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Old February 14th 05, 10:18 PM
Nev Arthur
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Hi group,
As I have just bought a 1996 UK model A6 1.8 T, I wondered
if anyone could supply me with any details of this model.
It looks really nice, 60,000 miles, 2 owners, beautiful
condition. Just trying to find out HP rating, mph, and
mpg. Many thanks, and sorry for the boring post.
Nev

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Old February 14th 05, 11:37 PM
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Nev Arthur > wrote:

> Hi group,
> As I have just bought a 1996 UK model A6 1.8 T, I wondered
> if anyone could supply me with any details of this model.
> It looks really nice, 60,000 miles, 2 owners, beautiful
> condition. Just trying to find out HP rating, mph, and
> mpg. Many thanks, and sorry for the boring post.
> Nev


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Old February 14th 05, 11:40 PM
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"Nev Arthur" > wrote in
message ...
> Hi group,
> As I have just bought a 1996 UK model A6 1.8 T, I wondered
> if anyone could supply me with any details of this model.
> It looks really nice, 60,000 miles, 2 owners, beautiful
> condition. Just trying to find out HP rating, mph, and
> mpg. Many thanks, and sorry for the boring post.
> Nev


Look at the car reviews at www.parkers.co.uk

Richard


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Old February 14th 05, 11:59 PM
Richard Wall
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Thought the 1.8T only came out in 97 ? If it is one it has 150 BHP, I used
to get about 30mpg from mine, 99 T and ran it to 120000 miles in four years
with few problems. I now have a 98 S Avant and get a similar mileage
Regards Richard
"Nev Arthur" > wrote in
message ...
> Hi group,
> As I have just bought a 1996 UK model A6 1.8 T, I wondered if anyone could
> supply me with any details of this model. It looks really nice, 60,000
> miles, 2 owners, beautiful condition. Just trying to find out HP rating,
> mph, and mpg. Many thanks, and sorry for the boring post.
> Nev



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Old February 15th 05, 01:09 AM
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In message >
"Richard Wall" > wrote:

> Thought the 1.8T only came out in 97 ?


Correct - the 1.8T only came in with the C5 model, towards the end of
1997. Up until then, the 1.8 A6 was non-turbo with 125bhp. Of course,
the 1.8T was available in the A4 in 1996. The 1.8T of that era was
150bhp.

> If it is one it has 150 BHP, I used to get about 30mpg from mine, 99 T
> and ran it to 120000 miles in four years with few problems. I now
> have a 98 S Avant and get a similar mileage Regards Richard "Nev
> Arthur" > wrote in
> message ...
> > Hi group,
> > As I have just bought a 1996 UK model A6 1.8 T, I wondered if anyone could
> > supply me with any details of this model. It looks really nice, 60,000
> > miles, 2 owners, beautiful condition. Just trying to find out HP rating,
> > mph, and mpg. Many thanks, and sorry for the boring post.


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Old February 15th 05, 05:45 AM
Nev Arthur
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> "Nev Arthur" wrote
>> As I have just bought a 1996 UK model A6 1.8 T, I
>> wondered
>> if anyone could supply me with any details of this
>> model.
>> It looks really nice, 60,000 miles, 2 owners, beautiful
>> condition. Just trying to find out HP rating, mph, and
>> mpg. Many thanks, and sorry for the boring post.


> Look at the car reviews at www.parkers.co.uk


Thanks for the response. The Parkers website was why I got
confused in the first place actually, as I could not find
a reference to a 1.8 T, as there were no model numbers
that seemed to correspond to that exactly. It's looking
like I bought a turbo, which is why I really think I
should do my research a bit better, as I had no idea of
that. Still, I am quite pleased, as I was a bit concerned
a 1.8 engine would struggle in that size body shell.
Nev

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Old February 15th 05, 05:51 AM
Nev Arthur
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> "Nev Arthur" wrote
>> As I have just bought a 1996 UK model A6 1.8 T, I
>> wondered if anyone could supply me with any details of
>> this model. It looks really nice, 60,000 miles, 2
>> owners, beautiful condition. Just trying to find out HP
>> rating, mph, and mpg. Many thanks, and sorry for the
>> boring post.


