audi a6 2.7t Options

[Malhar95]

my parent gave me an option:
give away my celica for trade for a new daily driver for their use. like a altima or corolla or something along those lines. and they'll let me have their 2001 audi a6 2.7 twin turbo.


is it worth it? i mean i love the celica but honestly its not really reliable. lol i only got a chance to drive it 8000 miles in the past two years and it had like 3 engine replacements already (3rd happening now)


the audi has 148K miles, body wise good. valve cover leak.
maintance: oil changes are free and i know how to do basic stuff like brakes sparks plugs coils etc.



does anyone here have any experience with this car? good for a college freshman?
whats are good mods for this (checks the audi forums, many people are rich trolls who just say take it to audi and drop a 4.2 v8 twin ...much like the 3sgte mod here with the celica)


any suggestions?

[Keiri]

Personally, I'd say: trade accepted!

First and foremost, it's newer than your Celica and, if your parents have owned it since new, you know it's service history and the issues it has. This is highly favorable if the car is paid off (I assume it is) for a college freshman as you'll only really be coming out of pocket for basic maintenance and gas. That means more concentration on school and less hours at a job that will affect your GPA which will affect your future job prospects possibly.

Also, I'd hold off on the major mods and just look into things like an better air intake system, if there is one, and the best mod possible: keeping it in good condition.

Good luck either way.

[HectortheRican]

Do it, man! That sounds like a pretty sweet deal, and like Brian said: you know the service history. That's the best thing to know when acquiring a used car. And that Audi will be comfortable.

[RabidTRD]

How are you on your 3rd engine in the Celica?

Audi's aren't reliable in my experience... but then again, you don't live in the north. Keep in mind, the Celica will be much cheaper to replace parts on. The Audi is just an over priced VW with more expensive parts. Turbo VW's burn oil and you have to run 5w40 synthetic, which only Castrol makes and it's $8 a quart. (unless it's high mileage, then who cares)

And then theres the other side of things. You've got a primered celica that doesn't really look that nice right now, that is unreliable, and you're given the opportunity to have a car that pushes 300 hp and is "rare"... not to mention a chick magnet. It's also got 4 doors... which is really nice when you meet friends at college and they want to ride around in your "sweet car."

If you do any mods, just do the VW thing and slam it, and put a really nice exhaust on. Otherwise, don't mess with it. It's German engineered, which means it'll get angry and spit angry German words at you when you try to mess with it. Also, if you do take it, prepare yourself for odd "break downs." My uncle had an A6 NA like that one that had a phantom power steering issue. He kept bringing it back and they replaced almost the whole system, and it still liked to inflate the pressure hose and make it look like a balloon all while making awesome "low PS fluid" noises.


All in all, I'd say go for it. You can always get another Celica. How many times in life will you have the chance to own a twin turbo, German ueber car.