Wanted: RS6 with bad trans and/or bad motor

[SteveKen]

Does anyone have a line on one of these in the US?

Please PM or email me.

Thanks,

Steve

[DHall1]

I would also be interested if its on the west coast.

[Hy Octane]

All RS6's have bad tranny's and potential motor problems. Should be an easy find...

[SAF]

All RS6's have bad tranny's and potential motor problems. Should be an easy find...

I know that was tongue in cheek but that's certainly not an accurate assesment. Besides, as an owner, you should be trying to portray the positive side of these Beasts! (as resale values need all the help they can get )

[DuckWingDuck]

hehe, none of us have lost any value until we sell the car! Which is probably why Ben and I will never sell our car

[Hy Octane]

Not really tongue in cheek.
Car was in shop for 3 weeks. Got a new tranny at 58k miles..
Had several other broken things fixed. Cost almost $15k..
Had car back 1 week.
Leaking coolant seals in the oil cooler.
One more week and $5k..
Thats 20k in repairs in one month..
Lets see If I can get one week or so out of it before it breaks again..

[SAF]

OUCH! My condolenses.

[snoopra]

hehe, none of us have lost any value until we sell the car! Which is probably why Ben and I will never sell our car

+1, NEVER

[V8weight]

+1, NEVER

Whoa, where did you get the "peanut butter jelly time" smiley? Is that new?

[peiserg]

Not really tongue in cheek.
Car was in shop for 3 weeks. Got a new tranny at 58k miles..
Had several other broken things fixed. Cost almost $15k..
Had car back 1 week.
Leaking coolant seals in the oil cooler.
One more week and $5k..
Thats 20k in repairs in one month..
Lets see If I can get one week or so out of it before it breaks again..

I would keep track, but my list of things has grown longer than my memory..

Leaking tranny fluid (8k miles on odo!)
Stuck AC switch (7k miles)
Broken fuel sender unit
Broken brake sensor
torque converter
N75 valve
wiring harness failure
telescoping steering wheel now fails occasionaly
headlight washer broke (I think from the factory.. previous owner had never used it)


at least.. my drc never failed!
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but damn.. when all systems are go.... i love that car!!!

[snoopra]

Whoa, where did you get the "peanut butter jelly time" smiley? Is that new?

Found on the net

[alpinab7]

Then I don't have to listen to it on youtube

Not really tongue in cheek.
Car was in shop for 3 weeks. Got a new tranny at 58k miles..
Had several other broken things fixed. Cost almost $15k..
Had car back 1 week.
Leaking coolant seals in the oil cooler.
One more week and $5k..
Thats 20k in repairs in one month..
Lets see If I can get one week or so out of it before it breaks again..

[DuckWingDuck]

Then I don't have to listen to it on youtube

Excellent opportunity to whip out the video that I took in '07!

[SAF]

Oh man, that sounds nice.

[MrBucket]

Excellent opportunity to whip out the video that I took in '07!

I did the same thing but RS4 instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_tt8enLJ0

[Hy Octane]

Well, No such luck. Went down this morning to start her up and she's sitting in a huge pool of oil..

Whats next? Locusts?

[V8weight]

I'm sorry to hear that. This is definitely the most frustrating car I have ever owned. In 8 months of ownership it has spent 14 weeks in various service departments to the tune of $15000 paid out by warranty and I think somewhere around $3500 out of pocket. I just can't help but think for what I paid for this car I could have my S4 avant daily driver and sedan as well to modify for track use. Oh well, I've never been defeated by a car yet, and I'm going to stick it out. I do love it when it's running. If it makes you feel any better, I put 150 miles on the clock today, only to have the cel come on as I pulled in the driveway. Probably just my weekly small evap leak though.

[mmaturo]

Not really tongue in cheek.
Car was in shop for 3 weeks. Got a new tranny at 58k miles..
Had several other broken things fixed. Cost almost $15k..
Had car back 1 week.
Leaking coolant seals in the oil cooler.
One more week and $5k..
Thats 20k in repairs in one month..
Lets see If I can get one week or so out of it before it breaks again..

Probably not...in last 6 weeks my car has been in 3 times for the same exact problems they were supposed to fix and new ones so I agree...

3rd trans (4tc) went in 3 months ago,

2 air bags in last 4 weeks as senders failed and new one after two days...so right back for second one.

My 4th set of control arms in (not a typo) 30K miles is going in on Tuesday, after they did stabilizer bar and links...third set in 30K miles last week and that didn't fix the clunk...I drove off the lot and right back on it 5 minutes later and got back in my loaner before they even moved it. I drove the tech around again and he agreed that as i told them when i brought it in that it was a control arm again...

Fuel senders just replaced this past week after they took it home themselves...then they believed me that gauge was wrong finally, after I brought it in twice for it and they dismissed me.

Gauge cluster 3 weeks ago with last air bag fix and first fuel gauge complaint...they thought this would fix it...nope, by the time i got it home i knew it was still wrong and made appointment.

3 months ago while trans out an oil leak fixed on valve covers, and pulley at timing belt.

1 DRC this year (January, 2nd set), Steering pump 4 months ago just before trans went...

They had my car 2 weeks in Feb, the ENTIRE month of April, 3 weeks of June, 2 weeks now of July...

But my motor is fantastic and does run great when i have it...car has 76K on it and my CPO ran out this past Wednesday hence making sure they fix everything now. Brave new world i am headed into...hopefully not the 20K a month kind.

Love the car immensely but is annoying.