On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:59:18 -0800 (PST), info@designsbyskip.com
wrote:

>I'm thinking of getting a 2005 A6 with 37,000 miles, and I ask a
>friend how he likes his A6 … he does, but said it's cost him a lot of
>money to keep it running. Well his is a 1999 so my guess is the is a
>big enough difference that I can't really compare the 2. Would most of
>you agree with that?
>
>Are there things I should be watching for with a 2005 A6, and if so,
>what?
>
>I'm not rich enough to purchase a car, and then have to put a ton of
>bucks into it over the next year or so.
>
>I put on about 25,000 miles a year (all highway), but don't care to be
>somewhere and have the car breaking down. Yes I know this can happen
>with just about any car, but is this car more likely then others or a
>different year A6 to breakdown?
>
>skip
>
>info@designsbyskip.com
I have a 2000 A6 2.7T, Quattro, manual transmission, 107,000 miles. I
had a few things done under warrenty (mostly recalls), but very little
that I had to pay for - mostly routine maintenance - the major item
was timing belt (and associated) parts and, of course, tires. I still
have the original brake pads and disks. YMMV

Bruce