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Author Looking at a 2001 Audi Allroad.
SXi_Tim
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20th Oct 09 at 22:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not if they're in warranty.
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FFS they're no worse than any other car Every car has issues from time to time.
SXi_Tim
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Some more expensive than others
sigibbons
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Conclusion guys?

What alternatives do i have?
jr
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Originally posted by sigibbons
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What a shame the Allroad has these problems.

Problems which inevitably will be in the normal A6 V6 TDI as they share the same engine.

I thought Audi's were good cars?


yep the 2. tdi suffer from the camshaft issue


2.5?

The only other diesel in the a6 is the 1.9 which ive heard is a goodun but is quite agricultural and underpowered??


remap the 1.9

better option, and no worse than the 2.5 noise, refinment wise

[Edited on 20-10-2009 by jr]
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Originally posted by SXi_Tim
Some more expensive than others

Yeah well, an Audi isn't a Vauxhall is it. Just like a Porsche isn't a Citroen.
Only mugs go to the main dealer and pay over the odds for repairs anyway.
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id argue that point to, but im to tired to go into why main dealers, with up to date 5052+ diagnositic eqipment costing 20k and properly trained techs are alot better than back street garages that think they can do everything with vag com and a lead off ebay

[Edited on 20-10-2009 by jr]
SXi_Tim
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Yeah main dealer costs are a joke. When i left audi it was £97 an hour, normally to have a 17 year old apprentice work on their car
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Yeah main dealer costs are a joke. When i left audi it was £97 an hour, normally to have a 17 year old apprentice work on their car


........ supervised by a trained audi tech with years of expiriance if there are any type of reputable dealership
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id argue that point to, but im to tired to go into why main dealers, with up to date 5052+ diagnositic eqipment costing 20k and properly trained techs are alot better than back street garages that think they can do everything with vag com and a lead off ebay

Depends who you know I suppose.

I wouldn't hold my breath if the local Audi parts department were anything to go by. Retards!
John
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A trained audi tech is no better than a trained tech of any other marque.

For the most part you can do better with vagcom than a dealer computer.
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
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Originally posted by jr
id argue that point to, but im to tired to go into why main dealers, with up to date 5052+ diagnositic eqipment costing 20k and properly trained techs are alot better than back street garages that think they can do everything with vag com and a lead off ebay

Depends who you know I suppose.

I wouldn't hold my breath if the local Audi parts department were anything to go by. Retards!


unfortuatley anyone with a passion or intrest in the brand or business is slowly beeing replaced by muppets
SXi_Tim
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Yeah normally, but some stupid things have slipped through the net due to a shite workshop controller and a six ramp workshop trying to get 30 cars a day through. Such as not tightning the wheel properly and it falling off on the M1
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TBH Chaps, it seems as though every car has problems at some point so i guess i will still probably look at an allroad.

Must have had the full cam belt change, do the soapy water test on the airbags and check the cam lobes through the oil filler hole.

The rest is luck!
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On another note. Putting aside reliability for a second. What are the allroads like to drive? Would it do what i want, ie. good motorway cruiser and semi offroad vehicle?
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get a mk5 astra van 1.9 cdti 150, quick with the benifits of being a van but well refined and good for long journeys etc, really are like a good car nowadays
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Why would he buy a van

How much are older touregs?
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cos he's a joiner
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The mk5 Astravan is originally what i was going to go for, but with the 1.9 being a minimum of 6k used it puts me off considering the depriciation when the new model comes out. Also AstraSport owners report the van is very noisy in std form, which is really what i'm trying to get away from.

Then i had the idea of using an estate as a van, vinyl up the rear windows. This led me on to the Allroad. Saw a couple on the motorway tonight and my god they have a wide stance!

I would be spending 3.5-4.5k on one and at that price i really cant see it depreciating much, if anything (coming down from 30k).

I'll have a look at Touregs.

Anyone actually owned/driven an Allroad?
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Originally posted by jr
DONT DO IT, more issues with allroads than any other model

good luck trying to do DIY on air suspension


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1) through pollen filter housing

2) because they are made of cheese
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Originally posted by jr
also of you really want to be scared off the v6 tdi has a habbit of wearing the cam loabs off
SVM 286
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Originally posted by sigibbons


I thought Audi's were good cars?


No. One Audi was a very VERY good and brilliant car. All the rest is pap and as well put together as a mundano. Sorry.
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So which is the good audi and which ones are you refering to as pap?
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The UR Quattro is a glorious motor.

Everything else after that is just not in the same league in my experience.

Such a shame.

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