Audi A6 Avant (2005 - 2011) 3.0 TDi Quattro Le Mans 5d Owner Review
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In their own words
The car is big its nearly 5 metres long so you need a big drive. I loved the power, despite its size its as agile as an A3. Parking can be difficult because its a wide car and can stick out a bit in public carparks so you do tend to be looking for suitable parking spots. Towing a caravan it came into its own , overtaking slow vehicles was safe and fast I could out accelerate cars from 50-70 mph in a blink of an eye. I loved the cruise control, the comfy leather seats, the climate control, the multimedia system the Bose sound system. On a dark night the exterior lighting was handy. I loved the sound of the V6 engine on tick over it made a nice burble. To be fair there was not a lot I can think of that I didn't like it was one of those cars that looked good, even 15 years after it hit the roads. The Sat Nav was good always found my destination. The one feature I can say that was not the best was the head lights, they were rubbish and not cheap. Tyres are subjective but I got 20k out of my Goodyear Tyres. Build quality was good some rust started to show at the bottom of the doors.
At the end after 196k it became expensive to run what with VED being over £550 a year the cost of diesel fuel and the service costs .The Le Mans 3.0 Quattro should be remembered as a classic car.
How reliable do you find the car?
Windscreen wipers stopped working but garage repaired them quickly, although fiddley apparently.
Went into limp mode a 3-4 times in my ownership connected to the turbo. Turn the ignition off waited a few minutes and restarted the car and all good for ten thousand miles.
Boot never shut with the electric motor or opened so never used it.
Very reliable car would take it to the south of France without hesitation.
Does the car do everything you expected it to do?
I bought it to tow a 1200kg caravan and it did that with no difficulty it was powerful. It was an economical car to start with , it could accommodate a lot of stuff in that boot. leather seats can burn your skin on a hot day .Climate control was good. Sound system was Bose so really good. Never let me down I used it every day loved the auto box and cruise control
About their car
- Fuel type Diesel
- When purchased April 2017
- Condition when bought Used
- Current Mileage 197,000 miles
- Average MPG 47 mpg
