How 'bout some high mileage reports

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May 8, 2003 | 11:58 AM

DWC_2.7T

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How 'bout some high mileage reports

I've got a year left on my lease and will have to start thinking about buy-out/turn-in issues soon. I still love the car as much as the first month. If I buy it, I'd like to keep it for a loooong time. I note that the Audi 5000's I see still look great. How about some feedback from you guys with really long term Audi experience...6-8 yrs or more. And please don't limit your responses to the engines; how does the overall car hold up over the long haul.

May 8, 2003 | 02:29 PM

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my 95.5 S6 Avant was flawless all the way to 135k before selling it for the A6...

Same results with a highly modified 95' S6 sedan. only issues were expected tie rod ends and factory suspension parts wearing out ( shocks & Springs..) oh, and a power sterring leak in the sedan - but fluid was cheap !

My old 90' V8 on the other hand had electrical issues....but always ran and drove well...

We'd prefer to forget about the 84' 4000sq....

And I still hold it against my father that he never let me drive his URq and then sold it when I was out of college and looking for a car.... but it ran well for him and is still driven by a gentleman locally daily with over 300k on it.....( and many, many $$$'s put into upgrades and new systems..)

I'm torn on keeping mine for the long haul - still really like wagons..... but other then the turbos I think they should age fairly well.

regards,

May 8, 2003 | 04:12 PM

Randy Welch

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I had a 86 5000S

It had 135,000 on it when I sold it. The body was still in good shape. The interior was dark cloth and it had held up well. It was better built than the 93 Sable wagon we had at the time.

A few minor electrical items ( wiring harness had chafed causing the instrument cluster fuse to go out when the car was put in reverse ). The alternator went out shortly after I sold it, but that kind of stuff is expected.

I've got 25,500 on my S6 so far...

May 8, 2003 | 05:24 PM

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I had a couple of Audies with over 100,000 Km - one with 160,000 Km and it ran like new.

One was the 5000 version and the other the early A6. Can't recall the exact model years. The A6 was new when I got it while the 5000 was used. The A6 gave its life to save me from a moose. No damage to me but....
I wanted to buy out my A8 at the end of its lease but AUDI did not want to play fair. The market value was less than the pay out and I offered the market. No deal. It was sold at auction in Toronto, I live in Alberta, for about Can$10,000 less than I had offered.
Hope this is of some help.

May 8, 2003 | 05:35 PM

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1991 90Q, 120,000 miles. Some wear & tear issues, but...

... it looked great and ran like new. See sig.

May 8, 2003 | 05:59 PM

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How bout an 87 5000 TQM 410,000 miles...

still running, 3 owners, car was tracked until around 300,000 miles. My dad's car new in 88, sold to his mechanic at 130,000 miles for $4k, not a single problem till around 100,000 miles, when it hit the shop every other week. Mechanic traded for a UR Quattro in need of work. UR only has around 30,000 miles on it. Im not sure the car has any original parts left in the engine or tranny - but its still on the road - no accidents (except a paint chip from a deer on the way home from picking up the new car).

Needless to say -there have been 8 Audi's following the '87 in my family:

85 5000 Wagon (yes - they called em Wagons then)
87 5000 TQM
91 (i think it was a 91) 200 TQ
97 A8
98.5 A4 Q
01 S4 (2B Stage 2+ next week)
01 AR
03 AR (to be modded in Jun)
04 A8L (on order)
And lastly either a used B5 S4 Avant or new B6 for my wife in August when her current lease is up

May 8, 2003 | 06:12 PM

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200k on 20V coupe

I have owned 5 Audi's over the last 20 years and 100k is nothing on one. My current is a 98 A6 Quattro with 107k. Before taht a 20v Quattro coupe with 246k when I sold it and it still had the original clutch. It know has over 255k. And a 87 Coupe GT with 143k when i sold it.