A6 2.0 vs 2.7 tdi reliability

[mabaudi]

I have had my 2.7quattro since June. Its an 06 SE with just 29k miles. Its not run it yet. Its my 4th A6 the previous one s were 1.9x2 and a 2.5. I'm very please with it. I spent months finding it with the correct spec and more importantly the lower emmisions making the road tax £245 and not £425.
Bare that in mind if you decide on the 2.7.

[Chriseybaby]

My main concern is that most of you have gotten reasonably low mileage examples. I would be looking at over 100k on a 2.0 or 150k+ on a 2.7

[adamss24]

My main concern is that most of you have gotten reasonably low mileage examples. I would be looking at over 100k on a 2.0 or 150k+ on a 2.7

That's because the "low" mileage models are clocked - common practice nowadays !
Nobody and i mean NOBODY will pay the extra premium on a new car in order to travel that little as its much cheaper to buy a petrol engine in the first place. With the diesel you need to do more than 15k a year in order to break even ! The only advantage with diesels are the residual values compared with petrol lumps ! I will rather buy a mint high mileage car than a low mileage one wich spent hours stuck in traffic ! I also dont care what the mileage is on the odometer as i buy the car not the dash ! If folks would not look for low mileage engined cars then there would not be crooks about ! So take the mileage with a pinch of salt !

[timdave25]

My main concern is that most of you have gotten reasonably low mileage examples. I would be looking at over 100k on a 2.0 or 150k+ on a 2.7

My 2005 model has done 100k (just turn this week). Feels as tight as the day it rolled off the production line.

I have learnt that you need to look at the car and the care it has received more than the miles. I would expect a modern deisel to do 200k.

If your looking at a high miller you could use a dianositic tester to read any historic fault codes, there are many minor codes which don't light up the dash but stored on the ECU.

[MFGF]

Are you looking at the older 2.0 TDi PD or the newer 2.0 TDi CR models? The newer engines seem to be more reliable from what I'm seeing (and experiencing).

MF.