Ownership Cost for 2002 Audi A6 (3.0 quattro)
Estimated: $36174 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1150 | $552 | $483 | $437 | $391 | $3013 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1913 | $932 | $543 | $2291 | $8442 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $352 | $352 | $352 | $352 | $352 | $521 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8550 | $7058 | $6297 | $6097 | $8171 | $36174 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1999 AUDI A6 AVANT WITH SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE AUDI TO PAY FOR THE LAST 4 REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. CONSUMER HAS HAD SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND STATES THAT IT IS A LEMON. *KB THERE WAS A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A BAD PIPE, THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, THE BACK WHEELS WERE DRAGGING SO THE PADS WOULD NOT RELEASE, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, T HE SUNROOF WAS INOPERATIVE, THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP, GASKET OIL COOLER AND SERPENTINE BELT WERE ALL REPLACED. *JB |
| 2002 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | PURCHASED NEW COOPER TIRES FROM GRAHAM AUTOMOTIVE @801 WEST 41ST ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57105 ON MAY 10TH OF 2004. MY AUDI HAD 24,105 MILES ON IT WHEN I PICKED IT UP. ON NOV. 17TH, 2004 I WAS RETURNING FROM SIOUX FALLS, SD @ ABOUT 11PM AND I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVERS FRONT. IT HAD 10,753 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO CALL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THEM TO GIVE ME 75.00 ON THE TIRE I HAD TO GET. WELL ON MAY 23RD, 2005 I HAD RON LOBAN FROM DALE'S ALIGNMENT OF BROOKINGS, SD LOOK AT MY TIRES. THE 3 WERE SO WORE OUT HE RECOMMENED THAT I NOT DRIVE THE CAR. I DROVE IT TO MY RESIDENCE WHICH ABOUT 8 MILES FROM MY OFFICE. ON THE WAY TO WORK I WAS ABOUT A MILE FROM WORK AND I BLEW THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE OUT AGAIN. THE TIRES ARE AT DALE'S ALINMENT @1006 MAIN AVE S. BROOKINGS, SD 57006- PHONE # FOR THEM IS 605-692-5712. GRAHAM AUTOMOTIVE SAID THEY CAN'T HELP. I FEEL THAT WITH THE MILEAGE OF 40805 WHEN THE SECOND BLOW OUT OCCURED. THAT MEANS I HAD 16,700 MILES ON 3 OF THEM AND THEY WERE SHOT AND THE 4TH BLEW WITH ONLY 10,755 ON IT THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM. PLEASE HELP IN GETTING SOME HELP FOR THIS. I THANK YOU. ILA K. SWENNING |
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