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Hi Everyone,

Picking up our 2018聽A6 Avant S-line Quattro at some point this week. It鈥檚 the Mrs motor in reality, trading in our 2019聽Q2聽聽for it.聽

We needed something bigger for the family, the Q2 was ok, but a bit of a squeeze. She fancied an XC60, but they were a bit pricey and I鈥檝e never owned a Volvo before,聽so we plumped for the A6 instead.聽

The brief was bigger than the Q2,聽4x4 and a rear windscreen wiper. I think I got that covered. 馃ぃ

looking forward to picking it up and seeing how she goes. Our聽other car (mine) is a Skoda Superb estate and to be honest. It鈥檚 an聽excellent car.聽

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Welcometo the forum,you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpfulbunch鈽猴笍definitely sounds like the a6 will meet the description lol. When do you collect it?聽

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Just waiting on the v5 coming back for the Q2, as had to take the聽private plate off,聽so with a bit of luck it鈥檒l come on Monday and do the deal on Tuesday.聽
Planning a wee day trip to Glencoe on Friday if the weather is nice. It鈥檒l give me a chance to shake it down and make sure everything is in order.聽

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1 hour ago, CraigR1977 said:

Just waiting on the v5 coming back for the Q2, as had to take the聽private plate off,聽so with a bit of luck it鈥檒l come on Monday and do the deal on Tuesday.聽
Planning a wee day trip to Glencoe on Friday if the weather is nice. It鈥檒l give me a chance to shake it down and make sure everything is in order.聽

That'll be a lovely trip 馃檪 fingers crossed it you get it on Tuesday 馃憤

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2 hours ago, CraigR1977 said:

Picking the car up in the morning! 馃榾

Very exciting! Bet you can't wait 馃檪 is it just you, or are the whole family going?聽

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All of us, The mrs gets to sign, but I have to pay! 馃ぃ

Really looking forward to getting it though. I just hope it suits her as much as it鈥檒l suit me.聽

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I'm sure it will. When my parents bought the a6 I own (I inherited it from dad) the criteria was a 7 seat estate that mum liked. It was a toss up between the a6 & volvo v70. Mum preferred the a6, abd the rest is history. Over 19 years later to be exact.聽

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Brilliant! I still think I鈥檒l scratch that Volvo itch at some point though.聽
Value for money right now the A6 blows the 聽XC60 out the water. Probably looking at another 拢4-5k for the same spec/year/mileage.聽

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7 hours ago, CraigR1977 said:

Brilliant! I still think I鈥檒l scratch that Volvo itch at some point though.聽
Value for money right now the A6 blows the 聽XC60 out the water. Probably looking at another 拢4-5k for the same spec/year/mileage.聽

Well my grandad had a Volvo 760 which was a fantastic car, but unfortunately was scrapped. I had the Volvo itch too because of this and got a Volvo 940 for a while. The only Volvo that interests me currently is the s90, mainly because it feels more like the pioneering Volvo 760.聽

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Picked the car up this morning, all good. Drives well, no problems that I could find at all. It鈥檚 very refined, compared to the Skoda superb, even though they share dna, it鈥檚 not immediately obvious. The mrs loves it too. Result!

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49 minutes ago, CraigR1977 said:

Picked the car up this morning, all good. Drives well, no problems that I could find at all. It鈥檚 very refined, compared to the Skoda superb, even though they share dna, it鈥檚 not immediately obvious. The mrs loves it too. Result!

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Looks great! Glad you're other half likes it too 馃檪 hope you had a great trip out in it today 馃檪

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1 hour ago, Shytot said:

Looks nice - enjoy!聽

Which engine is it?聽

2.0 tdi, was trying to find a 3.0 in our budget, but the reality was there鈥檚 not really that many around. This is more than powerful enough for us. My days of pushing on are long gone. 馃ぃ

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7 minutes ago, CraigR1977 said:

2.0 tdi, was trying to find a 3.0 in our budget, but the reality was there鈥檚 not really that many around. This is more than powerful enough for us. My days of pushing on are long gone. 馃ぃ

You could always get it remapped for extra power 馃憤

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3 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

You could always get it remapped for extra power 馃憤

Maybe, it鈥檚 got two years warranty, would probably wait till that鈥檚 run out before I did a re map. I used to have a VW caddy maxi, that I 聽used聽as my daily and trackday van. It was brilliant. You could fit a sports bike and all the gear in for a couple of days away and get your head down in the back. Wish I still had it to be honest. The things you give up for your kids. 馃ぃ I had it remapped and it transformed it. Better economy and more power. What鈥檚 not to like?聽

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1 hour ago, CraigR1977 said:

Maybe, it鈥檚 got two years warranty, would probably wait till that鈥檚 run out before I did a re map. I used to have a VW caddy maxi, that I 聽used聽as my daily and trackday van. It was brilliant. You could fit a sports bike and all the gear in for a couple of days away and get your head down in the back. Wish I still had it to be honest. The things you give up for your kids. 馃ぃ I had it remapped and it transformed it. Better economy and more power. What鈥檚 not to like?聽

Definitely! And good idea to wait after warranty 鈽猴笍 you'll have to get your a6 out on track. I did It with my a6 a couple of years ago.聽

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40 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

Definitely! And good idea to wait after warranty 鈽猴笍 you'll have to get your a6 out on track. I did It with my a6 a couple of years ago.聽

Two wheels on track only for me Steve, I can just about to afford to bin my bike 馃ぃ

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58 minutes ago, CraigR1977 said:

Two wheels on track only for me Steve, I can just about to afford to bin my bike 馃ぃ

Fair point! Mind you I bet it's more fun on two wheels anyway!聽

We're planning to attend some shows this year and have a club display, you'd be more than welcome to come along 鈽猴笍

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