2016 A6 3.0T Purchase Questions
 

I am considering a purchase of 2016 A6 3.0T within the next few weeks/months. Ideally something coming off a lease (36-39 months) or one owner.

I was wondering if anyone had advice / opinions / recommendations on what to inspect or look for when when doing a test drive for these vehicles? I'll pull a Carfax and see if I can get a history of service on the vehicles but if there is any weak areas I should concentrate on I'd like to know.

Any after purchase regrets, dislikes, likes or thoughts on future maintenance are welcome too (e.g. dealer recommends 10k service, expect to pay between $400-$500 each visit, etc.)

FYI - Previous vehicles: Nissan Rogue/Pathfinder, Lexus RX350.

Thanks,
-dan

Brake pads, rotors, and tires are the main things to look at. Otherwise the 3.0T is pretty solid.

To hijack the thread briefly, if looking to save some $$, would going for a 2016 v/s a 2017/8 be worth it? Does the 2016 lack in any way compared to the 17/18? Thanks

I think the only difference is Apple CarPlay, which was implemented in 2017 on.

Someone figured out a way to get it activated for $150 which can be done on 2016 models. So, I don't think there would be any difference except for the warranty periods and mileage..

Hey man! I just purchased a 2016 a6 prestige with 67k...got a great deal on price. It's my 2nd a6, I just sold my 2013 a6 prestige. Love these cars a lot. This 2016 had a steering wheel squeaking issue that I only noticed at the end of my test drive. I checked the forums here and heard about a rubber collar that dries out. It's a heat induced problem and was directed to have the dealer lube the collar, but that ultimately didn't fix it. They ended up replacing the intermediate steering shaft at about $740 parts and labor. It's been 2 weeks and the problem has not returned. I'm keeping a close ear to it tho. Otherwise, no issues with my 2016...I recommend completing all the Audi care maintenance 10k services.

someone posted this link to an Audizine thread in another thread --> AudiZine link

I am communicating with the guy now to see what its about

This is amazing! Apparently you need a USB to Ethernet adapter (https://www.ebay.com/itm/D-Link-DUB-...ss!95134!US!-1 8.99 for open box from Ebay).

Then you just need a SD card and a computer. The sketchy part is the seller of this has to remote into a computer to do part of the unlocks for Carplay but he has done over 100 of them to date. I have ordered the Dlink adapter and will report back once I get carplay activated on my car sometime next week hopefully.

If you can setup a VirtualPC (VMWare [Win/Mac/Linux], Parallels [Mac], or VirtualBox [Win/Mac/Linux - Free]) with Windows (Free Trial version can be used) on it, it doesn't matter who logs in. and you can scrap it right after

I have completed the procedure and have gotten Apple carplay activated on my C7.5 2016 A6 P+. Had to message the guy on an app called Telegram (username: Carplay_audi) and he charges ~$155 to activate it. He's helped 100+ people before.

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