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A6 1.9tdi multitronic

  • 30-08-2012 6:33pm
    #1
    bd2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭


    Hi all. A family member looking at one of these. Avf engine. 1.9 tdi. Multitronic box. Any feedback?


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  • #2
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Personally I'd find that a bit underpowered with a 1.9tdi engine but that's just a personal opinion


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Lovely gearbox, makes the TDI so much better, traded one in years ago and loved it.

    Only downside is that they have a very bad reputation and I wouldnt touch one with a 10ft pole.


  • #4
    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭eth0


    CVT box. Bah!


  • #5
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    It's a lovely gearbox with the diesel though, on acceleration at low revs it gives you the 'my clutch is slipping!' feeling, then the torque comes in

    It's actually faster than the 6 speed manual.


  • #6
    bd2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭bd2012


    Cheers for the info colm. Had read a few horror stories alright. Are the really that dodgy if gearbox oil is done when it should?


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  • #7
    sunnysoutheast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭sunnysoutheast


    bd2012 wrote: »
    Hi all. A family member looking at one of these. Avf engine. 1.9 tdi. Multitronic box. Any feedback?

    Multitronics must have had 40k mile ATF changes.

    Audi replaced many multitronic clutches with an upgraded one - maybe check if this has been done?

    I wouldn't buy a multitronic with an engine bigger than this. I have a 2.0 petrol multitronic coming up to 100k miles and not a hint of trouble (yes I realise this statement will mean it falls to bits next week). At its best it's like having an electric transmission.

    If you test drive the car check for jerks and clunks when moving from N-D, and N-R in particular.


  • #8
    bd2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭bd2012


    sunnysoutheast wrote: »
    bd2012 wrote: »
    Hi all. A family member looking at one of these. Avf engine. 1.9 tdi. Multitronic box. Any feedback?

    Multitronics must have had 40k mile ATF changes.

    Audi replaced many multitronic clutches with an upgraded one - maybe check if this has been done?

    I wouldn't buy a multitronic with an engine bigger than this. I have a 2.0 petrol multitronic coming up to 100k miles and not a hint of trouble (yes I realise this statement will mean it falls to bits next week). At its best it's like having an electric transmission.

    If you test drive the car check for jerks and clunks when moving from N-D, and N-R in particular.
    Good to hear it. Yeah he took it for a spin earlier no noises from it. So fingers crossed!


  • #9
    sunnysoutheast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭sunnysoutheast


    bd2012 wrote: »
    Good to hear it. Yeah he took it for a spin earlier no noises from it. So fingers crossed!

    What age and mileage is it?

    A6 is a great car for cruising, and if you have a relaxed driving style the multitronic box will suit it perfectly.

    Lot of value in a used A6, but they don't fit on my drive!


  • #10
    bd2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭bd2012


    It's a 05. Old shape. 92k miles. And the driver in his 60s so relaxed style all the way!


  • #11
    sunnysoutheast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭sunnysoutheast


    bd2012 wrote: »
    It's a 05. Old shape. 92k miles. And the driver in his 60s so relaxed style all the way!

    2005?

    No 1.9TDi in the new A6 from 2004 on:

    http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/audi/a6-2004/

    is it the previous model?


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  • #12
    bd2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭bd2012


    sunnysoutheast wrote: »
    bd2012 wrote: »
    It's a 05. Old shape. 92k miles. And the driver in his 60s so relaxed style all the way!

    2005?

    No 1.9TDi in the new A6 from 2004 on:

    http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/audi/a6-2004/

    is it the previous model?
    Yes it's the old model. Late reg


  • #13
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    sunnysoutheast wrote: »
    What age and mileage is it?

    A6 is a great car for cruising, and if you have a relaxed driving style the multitronic box will suit it perfectly.

    .....'sfunny you should reference being smooth : I know someone with an 09 A6 2.0 Tdi, and at 44k kms (! :eek:), the Multitronic is toast. Curious thing, though, is he's NOT smooth with it - never has been.

    Like anything else - with some mechanical sympathy it might be grand. If the thing isn't 1000% smooth, esp as mentioned on the N-D and N-R shift, run as fast as your little manual gearbox will carry you.

    Now, if you could find an A6 or Skoda with the 'ol fashioned Tiptronic box, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

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  • #14
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Lovely gearbox, makes the TDI so much better, traded one in years ago and loved it.

    Only downside is that they have a very bad reputation and I wouldnt touch one with a 10ft pole.

    +1 - mind you, it does depend on just how cheap it is: at the right price........and I mean really cheap, enough to allow for buying a new box if required.......

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #15
    bd2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭bd2012


    Quick update. He went for it in the end picked up today. Fingers crossed.


  • #16
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    Currently looking at a 1.8T A4 with the multitronic. According to the owner the box was replaced by Audi. Were newer ones significantly better?

    Never owned an Auto so not sure what to expect.


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