What's the average age of an A6/A7 driver?

**BigAid** · 21-02-2012,12:32 AM

Luck of the draw with the company pool - then got spoiled - do a fair bit of mileage and got used to the huge boot on the A6 when scuba diving.

I was coming up for a difficult decision as the list had tanked & would have have had to pay £5k personally to get a new A6 which wasn't going to happen - it was Passat or Skoda time.

Then changed jobs & had to buy a car - was looking at new ones given the pcp dealer deposit contribution but couldn't resist the ex-demo car - the irony is that the old
company just changed to vw Golfs only - lot off majorly ****** old colleagues.....

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**TopherGeorge** · 21-02-2012,12:55 AM

I can imagine. I would be very annoyed. I've never had a company car. I got my first Audi through a military discount scheme. I was actually not going to buy the C7 I was looking at an XJ, but then decided I was being stupid especially at my age and considering I'm normally in the car by myself! I'm very happy with my choice

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**Timothy Nathan** · 21-02-2012,09:03 AM

My story, then.

I always buy new and keep the car until it starts going wrong (my experience is that after about 120k, things go rapidly from everything being perfect to every MOT being a nightmare.)

My last car was a Rover 75 Touring Connoisseur SE, which I bought 9 years ago having traipsed round the dealers until I found one that made me go "mmmmm...this is nice".

When its springs and shocks failed, I traipsed again - the usual suspects, Merc, BMW, Volvo.

I rejected the thought of Audi because the A6 didn't have ACC, and I was not going to buy anything without.

But I did test drive a Passat. The salesman listened to my needs and suggested that an A6 would be better and that, for the last month, it now had ACC.

TBH, my wife and I bought in the showroom, before the test drive. It was the same thing as the Rover, we just went "mmmm...this is nice", but we dutifully took one for 24 hours, fell in love with it and bought. The only comparisions, BMW 5 Touring, BMW 5GT and Merc E fell miles behind.

I am now borrowing a Petrol S C6 Avant, collecting my C7 Avant on 1st March. It is a very different car - I would have bought an E Class against the C6 - but I know that the C7 was the only choice for me.

**TopherGeorge** · 21-02-2012,10:45 AM

Timothy, I bet your looking forward to delivery. I am currently in an Audi lease car as well until mine turns up, I actually can't wait.

I agree with you about the 120k mark, seems like every car I have had that has hit this milestone starts going spectacularly wrong. So now I go for new or nearly new, as long as warrantee is still valid im happy.

**shabazmo** · 21-02-2012,08:14 PM

First Audi at age 26 Audi Coupe GT. Now at 52 with the A7 below. I will keep my car for 150K plus miles

**Guest 2** · 21-02-2012,08:21 PM

Too old!

I was just turning 39 when I purchased my A6 3 years ago ... work out the rest

This was my first Audi, bought the A3 in December 2011 to make my driveway look pretty

I will buy nothing but Audi from now on, I didn't realise how good a brand they were until I bought the A6.

**ti rich** · 21-02-2012,10:21 PM

43 and my first and probably last Audi. Sorry but i miss my BMW..........

**TopherGeorge** · 21-02-2012,10:24 PM

I do kinda miss rear wheel drive. I do love my A6 but I think this will be my
Last Audi. I try and move brands and cars every few years, mostly because I just like a total departure from what I'm currently driving.

**MFGF** · 21-02-2012,11:29 PM

Originally Posted by A6_Chris

Too old!

I was just turning 39 when I purchased my A6 3 years ago ... work out the rest

This was my first Audi, bought the A3 in December 2011 to make my driveway look pretty

I will buy nothing but Audi from now on, I didn't realise how good a brand they were until I bought the A6.

That makes you... ummm... let me see... (runs out of fingers and toes)... Oh I give up! Let's just call it 29

What a coincidence! I am 29 too!

A4 B5 in 1999 (aged 34)
A6 C5 in 2002
A6 C6 in 2005
A6 C6 in 2009
A6 C7 to come this April.

MF.

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**TopherGeorge** · 23-02-2012,10:44 AM

MFGF looks like your defo an A6 lover. Which model do you think was best? I know the new one has all the bells and whistles on but I'll always miss my C6.