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Used 1998 Audi A6 Consumer Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
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2.38 out of 5 stars

Piece of junk

john9, 05/27/2010
1998 Audi A6 2.8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

I can't believe the ratings are as high as they are. Way more repair issues than ANY car deserves. Now I have 120k mi and spends more time in shop than home! Expensive to get worked on. Many issues throughout life of car. Would never ever buy another Audi.

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5 out of 5 stars

Affordable Luxury

Mark D, 12/27/2004
1998 Audi A6 2.8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I purchased my 1998 Audi A6 pre-owned with 85,000 miles on it. I read lots of reviews before purchasing and was concerned with reliability issues. However, after a test drive I fell in love with the A6 and bought it anyway. Now a year and 28,000 miles later I'm still very pleased with the car.

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4 out of 5 stars

Great Design, Poor Reliability

GoodDesign, 06/13/2005
1998 Audi A6 2.8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Like most reviewers here, I bought my A6 right after it came off of a 3-yr lease. I wondered, "Why would the original owner not buy this wonderful car?" The maintenance is horrific on this car but the car drives so well, and the styling is so superb, I am conflicted over whether or not I would make the purchase again. My mistake was in not purchasing an extended warranty, something that I would never have even considered after owning several Japanese cars. I thought that only American cars needed extended warranties. But when you look at similar year BMWs & Mercedes, there was really no contest. The BMW was faster & the Benz had more recognition, but Audi won the styling competition easily.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Security

Quatt, 08/23/2010
1998 Audi A6 2.8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I owned this car for 2 years now and as I am speaking I don't know where it is now. It has been stolen 4 times now. If you live in a bad neighborhood, this is not the right car for you. Even a baby can steal this car. Other than that everything else is superb with this car. Fun to drive but starts shaking once you hit 80.

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2.63 out of 5 stars

German Junk

Buzzy, 03/17/2002
1998 Audi A6 2.8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Expensive to repair, many trips to the dealership

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