Test drive Audi A6 2005 - 2008 sedan

All photos Audi A6 2005 - 2008

His Excellency

Audi fans of spout will not reproach in the world full of analogues of cheaper. But hunting, as you know, is more than captivity. In order not to stumble about the high price threshold, many prefer to take used specimens. We decided to get acquainted with one of these in Trad.
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In the company Audi Center the West, the case is put on a wide leg per month here up to thirty (!) Nenist cars. The secret of the simplest department is puffed out for the entire Hem holding, part of which is the Audi Center. And the abundance of related dealerships determines the assortment. Take everything! However, there are two exceptions confirming the rule by the party bypass tuned versions and categorically do not accept the model with the right wheel (dubious option for a solid company). In addition to the trad-in, the company has a regular commission. But there is no quick ransom, there are no worthy specimens leave the wheels so why take risks by freezing the funds in non -excessions?
Non -core cars are taken at a price of 78% lower than the average market. This is a commercial interest, in other words, the commission. With Audi, the picture is different. There is a special scale of value by which luxury models (A8, Q7, TT, S and OLRUD) in the first year lose up to 35% of the cost, business class (A6 and modifications) up to 30%, economy- (A4, A3, A2 ) up to 25%. Then the price of price stabilizes at 1015% per year. The bitterness of loss in the trad-in system is compensated for by various schemes.

Having passed the car as a first contribution for a new one, it is not at all necessary to make a cash difference. You can immediately issue a loan, leasing (for legal entities) or installments (30% plus an interest -free loan for one year; 40% plus two years or 50% plus three). How to anyone, and the rich likes mainly hand over a business class in configuration with automatic transmission (90%) and all-wheel drive (70%). Unfortunately, diesel modifications are rarely found in demand for them exceeds the proposal.
The pre -sale corresponds to the level of technology, everything is solid and in complete seriousness. So, a car with a significant defect will not get to the buyer, but bringing it to an ideal state is also unprofitable normally dear! It is better to leave the decision to the future owner by attaching a defective sheet.
The buyer is now legible. Most prefers fresh 20012004. With a mileage up to 100 thousand at a price of 9 to 140 thousand dollars. The company does not particularly do not take other guarantees, except for legal cleanliness and residual factory, the company does not provide for 7% of profits. But the car you like can be inspected on the lift and tested on the go. So we did.
BEST BEFORE DATE

The choice fell on the dark blue sedan A6 2.4 Tiptronic Quattro 2000 release with a mileage of 189 thousand km. In addition to the list of options for a whole page, it attracted a relatively affordable price of $ 20,500. But once this handsome man with a V6 engine with a capacity of 165 liters. With. And a five -speed automatic transmission was bought from an official dealer (where they later served) for almost $ 60 thousand! It remains to find out how impressive the marking corresponded to the state of the car.
Ready is about to exchange the third hundred thousand the car looked very decent. The gaps between the elements of the body are foreign, the surfaces are moderately worn from the sinks. Only numerous scratches on the rear bumper near the trunk cover were a little disappointed. It seems that for the previous owner (or the hostess?) The opening was high. Well, not a clawed dog was carried in the cargo compartment of the sedan! The next flaw was found only in daylight, the right front door appeared a little glossy of the back. They guessed: when preparing for sale on it, a long scratch was painted on it. Well, judging by the untouched fasteners, they did without a tin.

About landing the driver, let's say only one thing is impeccable. The seat reliably fixes the body, the steering wheel lies perfectly in his hands, the pedals do not squeeze. Despite the controversial bright red lighting of the devices, the readings are excellent read. I really liked the audio center so noble, pure and rich sound you will not find often. It is good that this beauty can be covered with a turning curtain with a microlyff. At least some chance that they will not be stolen. True, sometimes comfort beats through the edge to control the handbrake with the tanker lowered by the armrest does not allow the kinematics of human hands. That is, in the movement, the spare brake system is not on the alert! Strange omission.
There is no discrimination in the car in relation to the rest of the riders. The front chair, in addition to other adjustments, can (using an electric drive) move in height, and the passenger choose his own microclimate without interfering with the driver. The back is also quite convenient, even the legs for the legs (despite the bulky four -wheel drive with subframes), in principle, is enough. Oddly enough, in six years, the upholstery materials have not aged at all the salon still shines with cleanliness. Although, of course, there was no good dry cleaning.

A deep, with a massive arch and disproportionately small lid, the trunk seemed not very convenient. A person of medium height does not reach the back wall by about a third, which does not allow to get, say, a flooded bag. Do not tie her to one of the many hooks! We think, with this volume, a body type (station wagon) type is preferable. But I liked the folding backs with keyhole wells: by giving the car, for example, to the service, you can simply lock the valuable luggage! It is a pity that ours did not think of relevant before!
In the engine compartment, the Ball of a traditional longitudinal layout for the company rules. It is optimal with an all -wheel drive transmission scheme and, in addition, avoids tightness. Despite the abundance of the place, the battery was nevertheless taken out of the partition, to the windshield. This is caused by care for its longevity, a hot climate under the hood does not contribute to this. The engine itself is equipped with a belt drive of timing is a minus in our conditions. Officially, he walks 120 thousand km, only who will take this risk? And the very substitution procedure, which requires the installation of new tension rollers and pumps, cannot be called either cheap or simple. So our chosen one from time to time howl with some kind of bearing. Isn't that of these?

There are also few traces of long -term operation from below. There are neither serious scuffs, nor dents only small scratches and chips on plastic protection. Looks like the result of sloppy parking to the curb. No, of course, and traces of corrosion, the resistance of the bodies of the audi is well known. Despite the highway purpose of the car, a different all -terrain vehicle will envy the layout of the bottom. You won’t pass any protruding and unprotected areas, naked connectors and protruding pipes: you can’t pass along the plowed field, and it is easy to easily.
There would be nothing special in multi -link pendants, but the front levers of aluminum alloy were abundantly covered with suspicious white coating. So it is: from touch, the powder crumbled, exposing a deep ulcer. It can be seen that the material was to the taste of the anti -headed reagents of the Moscow spill. However, according to the services, all eight front suspension levers assembled with ball supports and silent blocks their 80 thousand km nurses. And it is just right to make claims not to the creators of the car, but to road workers, stubbornly trying to dissolve snow right where it fell.
Well, the branded motto the superiority of high technology once again justified. A respectable sedan for a third of the initial cost in a good form and is ready to delight the future owner for a long time. It is only important not to violate the principle laid down in the design: strict observance of operating rules and professional service.