qqq1970

47K miles and has been trouble free

Cuba

It took me a minute but I see the issue here, you want a car that YOU want to drive for a year and hand over. In that case it's much more understandable. Great vehicle, quite safe, the 3.0 is a lot for a kid and I would agree on principle that it would be too nice for a college student (that didn't save up and buy it themselves) normally. Most parents seem to go the big slow SUV route if safety and winter conditions are the concern. The A6 is pretty reliable without the sort of ticking time bomb issues some other options have. Personally I wouldn't go with an A6 for a college kid but to each their own. A stage 1 tune is really a top end focus from what I understand, you need the pulley for low end grunt. I'd say buy it for yourself, do a stage 2 pulley and tune, then trade it in for a used Jeep in a year for college use.