£6-£7K, you need to think you got away lightly, then you'll feel better.
My last 6 was as sorted as it gets, cam belt, wagners, H&R's, Hotchkiss ARB's, blah blah, all the usual 6 issues SORTED.
Drove it for 6 months and POP, £7K gearbox. Imagine your troubles had you had that, it's not uncommon.
It took me 3 months to source that car and the clinch was the warranty. They of course paid the £7K, after I spent £5K in the one year on tyres, disks and pads and an 80K service! Its the way it goes with these 6's you can't odd's it.
Your car will sell, just wait for the right buyer to find you.....They will.
Market forces....
Agree totally I have only had mine since august but I have spent £7800 on mine again not all out of my pocket but most was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But do I regret it ..............................NO, she is worth it IMHOaka_dk wrote:yup ... my Plus has swallowed £6k since the summer (not all out of my pocket I might add)
you cant get away from it, these cars cost a bomb to run and cant be done on a shoestring !
EKKKKKK I forgot the cost of the rsn-e , blue tooth + fitting £900 + today and a vist to martin unit 20 in the morning which I dont know how much yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!-
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What on earth have you had done since Aug to come to that much (excluding the grand on the hi-fi)amanda1 wrote:Agree totally I have only had mine since august but I have spent £7800 on mine again not all out of my pocket but most was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But do I regret it ..............................NO, she is worth it IMHOaka_dk wrote:yup ... my Plus has swallowed £6k since the summer (not all out of my pocket I might add)
you cant get away from it, these cars cost a bomb to run and cant be done on a shoestring !
What on earth have you had done since Aug to come to that much (excluding the grand on the hi-fi)[/quote]
EKKKKKKK now listed!!!!!!
Full Milltek decatted
Remap
4 new valves tires
new plates
private plate
New discs and pads front
new diverter valves
new maf meters
new maf meters again but thats another story as it was never done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
new battery
new altinator
new wiper blades all round rs6 ones
new ecu
1 dyno run
and a few odss and sods!
EKKKKKKK now listed!!!!!!
Full Milltek decatted
Remap
4 new valves tires
new plates
private plate
New discs and pads front
new diverter valves
new maf meters
new maf meters again but thats another story as it was never done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
new battery
new altinator
new wiper blades all round rs6 ones
new ecu
1 dyno run
and a few odss and sods!
aka_dk wrote:LOL ... It seems we have found C5's kryptonite! For B7's its Carbon Build up ... we wax lyrical to new owners about needing to have deep pockets, but go crazy when we need to swallow a few k depreciation!
lovely observation there dk! Have enjoyed this thread - I hope would-be owners stumble across it and get an authentic taste of RS6 ownership. Though I distinctly remember donning rose-tinted glasses as I trawled the forums trying to work out how much it would really cost to run a '6!Mooch, it must be satisfying to see your legacy live on ...
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Gone but not forgotten: S4 Avant (B5)
Gone but not forgotten: S4 Avant (B5)
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ha-ha thats exactly what I did!! Mooch's legacy?spurtle wrote:aka_dk wrote:LOL ... It seems we have found C5's kryptonite! For B7's its Carbon Build up ... we wax lyrical to new owners about needing to have deep pockets, but go crazy when we need to swallow a few k depreciation!
Mooch, it must be satisfying to see your legacy live on ...
Y'know, a gentle reminder from time to time that RS6 ownership ACTUALLY costs money, and even if the DRC has been swapped out and your gearbox doesn't blow up then it'll still cost you a fortune in petrol and TLC ... and then you won't get back what you paid for it.white23 wrote:Mooch's legacy?
Wouldn't swap mine for the world!
RS6 Avant (C5), Daytona grey
Gone but not forgotten: S4 Avant (B5)
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its true, they cost a bstard fortune to run but its the best car I've ever driven/looks stunning. I've got a good friend who works for me and obviously we share an office. He drives a fiesta and sits there laughing at me everytime I spend money on Super Six and says "if you had a fiesta it'd have only cost you x" laughing his @ss off.. The biggest repair bill he's ever had in 10 yrs is 300 quid - stark contrast huh... doesn't make me want a fiesta though..
