Help: Audi A6 (C8) 2019 PPI and service record advise

[Arsenal2006]

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!

 

[Steve Q]

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

[Magnet]

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. 

[Arsenal2006]

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 ? 

[Magnet]

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? 

[cliffcoggin]

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.

[Magnet]

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

[cliffcoggin]

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

[Magnet]

Who are you buying it from Riyss? Whoever it is, they are trying to sell you a vehicle which is legally unroadworthy. Surely this is sufficient causation for you to have your deposit refunded  -? 

[Arsenal2006]

On 6/15/2025 at 5:32 PM, Magnet said:

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? 

There are other models too that are slightly more expensive. But I don’t mind walking away to get a better car. 

On 6/15/2025 at 6:07 PM, cliffcoggin said:

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.

Yes that’s right. It’s a non-refundable deposit. But I saw the clause and its states that if I walk away from the deal, then I might need to pay double the deposit. It feels like a scam company to do this kind of agreement 

On 6/15/2025 at 6:45 PM, Magnet said:

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

Yes. It’s around £1700 as deposit. 😞

On 6/15/2025 at 7:46 PM, cliffcoggin said:

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

Thats right. 

19 hours ago, Magnet said:

Who are you buying it from Riyss? Whoever it is, they are trying to sell you a vehicle which is legally unroadworthy. Surely this is sufficient causation for you to have your deposit refunded  -? 

I’m buying it from a direct owner but there is a middle men, a consignment company, helping out in this deal. The consignment company is the one with a clause stating that if I walk away from the deal, I will need to pay double the deposit amount, also the $3000 is non refundable. 
 

anyways, the car is now at Audi service centre to look at the condition of the car and advise on the repair cost. It should be out tomorrow. Do you think i should ask the current owner to pay for the repair cost and I drive out the car or should I negotiate the price down? 

[cliffcoggin]

It is worth trying to negotiate with the owner directly, rather than through the middle man, if that is possible and legal in Singapore. You may not get any where, but if other possible buyers have looked at, and rejected, the car on the basis of the repair cost, he may be tempted to compromise.

[Kev-P]

Seems a very oddball way to purchase a car to me. I would have walked away as soon as they asked for £3K non refundable deposit before you can have it inspected.

[cliffcoggin]

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