A6 good, bad or ugly?

I like them, so probably best avoided :) Theres a 2.7T? That sounds cool :)

Volvo S60 2.5T, T5 or R might be a good alternative. All available with AWD as an option, better spec, less money, better ride quality and option of the adjustable Ohlins suspension.

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no

get the A6, much much better looking, better image.

Or get the same spec car with a VW badge for a few grand less....

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No.

If you could have a car that drove better in every way, still looked ok and had a decent image, you'd still choose a car that was slower and drove worse because in your opinion it looked better?

Dude, no.

Or, get a Passat W8, cos they clearly rock.

And probably Skoda badge for a lot less, with the V6 TDi lump and so save even more money.

Funny you should mention that, I saw one the other day and thought they aren't bad looking motors. I'm not a Volvo fan but that's more prejudice than experience. I'll definitely look into it.

Yeah already had a look at the Passat. Choices, choices.

I thought about that too but might as well admit i'm a little bit of a snob. (god knows why)

arent the S60 volvo FWD?

give me the 4.2 A6 anyday

AWD as an option on all the powerfull ones, plenty of them around :)

GO for the AWD R. Not really an M3 beater as Volvo would have you believe but still very quick.

Whilst a very good car, the dealers have loads and loads of low mileage ones that just won't shift so you can really get a very VERY good deal.

check out a test in a Superb V6 TDi, then the Audi back to back.

And if you want real Snobbery, our local Skoda dealer has in the same showroom, Skoda, Brabus, AMG, TVR, and Porsche. and they are right across the road froma VW showroom, and the Skoda showroom looks 3 times as flash, and plush as the VW one.

You don't get cars like that in the same group unless there is something good about them.

Who is going to go into a Showroom looking for a Brabus when there is just a huge Skoda sign over the door, unless they were of similar background?

An example of a Superb

But the front end is quite illegally and hideously ugly.

You mentioned the 2.7T A6 - I don't know if they've improved them, but have a look on peachorlemon.co.uk or the user reviews on parkers.co.uk - last time I looked a lot of people had a lot of problems with the 2.7T's.

Peter

Well the non-quattro A6s are FWD. Unless I'm wrong and the latest ones are RWD, but I doubt it.

Peter

Thanks, my attention has shifted to S60's at the moment.