So this is my 2nd RS6 and I honestly thought this was going to be my forever RS but I need another SUV in the household and have been working with our own DHall on getting a Q7 Tdi to replace this RS6.
My original thought was to have Steve Kendrish convert this to a manual but I do enjoy it as it left the factory , a period performance super sedan from the early 2000's w/ slushbox and all. After all, I have a 625hp BMW M4 so my power needs are easily met and nothing I do to the RS6 would even come close to what the M4 can do.
This car is somewhat known on this board, which is why I bought it in the first place. Both owners, Bobski and Humantic are long time members and were excellent caretakers of this beast.
The car comes with a profound stack of records from 2004 to the present. It's probably the only North American C5 RS6 that ever went backto Germany as Bobski worked for the US Embassy and had it shipped there during his tenure...Berlin iirc. All the Customs forms are in the paperwork as well. While there it had the tranny replaced at Quattro GmBh , again w/ supporting doc and matching VIN #'s and when I ran the serial number of the replacement trans, it showed up as an RS6 Plus ZF unit, so overall a stronger tranny. To this day, it shifts amazing with no signs of fatigue.
The only mod to this RS is the DRC delete . It has Koni Sports on OEM springs.
When I bought it from Craig aka Humantic, it was a great deal as it needed some serious TLC on the cosmetic side and basically all new brakes and front suspension refresh, but his shop did some heavy lifting such as Cam tensioners, the last timing belt job at 158K from what I see on the sticker and some other bits and bobs.
I used to work for Audi USA so I still have connections and got one of our top body shops to do a respray on the front ( hood, bumper and fenders ) as well as wetsanding the entire car. It looks amazing, and I know some members on here that have seen it and can attest to that.
During my ownership, other than the paint, I had all new Brembo brakes installed, LCA's , swayer bushings, tie rods and pad sensors done last Fall.
It needs a new fan temp sensor as its starting to show the signs its on its way out, I'm having a new one installed in a few days.
I fitted some early prototype HRE 19in rotary forged wheels I scored from an old friend that worked for them back in the day. These are 19x10's and have new Pirelli P1 Summer Hi Performance tires, 275 30 19's. These have about 500 miles on them. The wheels are in perfect condition.
Overall, the health of the car is solid. It drives great and everything works as it should. Cold AC, heated seats and all power functions are good. It still, even with 190K miles pulls like a train . It blows my mind how little power these 4.2's lose over time, basically no different than my friends RS6 with 35K miles on it.
Lastly, no old car is perfect. What its going to need soon, is it has a minor weep/leak coming from what looks to be the oil pan and both VC's. More so from the oil pan. Its migrating towards the tranny and rear exhaust pipes but not to the point where its smoking or anything like that. In fact, its barely hitting the ground, but you will need to address that someday soon. It was there when I bought it and hasn't gotten worse.
This one is one of the good ones. Not some beat on, slammed RS. It has tons of life left and is stunning to look at.
PM if you have any questions. I'm pretty close to firm on the price as I've spent an inordinate sum of money getting it to my standards. I'll add more pics later today.
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