relumalutan
Veteran Member
Just sold my 2006 Jetta TDI with 316k miles, DSG transmission. Bought it in 2012 with 125k miles on it. Car still drove like new, got $5k for it. To be honest, I sold it because I did not have the time anymore to fix it.
When I worked only a job 5 days a week I had no problem fixing it myself in the garage of my home (replaced DMF, camshaft, turbo, 3 times the O-ring on the coolant flange, leaking EGR coolant hoses, sagging headliner, suspension, and chased all kinds of electrical gremlins caused by wires chaffed due to being too short in length, along with multiple oil leaks). I started working two jobs 7 days a week a couple of years ago, whenever something simple died on the car, it used to sit for a month or two until I found the time to fix it. I basically lost the joy and desire to drive it anymore. I'm not complaining about regular maintenance (timing belt, oil changes, brakes replacement, engine and DSG transmission oil changes, or filters, which by the way I always did on time). I understand the car is 18 years old, but some of the parts I have replaced 2-3 times already, all OEM parts and I got tired of it.
Latest repairs I've done for the past 2 weeks: RCV valve on the AC compressor (this is the third time I replaced it since I bought the car), radiator replacement because the connector from the cooling fans rubbed against it causing a hole and a coolant leak to be formed, and brake boost vacuum hose. While I had the car raised on jacks, I noticed the driver side CV booth cover cracked... I replaced the entire damn driver axle with a new one from Raxles (trusted vendor) 1 year and less than 10k miles ago.
I've been eyeing a 2016 Audi A6 TDI with 85k miles on it. I know they have advanced emissions systems and I think I heard they are prone to break down.
Other than that, If you own(ed) an A6 TDI or the Q5 TDI what has been your experience with it? Are they reliable, or should I expect a similar experience like the one I had with my 06 Jetta?
Should I expect the same story: are things breaking up all the time on them too?
Perhaps I should look to buy a Lexus, if my main concern is reliability? I have a Toyota RAV4 hybrid with 120k miles on it, bought it brand new: oil and filters it's all it required this far, not even one hiccup since I bought it.
When I worked only a job 5 days a week I had no problem fixing it myself in the garage of my home (replaced DMF, camshaft, turbo, 3 times the O-ring on the coolant flange, leaking EGR coolant hoses, sagging headliner, suspension, and chased all kinds of electrical gremlins caused by wires chaffed due to being too short in length, along with multiple oil leaks). I started working two jobs 7 days a week a couple of years ago, whenever something simple died on the car, it used to sit for a month or two until I found the time to fix it. I basically lost the joy and desire to drive it anymore. I'm not complaining about regular maintenance (timing belt, oil changes, brakes replacement, engine and DSG transmission oil changes, or filters, which by the way I always did on time). I understand the car is 18 years old, but some of the parts I have replaced 2-3 times already, all OEM parts and I got tired of it.
Latest repairs I've done for the past 2 weeks: RCV valve on the AC compressor (this is the third time I replaced it since I bought the car), radiator replacement because the connector from the cooling fans rubbed against it causing a hole and a coolant leak to be formed, and brake boost vacuum hose. While I had the car raised on jacks, I noticed the driver side CV booth cover cracked... I replaced the entire damn driver axle with a new one from Raxles (trusted vendor) 1 year and less than 10k miles ago.
I've been eyeing a 2016 Audi A6 TDI with 85k miles on it. I know they have advanced emissions systems and I think I heard they are prone to break down.
Other than that, If you own(ed) an A6 TDI or the Q5 TDI what has been your experience with it? Are they reliable, or should I expect a similar experience like the one I had with my 06 Jetta?
Should I expect the same story: are things breaking up all the time on them too?
Perhaps I should look to buy a Lexus, if my main concern is reliability? I have a Toyota RAV4 hybrid with 120k miles on it, bought it brand new: oil and filters it's all it required this far, not even one hiccup since I bought it.