Faults:

Crankshaft position sensor failed, resulting in the car not starting when hot. Cured at a dealer for £230.

Slight coolant leak.

General Comments:

After owning a few 'slugger' estate cars (essential with family and a large dog - and I don't live in the country, so why would I want a Chelsea Tractor?) I was getting bored with driving, and my Skyline and Saab turbo owning days seemed like a distant fading memory - my partner and I decided on a compromise. We sadly couldn't afford a general use car and a sports car - so we would combine the two and buy a performance estate car. The Audi S6.

Let me firstly say that the fuel consumption is atrocious. Apart from that it's fantastic. Easy to drive, easy to park, loads of room for everyone including our Newfoundland dog, classy, comfy... what more could you want. Oh, more? How about enough power to leave Imprezas, Evos and Porsches in your rear view mirror!

Permanent Quattro 4wd and traction control mean it just sticks to the road as well.

All in all, a great car, and if things keep on going the way they are with me personally - I'll be trading this one in mid next year for the newer model S6 Avant with the V10 engine out of a Lamborghini Gallardo in it.

Faults:

Nothing.. YET.

General Comments:

Quite simply this is the most amazing car I have ever owned.

It's so well built, and really quick and powerful.

The Quattro ride is wonderful and the colour (Nogaro Blue) stands apart from all the silver, navy and black cars on the road.

I got lucky as this one was owned by two AUDI fanatics before me, who looked after it really well.

I love this car.

Faults:

Slow oil leak - still to be fixed.

Ignition (barrel) beginning to give some problems - a known issue - key sticking in barrel, for instance.

Coolant leak - broken seal, cured.

General Comments:

Great car - best I've owned so far. Quick, secure, safe, properly built. Interior very comfortable, clear dials, quite spacious. Boot is shallow, but deep.

MPG is tough - best I've ever got is 35mpg on an extended run. Around town it's looking like mid teens, week in, week out it's 21mpg. Also lots of stuff going on under the hood - hoses, seals, fluid lines everywhere. These things can and do go wrong having an Audi specialist nearby (I guess) would help.

I think this is a real eye-catcher of a car, in platinum silver with 17inch AVUS alloys it still holds its' head up with current BMW's, Audi's, etc. Very good value in the UK at the moment (2006).

With a good mechanic and being able to live with the mpg the S6 is a wonderful car to own.