1995 Audi A6 Estate review from UK and Ireland

Nothing.

Only annoying thing was its appetite for dashboard illuminating bulbs and rear lightbulbs.

Got a car with 98.000 miles, and had it taken away from me 3 years later with more than 200.000 miles on the clock. The only reason the car is no longer with me is the non skillful driving of 16 years old boy-racer, who rammed his uncle's Impreza into my Audi. Needless to say he came off worst.

During 3 years of ownership and more than 100.000 miles, I changed nothing apart from usual serviceable parts (oils, belts, tyres, brakes etc).

The old model A6 was a bit cumbersome and not particularly sharp, but it was amazingly reliable and comfortable car. It was built like a tank, and when I got car taken away from me, all mechanical components were still original, amazingly even all ball joints and tie rod ends were still factory ones (which cannot be said for post 1997 models, which suffer badly from worn ball joints).

My A6 was 2.5 tdi auto with the 140 HP engine, and although not very fast from a standstill, midrange punch was quite impressive. I also took my A6 many times to Europe, and regularly exceeded 120 mph on autobahns in Germany.

Fuel consumption was very good for such a heavy, automatic car with a 2.5 litre engine. Average was around 36-37 mpg. Worst I could do was around 30 mpg. Overall running costs were fairly low due to the fairly reasonable fuel consumption, and the car never needing any parts.

Main dealer parts were fairly expensive, but I only got timing belt and dashboard bulbs from them, and the rest I was buying at independent parts dealers.

My advice would be to buy an old shape A6 2.5 TDI with low or reasonably low mileage (if you can find one) and never sell it. It will easily outlive you. Car manufacturers just don't build cars like this anymore.