Ownership Cost for 2006 Audi A6 (3.2 quattro)
Estimated: $41477 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2469 | $1185 | $1037 | $938 | $840 | $6469 |
| Insurance | $1634 | $1691 | $1750 | $1812 | $1875 | $8762 |
| Fuel | $1696 | $1747 | $1808 | $1880 | $1965 | $9096 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2120 | $1179 | $1179 | $2291 | $9532 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $784 | $784 | $784 | $784 | $784 | $1161 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10323 | $7971 | $7186 | $7299 | $8699 | $41477 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSED BY DRIVER'S LOOSE FLOOR MAT. STARTED CAR IN GARAGE. IN PARK, ENGINE RAN AT 4,000 RPM FROM START. TRIED TO KICK DOWN GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, NO CHANGE. IGNITION ON AND OFF THREE TIMES, NO CHANGE. PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, SHIFTED TO REVERSE. I KNEW IT WOULD LURCH. GOT OUT OF GARAGE, PRESSING FIRMLY. RPMS DROPPED TO NORMAL 1,000 RANGE. SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, CAR RPM INCREASED TO 4,000 RPM AND LURCHED. SAT THERE FOR FIVE MINUTES THINKING IT WOULD SETTLE DOWN. NOTHING. I THEN DECIDED TO CHECK THE FLOOR MAT. IT WAS ON TOP OF THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAD MOVED FORWARD BECAUSE THE ONE OF THE SECURING LOCKS ON THE MAT HAD BROKEN FREE |
| 2006 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | NEW MICHELIN TIRES MOUNTED BY TIRERACK ON BBS RIMS. WITHIN 10 MILES, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT, AND UPON INSPECTION THE VALVE ("VALVE #1") WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. RECEIVED NEW TIRE AND NEW VALVE ("VALVE #2") FROM TIRERACK, WHICH WAS MOUNTED BY MY CAR DEALER. AFTER SITTING FOR ONE HOUR, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT. UPON INSPECTION, THE SECOND NEW VALVE, VALVE #2, WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THAT'S TWO DEFECTIVE VALVES OUT OF FIVE, WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE FAILURE RATE. *TR |
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