Buying B6 3.0 Quattro Sport, Auto

[aled_31]

Just thinking of buying a 3.0, Quattro Sport Avant with auto (I'm assuming Multitronic) gearbox. The car is a 2004, so one of the last of the B6's.

The car has covered 45k, and appears immaculate. Just wondering if there are any issues I need to be looking for, and whether the auto boxes are prone to any common problems??

Also, the driver's door is a little "notchy" to open and close, it appears to be a possible problem with the lower hinge. The door has not sagged at all, the hinge just doesn't open and close smoothly. Are the door hinges easy to replace??

[Monkey117SE]

I seem to remember reading somewhere that the quattro cars with multitronic are better than non quattro. Check the cars history for gear box oil change.

[kite]

if its quattro it won't be multitronic....

[fourringsrus]

Yep as Kite says if it's quattro and auto , it's tiptronic.
If it's fwd and auto , it's multitronic and you don't want one prior to 2005
The 3.0 quattro, sport, tiptronic box is much tougher and generally less problematic.
I had 2002 A4 3.0 qst saloon with low miles and the only thing I did not like apart from it being unnecessarily uneconomical, was the horrid way that IT decided which gear you were in at a set speed, even if you tapped it up the gears , and tried 5th under 45 ish it simply went back to 4th, not a fault just built in irritant.
On the whole a smashing machine but a bit juicier than it has a right to be.