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Have owned one for 13 years. Best car ever. Well made and reliable, but you must keep on top af maintenance. Total ownership costs are fair, with nothing else offering as much for so little. Find a good, well looked after one and enjoy.
Excellent job. Forgot to mention the awesome online community that exists dedicated to keeping these cars on the road with a surprisingly high number of DIYers
Thanks for the comment and yes you make a great point as when researching these cars we found an active online community. Great to hear people are still enjoying them 😁
@@themilesdriven completely agree. It’s the best online car community I have been a part of. Mine is manual swapped and it is a beast of a car. There’s really nothing quite like it, belt-driven V8TT sedan (US) with a manual. That’s an extremely limited list and it makes the car that much more special. It’s the ideal 3rd or 4th car (if you’re going to DIY) because it’ll be down for months at a time while you slowly chip away at the work as a hobby. It can be a challenging car to own but it is very rewarding as well. I really appreciate you taking the time to research the platform in detail through the forums. I’ll be checking out your other videos!
Manual swapped must make it very enjoyable 😁 a lot of owners don't seem to daily these anymore (except in better weather) ] and so they are getting the care they deserve which is great to see. Hope you have many great miles ahead in your one 👍
Would you be doing maintenance on the vehicle yourself? One of the problems owners mentioned was the high amount of labour needed for smaller jobs, which isn't so bad if you enjoy working on your own cars 👍
@@themilesdriven No, I wouldn’t be able to do it myself. My main concern is the reliability of the engine up to 400k kms. In Europe prices are around 22/25k for a car of around 200k kms.
The motor itself can do that mileage. However the turbos would be the immediate concern as its impossible to know how the car has been driven and the condition of the turbos. Spending 3-5k per year on maintenance is relatively common on the C5 RS6 if not doing job yourself So it depends how willing you are to pay for ongoing maintenance. We saw a great example a few year ago with high mileage (Over 200k km), but the owner had spent 35k on maintenance in 3 years to make it perfect. We also have a buyer's guide on the C6 generation RS6 in case you are comparing the newer and older generation 👍
Don’t buy an old RS6! I owned one back in 2007. I was the second owner. It was only problems, a real money pit. I had to replace the gearbox after 120000 km. I sold it after two years, maybe the worst car I ever owned. It was so unreliable.
📖 -- Miles Driven book - amzn.to/47NeoC2
if you want to support The Miles Driven check out the products below 😁
👕 -- Merch Shop - themilesdriven.myspreadshop.com/
🟡 -- (UK 🇬🇧) Casio Mudmaster G-Shock watch - amzn.to/3R5h5cu
🟡 -- (USA 🇺🇸) Casio Mudmaster G-Shock watch -amzn.to/47tuCAl
Podcast - linktr.ee/themilesdriven
www.themilesdriven.com
instagram.com/themilesdriven/
facebook.com/themilesdriven
➡ Check out fiction books by Miles
📖 -- First book - amzn.to/3W8owip
📚 -- First in Heist series - amzn.to/3w6JBiU
📘 -- Short read (Novella) - amzn.to/3ZCcVLC
Have owned one for 13 years. Best car ever. Well made and reliable, but you must keep on top af maintenance. Total ownership costs are fair, with nothing else offering as much for so little. Find a good, well looked after one and enjoy.
Get rid of the drc . Swap the gearbox for manual. Wagner intercooler. Rocker cover gasket every so often. Other then that great car
Excellent job. Forgot to mention the awesome online community that exists dedicated to keeping these cars on the road with a surprisingly high number of DIYers
Thanks for the comment and yes you make a great point as when researching these cars we found an active online community. Great to hear people are still enjoying them 😁
@@themilesdriven completely agree. It’s the best online car community I have been a part of. Mine is manual swapped and it is a beast of a car. There’s really nothing quite like it, belt-driven V8TT sedan (US) with a manual. That’s an extremely limited list and it makes the car that much more special. It’s the ideal 3rd or 4th car (if you’re going to DIY) because it’ll be down for months at a time while you slowly chip away at the work as a hobby. It can be a challenging car to own but it is very rewarding as well.
I really appreciate you taking the time to research the platform in detail through the forums. I’ll be checking out your other videos!
Manual swapped must make it very enjoyable 😁 a lot of owners don't seem to daily these anymore (except in better weather) ] and so they are getting the care they deserve which is great to see. Hope you have many great miles ahead in your one 👍
You forgot about oil cooler adaptor coolant leak which is a motor drop job
Thanks for adding this detail, as we mention our lists are non-exhaustive and it’s great to have comments to add further information for buyers 👍
@@themilesdriven I have 277k miles on my RS6 and it’s still on the original engine. Maintained. All issues fixed
I'm a bit late to the party here but great info and well made video! Reminds me of AMGMeister but for the 4 ringed circus
Thanks for this video because some of the issues with mine were mentioned.
Thnaks, and if we missed anything please mention it to help anyone else looking to buy one 😁👍
Would you advise the purchase of the RS6 c5 with historic maintenance but with 200’000kms? How long these engine can last?
Would you be doing maintenance on the vehicle yourself? One of the problems owners mentioned was the high amount of labour needed for smaller jobs, which isn't so bad if you enjoy working on your own cars 👍
@@themilesdriven No, I wouldn’t be able to do it myself. My main concern is the reliability of the engine up to 400k kms. In Europe prices are around 22/25k for a car of around 200k kms.
The motor itself can do that mileage. However the turbos would be the immediate concern as its impossible to know how the car has been driven and the condition of the turbos.
Spending 3-5k per year on maintenance is relatively common on the C5 RS6 if not doing job yourself So it depends how willing you are to pay for ongoing maintenance. We saw a great example a few year ago with high mileage (Over 200k km), but the owner had spent 35k on maintenance in 3 years to make it perfect.
We also have a buyer's guide on the C6 generation RS6 in case you are comparing the newer and older generation 👍
Don’t buy an old RS6! I owned one back in 2007. I was the second owner. It was only problems, a real money pit. I had to replace the gearbox after 120000 km. I sold it after two years, maybe the worst car I ever owned. It was so unreliable.
I have a 2004 c5 RS6 seloon. Its rubbish.