21 years of audi ownership and most of that with 3 or 4 audi concurrently. A miserly 8 years of RS ownership mostly running two RS cars. In that time I have read a library of owner comments on Forums based in the UK, Europe and the US. The common thread has been, Luv the car, but I have this list of issues, too expensive to own / maintain / drive and parts are rolled gold etc etc. You've all seen them. I've posted plenty here about problems, advice sought on how to fix them and much the same as you read everywhere. Some hardly put up any miles and maybe that has a lot to do with the issues that surface.
In the spirit of euphoria I thought that a little corner should be established where good news stories about the C5 RS6 could live. An Audi is my daily driver and has been for 21 years, currently the RS6 fills that role. They have been the most reliable car I have ever owned and not really much more expensive to keep on the road, as all are from the same family B5 / C5 and have a lot of similarity / commonality in design, construction and parts.
So, 1500 Km into a road trip of a knats less that 3000Km overall. Daily temps 35 Deg C. I have come across the ghosts of the ancestor of horsepower
The use of wire mesh really does the trick when you see these in the fog or low light.
Found the end of summer bugs by the millions. While the grills look a little splattered, the radiators and intercoolers were caked with well done carcasses.
Noting the Daniel Craig links with the RS6 in Layer Cake and his association with 007, I found this remarkable grave out in the country of a man who is reputed to be one of the Flemming inspirations for the original 007.
Happy cruising and maybe we can entice a few more satisfied owners who can debunk the myths of owning and
driving a C5 RS6.
C5 RS6, Milltek and Wagners: B5 RS4 450 + HP: A4 1.8 GP TQS original: 1963 UNIMOG 404:
