £1200 - £2k for a 40k belt change. On top of that you have tyres at approx £1k per year / 12k, fuel at average 21mpg (sensible driving) / 15mpg (normal driving) / <10mpg (mooch driving), brake pads and disks at £1500 a set etc etc. Then add afew grand a year for diagnosis and repair work and your about right. You can see where your £1200 might be better spent / saved.

The C6 is a good idea right now as you benefit from a solid Audi warranty (??), but dont expect it to be any more reliable or cheaper to run. Both are equally great cars, but the C5 comes with more financial risk (based on the C6 being covered by warranty). As said before, you cant get any more informed than reading the points on this forum. And if i were to buy an RS6 now, i'd buy it from a 246.com owner. It doesnt make the purchase / ownership any cheaper but at least you buy with confidence that its not been ragged, mistreated and badly serviced.

Eddie

[Gravitypilot]

On your LPG conversion point: Yes its cheaper to buy the fuel but when you put your foot down your still gonna dip heavily into the regular fuel tank. And also, its never usually the engines that give us greif on the C5 (unless you dont look after it). I'd be more worried about DRC and gearbox cover if i were you rather than spunking £1200 on LPG trickery. A gearbox will set you back £5.5 - £7k if it goes (and there's no rhyme or reason to them failing). DRC will set you back £3k to get all 4 corners done or £1.5k - £2k for coilover conversion. Servicing will cost £500+ for a 10k interval, £750 for 20k and £1200 - £2k for a 40k belt change. On top of that you have tyres at approx £1k per year / 12k, fuel at average 21mpg (sensible driving) / 15mpg (normal driving) / <10mpg (mooch driving), brake pads and disks at £1500 a set etc etc. Then add afew grand a year for diagnosis and repair work and your about right. You can see where your £1200 might be better spent / saved.

The C6 is a good idea right now as you benefit from a solid Audi warranty (??), but dont expect it to be any more reliable or cheaper to run. Both are equally great cars, but the C5 comes with more financial risk (based on the C6 being covered by warranty). As said before, you cant get any more informed than reading the points on this forum. And if i were to buy an RS6 now, i'd buy it from a 246.com owner. It doesnt make the purchase / ownership any cheaper but at least you buy with confidence that its not been ragged, mistreated and badly serviced.

Eddie

I will let you know what i decide on the LPG front, depends what sixe tank we can fit into the well at the back... if i can only get a cyclinder tank in then im defo not going todo it becuase i need the estate!

what about the warranties... does anyone else bother with them? warranty wise seem okay with 10K claim limit.. would they not cover drc and box against breaking?

[Daveperc]

Here you go - http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... conversion Probably answers all your questions, and even one's you didn't know you had.

Includes piccie of tank etc. Your problem is that you still have to find somewhere for the battery

Dave

[Shoppinit]

Didn't someone on here put a lithium battery in? Much smaller and lighter...

[Gravitypilot]

Here you go - http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... conversion Probably answers all your questions, and even one's you didn't know you had.

Includes piccie of tank etc. Your problem is that you still have to find somewhere for the battery

Dave

i cant see any of the pictures... am i having a cat women moment!?

where did they put the batt?

[Shoppinit]

http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... ad&id=6982

[Daveperc]

am i having a cat women moment!?

Yep - pics on page 2 IIRC - or thanks to Shop - follow link above. Too much gazing lovingly at Cat woman is making you go blind......

Dave

[Gravitypilot]

http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... ad&id=6982

nice one guys... i must have gone blind!

hmmm... its going to be difficult to relocate that heffing battery! any suggestions as i dont want it to take up any space in the boot... the only thing i can thing of if i stayed with the oem batt is to make some kind of neat box for it and carpet it so it doesnt stand out or get in the way!

I wander if a smaller racing red top battery would be anygood in the rs6? we used to fit these to race cars and they were pretty small but im not sure of the cycle... most v8s need a high cold cranking power dont they?

[Daveperc]

Possibly get something smaller in where all the ICE stuff is - never looked to see what's in the equivalent space on the drivers side - anyone know??

Dave

[Gravitypilot]

Possibly get something smaller in where all the ICE stuff is - never looked to see what's in the equivalent space on the drivers side - anyone know??

Dave

im viewing another one tomorrow, 300 mile roundtrip for me but i hope it turns out to be the one! will checkout the space thats in the boot. engine bay looks very tight also..

if we do the conversion i just want it to be perfect and not go to far from oem look

[bam_bam]

There is a smal/med sized cubby hole on the off-side in saloon. That's where I hide my blowup doll for dogging.