Looking to buy new(er) A6 Avant

[Tonybolony]

My 3.0 Tdi quattro avant is shortly up for renewal, and if I can find one at the right price, I'll be after a BiTurbo Black Edition (2013/14)
The current one now has covered 178k Miles, and is still a formidable piece of kit, with more toys than Hamleys, and is still genuinely reliable.
I'm hoping that someone here has some knowledge of the BiTurbo engine, and 8 spd 'box- and my question is am I likely to get the same sort of reliability from the BiTurbo or am I better off sticking to the 'standard' 3.0 Black Ed.

Any opinions, lads??

Cheers,

Tony

[SteveH]

BiTurbo gets very good reviews. Price will be a fair bit higher than the other 3.0 TDI options. I have a 2014 A6 Avant black edition 2.0TDi and it's a bit slow and has the multitronic box. Great cruiser, but the STronic box is better and the 3.0 has performance too.

[Tonybolony]

I've just put a deposit on a 3.0Tdi black edition, 2014.
seems like it's got the 7spd dct 'box.
Anyone got any opinions of the 'box, mainly- can it easily handle a mild remap?

[SteveH]

Ask Doug at MRC. They map them and he mentioned you can up the power easily on the 3.0TDI. You will lose any warranty on the car after a remap though.

[anthonys2]

Hi Tony how's your new A6 going? I've still got mine and its approaching 185k and I still think it's an amazing car I feel quite privileged that it's my everyday car. How does your new one compare to the Le Mans you had?

[Tonybolony]

Hi Anthony,
Sorry it's taken so long to reply, but I've had a password issue which is now sorted (Thanks Greg!!)
The new A6 is a cracking piece of kit. The 20" grey Rotors look fantastic, and the 7spd box is Soooo much better than the 6spd in the other car. As I was driving it home from Wigan, I reset the trip computer, and now, over 2 months later, my overall average is 39Mpg. Bear in mind that my trip to/from work is 5 miles, so she's only just coming up to temperature when i'm switching off.
Undecided yet about a remap, 'cos she's pretty damned quick as she is!

Still miss the toys on the other one though, mainly the air suspension :-)

[Greg_S]

Glad you're sorted. Any pics of the new steed?

[Tonybolony]

Yes, on my phone, and tomorrow I'll ask the computer geek in work how to download them on here

[Greg_S]

Photos for Tony

[Tonybolony]

Cheers Greg,
I tried following your instructions, but I couldn't upload to the forum.

As Terry Wogan used to say - 'Is it Me??'

[Greg_S]

No probs. This new forum software isn’t as intuitive as it should be