drb5

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After my thread a few weeks back, I've ruled out the E90 saloon or touring. Not nearly enough room in the back seat to sit an adult comfortably, while I'm I the front(I'm 6'2") and the Missus when questioned, would rather go back to the E60.

Today however I sat in a 2008 A6 2.0 Tdi S-Line Multitronic in black with black leather and was very impressed. Could hardly believe it had 80k on it, as the wasn't a worn area on the interior at all.

IIRC you guys don't like the Multitronic box, but as I know FA about Audi, can anyone shed some light on their reliability? Was DSG ever an option on them?

Brun

I bitch about Audi reliability all the time but the fact of the matter is the the most common car (by far) i see broken down on my 80 mile round trip to work and back is Audi closely followed by VW. The company Audi at work is a lovely drive and i'd have it in a heart beat but my head rules my heart

drb5

iTrader: (4)

Cheers Brun. Seems not many people favour them.

alanbell

iTrader: (6)

my last 6 cars have been audi 2 A6 ,s one a 2.7 tdi one a 3L tdi both really good cars no faults at all for me, (and no breakdowns) Ive a A5 2 door 3L tdi now and thats a good car, does what i want it to do for a road car, other audi,s ive had liked to much fuel RS6, S6,and RS4, Ive a Type R for fun now so dont need another fun car, But leave the Multitronic alone ,

drb5

iTrader: (4)

Thanks Alan.

What's the big deal with Multitronic then?

The Zohan

The 2.0l diesel has a few problems mainly the fuel injectors which pack up - these retail for around 500.00 a shot.

http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/audi-s4...injectors.html
http://www.audi-gearbox-problems.co.uk/

There are plenty of other threads/examples if you search around. Shame really

Brun

What is so special about an injector to cost £500?

The Zohan

I am not sure if you can buy them over the counter at a motor factors, it seems not by the number of people complaining about them and the cost. I seem to remember them being made by Siemens for VW/Audi/Seat, etc. I cannot imagine how they can justify the price - but they appear to have a monopoly then i guess it is about them making money. Given the volume/number that must be being made you would have thought they would be considerably cheaper.

TBH i have discounted buying a modern high pressure diesel due to the costs of parts such as the fuel injectors and also fuel pumps, a new Honda high pressure Diesel pump is £2000,00 + just for the pump. Speaking to my tame mechanic he is seeing a lot of expensive engine/fuel system related failures on a variety of diesel cars.