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Steve Q

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  1. I feel your pain! I caught my a6 front bumper the other day when taking it to the garage! 

    Mine will need the lower bumper respraying :( 

    I'd say buy a new bumper on eBay and not to put it through the insurance. They might try and write it off! 

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  2. One thing to be careful of is the suspension. Audi used a complicated adaptive system (not air suspension) and when it goes wrong it's expensive to put right. The system is designed to keep the car flat through the corners. 

    You'll find that some rs6's have been converted to coilovers as it's cheaper than fixing the Audi system. 

    Id advise finding one with good service history (ideally full) as the rs6 can be costly to fix if it goes wrong (i.e. The gearbox). Oh and low mileage as poss. 

    Check for crash damage and damage to the rear arches. Rear arches in the a6 c5 aren't known to rust unless a repair has been carried out. Body parts can also be expensive and with regard to body work Audis and VWs from this era also suffered from the front wings rusting at the top of the arch.

    Never seen it on an rs6 mind but the a6 c5, a4, golf mk4, bora etc were all affected. 

    Oh and make sure all electrical components work. For example it can cost over a £1000 to fix the aircon if the pumps/condensers etc are broken. 

    they are cracking cars and will be a future classic :) 

    hope iv helped :) 

    cheers

    steve 

     

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  3. Welcome to the forum :) 

    sorry to hear of your predicament!

    iv checked eBay and the one ending soonest is 1 day 14 hours! 

    Your best bet as you need on quickly is a local scrap yard or Audi. Sorry if it sounds like I'm telling you how to suck eggs! 

    Cheers

    steve  

  4. Hello Leanne, welcome to the forum:) 

    sorry to hear of your predicament. Well done for keeping the car so long! How many miles are on her? 

    Iv had a look on eBay and found these. Don't know if it will be suitable as it's not the same part number 

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282430644484 

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262955912086 

    it might be worth seeing if the same style door locks were fitted to passats, golfs, Audi 100 etc from the same era. I hope I'm not telling you how to suck eggs! 

    Cheers

    Steve 

  5. Right we are officially on the VAG Tuner Live website. So those who are attending. Please select whether your displaying your Audi under the parking section and select the club (it'll come up as audiownersclub.com). 

    Tickets are £10 and those who are displaying their cars need to be at donington for 8am :) 

    cheers 

    Steve 

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  6. Unfortunately the allroads seem to be few and far between. There is some what if an exclusivity about them. What spec you after? 

    Have you had a play with the Audi configurator? 

    Itl give you a better idea of the options Available. However be warned, this could make your decision harder! If that makes sense! 

    Keep us posted on how you get on :) 

    I'm assuming you want the 3.0tdi? 

  7. Welcome to the forum Jonesy :) 

    you'll find members on hear are friendly and helpful :) 

    if you have at queries then don't hesitate to post. Oh and don't forget to upload a pic of your a6 and to check out the events pages :) 

    cheers 

    steve 

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