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Hi all,

I’m looking to take over pre-owned Audi A6 (C8) registered in nov 2020 car in the coming week. I did a PPI (reputable Audi 3rd party workshop) and requested agent service record from current owner. PPI company also suggested on repair cost (shown in Singapore dollar) . See photo 1-8 for PPI report. See photo 9-14 for Audi agent service report.

I’m a little bothered that many issues has been flagged out and things has been replaced in a short age the car. Also, in the last 1y3 months the car was driven +/-27,000km (given that I’m living in Singapore, this is considered high mileage). Only comfort is that the car is regularly serviced and  maintained by Audi.
 

1.    ⁠Have you encountered any of the error codes shown in the PPI report?
2.    ⁠And is the parts replaced by Audi is a concern/sign of abused car by current and previous owner ?
3.    ⁠What service and repair cost am I looking at for this car at current mileage (91,000km) and beyond?
4.    ⁠should I get Audi extended warranty ? Or should I look for 3rd party workshop for warranty?
5.    ⁠Please enlighten me on wear and tear to look out for? I’m looking to own this car for roughly 3 years
 

Car details: Model: Audi A6 (c8) Registered: Nov 2020 Current mileage: 91,000km Number of previous owners: 2 Under Audi warranty: Yes, expires in 5 months or when 100,000km Last service done: May 2025 by Audi agent

Concerns:

•    ⁠DRL is yellow. Believe the led is burnt. Saw couple of post in Reddit and YT. Not sure if it’s foc under agent warranty.
•    ⁠Emergency SOS module known to have other electronic issues.
•    ⁠Oil leak detected.
•    ⁠fault code detected during scan. See photo

Feel free to ask me more details of the car if I’ve missed out anything. Many thanks in advance for all your feedback. Cheers!

 

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Posted

With the issues I'd walk away, as clearly the current owner is getting shot of it in my opinion 

Posted

Hello Riyss,

So much data to read and understand. I don’t know what the regulations are in your country, but here, any vehicle driven on tyres with 1mm of tread (if I’ve read correctly) would be illegal and I would guess - worldwide? - any owner driving on such tyres would not be demonstrating a high regard for their vehicle’s maintenance. 
Aren’t there any others to choose from? 
Regards,

Gareth. 

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On 6/13/2025 at 5:55 PM, Steve Q said:

With the issues I'd walk away, as clearly the current owner is getting shot of it in my opinion 

I know. I have the same fear. It’s because I paid a deposit of 3k before I can take it for ppi. And I can’t get the refund unless car has major accident or engine issue. I’m stucked. 

On 6/13/2025 at 6:45 PM, Magnet said:

Hello Riyss,

So much data to read and understand. I don’t know what the regulations are in your country, but here, any vehicle driven on tyres with 1mm of tread (if I’ve read correctly) would be illegal and I would guess - worldwide? - any owner driving on such tyres would not be demonstrating a high regard for their vehicle’s maintenance. 
Aren’t there any others to choose from? 
Regards,

Gareth. 

It’s illegal to drive in Singapore with such tread level too. I believe he used to drive the car up to north Malaysia frequently as he is a Malaysian. And it’s roughly 600km from Singapore to north Malaysia. I assume he has been driving harshly which causes all these wear and tear so quickly. Is this wear and tear  concerning given the age of the vehicle ? 

Posted

Hello Riyss,

It would seem that this car has had a ‘disrespectful’ owner. If I was in your situation, I would simply walk away and forget it. 
Aren’t there any other examples to consider? 

Posted

If I understand correctly you have paid a $3000 non refundable deposit so you are committed to buying the car. Is that correct?

I suggest you assess whether the total purchase cost plus the cost of necessary repairs is worthwhile, or whether you should abandon the deal and lose $3000. Only you can make that decision in the light of local car values.

Posted

Apologies, I wasn’t aware of the deposit paid - £ equivalent? Without looking it up. 
Non refundable may well alter the advice given. 

Posted

It's about £1700 Gareth. A considerable sum to lose if I am understanding Riyss properly.

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