"Richard Wall" > wrote
> Thought the 1.8T only came out in 97 ? If it is one it
> has 150 BHP, I used to get about 30mpg from mine, 99 T
> and ran it to 120000 miles in four years with few
> problems. I now have a 98 S Avant and get a similar
> mileage


Thanks for the response. The car may well be a 97, I just
assumed it was the older of the two years it could have
been with a P plate. 30 mpg sounds fair enough for that
power rating, and as someone who did not previously fancy
an Audi, I'm well on the way to being a bit of a fan, it
looks fantastic. I'm just getting rid of a 190E Mercedes
with 190,000 so if the Audi can approach those sort of
miles I shall be pleased!
Nev

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Old February 15th 05, 05:57 AM
Nev Arthur
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"Richard Wall" >
wrote:
>> Thought the 1.8T only came out in 97 ?



"Peter Bell" > wrote
> Correct - the 1.8T only came in with the C5 model,
> towards the end of
> 1997. Up until then, the 1.8 A6 was non-turbo with
> 125bhp. Of course,
> the 1.8T was available in the A4 in 1996. The 1.8T of
> that era was
> 150bhp.


I must have got the year wrong. This is a link to the
advert I bought it from, and it was quite clearly labelled
a 1.8T.
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW...00506181031546
Also, it's definitely an A6, as I'm not keen on the shape
of the A4.
Thanks guys.
Nev

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Old February 15th 05, 07:12 AM
Grizzly
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 04:51:09 -0000, "Nev Arthur"
> wrote:

>> "Nev Arthur" wrote
>>> As I have just bought a 1996 UK model A6 1.8 T, I
>>> wondered if anyone could supply me with any details of
>>> this model. It looks really nice, 60,000 miles, 2
>>> owners, beautiful condition. Just trying to find out HP
>>> rating, mph, and mpg. Many thanks, and sorry for the
>>> boring post.

>
>"Richard Wall" > wrote
>> Thought the 1.8T only came out in 97 ? If it is one it
>> has 150 BHP, I used to get about 30mpg from mine, 99 T
>> and ran it to 120000 miles in four years with few
>> problems. I now have a 98 S Avant and get a similar
>> mileage

>
>Thanks for the response. The car may well be a 97, I just
>assumed it was the older of the two years it could have
>been with a P plate.


When you get the registration document, it'll tell you when exactly
the car was first registered. If it's not too personal a question,
how much did you pay for it? I recently bought a 1996 Audi A6 V6 2.6
for 1750 quid.

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Old February 15th 05, 09:37 AM
Richard Wall
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Looking at the ad the car picture shows a P reg plate but the ad says 1998.
This is quite possible if you have a "personalised plate" so you may well
have a 1998 A6 1.8T, the 1.8T was first available only with 97 R reg. Note
for this car there was a recent recall regarding early wear on the front
suspension arms (had them changed on both my A6s) I note from the dealer
notes you might also be in East Kent ? If you are looking for an
independent Audi/VW specialist I have used M & S Auto Services in Biddenden
www.m.s.autoservices.co.uk as they are much less expensive than my local
dealer.

Regards Richard

"Nev Arthur" > wrote in
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>> "Nev Arthur" wrote
>>> As I have just bought a 1996 UK model A6 1.8 T, I wondered if anyone
>>> could supply me with any details of this model. It looks really nice,
>>> 60,000 miles, 2 owners, beautiful condition. Just trying to find out HP
>>> rating, mph, and mpg. Many thanks, and sorry for the boring post.

>
> "Richard Wall" > wrote
>> Thought the 1.8T only came out in 97 ? If it is one it has 150 BHP, I
>> used to get about 30mpg from mine, 99 T and ran it to 120000 miles in
>> four years with few problems. I now have a 98 S Avant and get a similar
>> mileage

>
> Thanks for the response. The car may well be a 97, I just assumed it was
> the older of the two years it could have been with a P plate. 30 mpg
> sounds fair enough for that power rating, and as someone who did not
> previously fancy an Audi, I'm well on the way to being a bit of a fan, it
> looks fantastic. I'm just getting rid of a 190E Mercedes with 190,000 so
> if the Audi can approach those sort of miles I shall be pleased!
> Nev



 




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