Purchased NEW 2005 A6 - January 2006
Formerly owned a 2001 A6, and after buying a 2005.5 A4 for my wife, I spent hundreds of hours researching/driving. After driving every car I knew, I wanted the new A6. The A6 was the finest interior/exterior/engine combo I had ever driven, I purchased a 2005 A6 3.2 AWD with Bose, Sunshades, Tan leather, 17" custom wheels, Premium Pkg., Tech. Pkg without Nav. Adding Nav for $1400 next week. What a car. For me it is PERFECT!
Very happy with a few exceptions
I bought this car CPO (22k miles, nav, premium, convenience pkgs, parktronic, etc for $30.2). So far, it has been a joy to drive. I came from a 02 330i that I loved very much as I needed more room/AWD. For sure this is a very different car - less sport, more luxury as you would expect. Smooth ride, solid feeling and great looks/design. A bit disappointed in that there are some creaks and rattles (spoiled again by my 330i which was drum tight after 56k)
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Best A6 Ever
Audi redid the A6 last year and made massive improvements. The A6 I leased in '99 was underpowered and should have been a 3.0 rather than 2.4. Consequently, I switched to a Mercedes E320 4-matic and thought I would never drive another Audi again. However, the E350 that replaced the E320 is just awful, so I tried the redesigned A6 and fell in love all over again. My 2005 Audi A6 3.0 has all the power it needs and is beautifully designed, inside and outside. But most importantly, it handles with the precision and nimbleness I expect from a Quattro, especially in the rain.
A6 4.2: The Good, The Bad, but no Ugly
Almost everything about the car is terrific, except for the ludicrous and unsafe MMI. Previously I had an A8; with the A6 I lost nothing in comfort, feel, looks, or quality. Get the sports suspension, but negotiate to swap the (bundled) 18" wheels for 17" -- they still look nice, and they're safer. I'd prefer better sight lines from the driver's seat -- the high glass and the slope of the car make it impossible to see any corner of the car -- but that's (unfortunately) a common flaw. I test drove the 3.2 and liked it *a lot*, but I found a little hole accelerating from around 25 or 28 MPH, so I popped for the larger engine. A good car -- cross your fingers on reliability.
Awesome Car
This is my third A6. My first two had the 2.7, V6 engine. All the things I did not like about the previous A6's appear to be corrected, ie. Navigation display, front seat storage, sun glasses compartment, cell phone charge outlet, acceleration delay, body roll on cornering, electronic instrument panel. The only item not fully corrected is the cup holders, however, with the power and fun this car gives you, you should not be worrying about cup holders. Audi has out done themselves on this vehicle. I had great success with my previous A6's. After 3000 miles I can say that "I LOVE MY CAR!"