Cut to the chase, today I was commissioned by fans to help test an Audi A6. The A6 has been displayed as an official car for many years. In the former Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, it was a symbol of power and status. There is a joke among the people that no matter what car you drive, you'd better hide when you meet A6. You never know who will come out of it. Many business owners will also choose it to receive some distinguished guests.
Today's fans are our old fans. He said A6 was cheap, but he was too busy to attend the fair. There was too much work in the factory to spare time to look after the car, so he entrusted us with full authority to help him. Fans also said that they bought it to receive Expo customers. If the car is in good condition, they will send someone to pick it up immediately.
According to the address sent to me by my fans, Tietou arrived at the garage where the car was located on time. After explaining the situation to the seller, the seller said that the space in the store was small and the sun was hot at the door, so he drove the car to a cool place under the bridge for me to test. Well, the seller is quite considerate! Next, let's start moving bricks!
Model year: Audi A6L 2009 3.0T luxury model
Factory date: June 2009165438+1October.
License Date: 2065438+March 00
Apparent mileage: 97,526 kilometers
Manufacturer's guide price: 696,000 yuan
Seller's quotation: 1 1.2 million.
Test location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province
I took a general look at the appearance of the vehicle. This car looks very old after ten years. There are scratches around the front and rear bumpers, and the left rear taillight shell is aging and cracked.
The paint surface of the car body is painted except for the big roof. Fortunately, no cutting and welding repair was found, and ABC columns on both sides were simply painted. Most used car buyers don't mind exterior painting. After all, it is a used car for more than ten years. It's a bit unrealistic to paint the original factory, so I won't introduce them one by one.
The production date of the right front door glass exceeds the vehicle factory date, indicating that the glass has been replaced. In order to find out the reason for the replacement, I conducted a comprehensive investigation around the car door, and found no traces of sheet metal and plastic repair, the fixing screws of the car door were not twisted, and the car door was not replaced, indicating that the glass was not caused by an accident.
The brand of the front windshield is not Audi, and the production date is not in the factory cycle. No traces of accident collision repair were found on the left and right A-pillars and the roof, indicating that the replacement of the front windshield was also caused by separate damage or stone impact. Replacing the glass alone does not affect the normal use.
The engine room is clean, but the engine room parts look old. This A6L is equipped with a V6 supercharged engine with a displacement of 3.0T, with a maximum horsepower of 290 horsepower and a maximum torque of 420 Nm, matching a 6-speed automatic manual transmission.
There is no trace of unscrewing the cover screw, and the surface color of the screw is natural and smooth. Combined with the inspection of the external paint surface, it can be confirmed that the cover is original.
No abnormal collision repair marks were found on the fender and the steel beam along the inside of the hood. The production date of the right front headlight is 14.05.27, which means that the headlight was replaced later. No accident trace was found at the back and around the headlight, which may be caused by slight friction of the right front headlight, and the problem is not serious.
The rear cover of the left headlamp is damaged and cracked. Although it will not affect the use at present, it is recommended to glue the gap of the lamp shell to avoid the fog from entering the lamp shell in the later stage.
The paint on the surface of the water tank frame is smooth and natural, and the fixing screw of the airbag collision sensor has no traces of screwing and disassembling.
The production date of water tank fan conforms to the range of vehicle delivery cycle, and the girder is flat and natural. Based on the above points, it can be ruled out that there is no major accident ahead. The generator belt has no aging cracks and the front cover has no traces of oil leakage.
Around the engine, the valve cover was removed, and the camshaft and part of the cover were removed. The seller said it was sealed, but he was not completely sure. Because the engine room is full of V6 engines, most engine parts can only be seen clearly from the bottom. When we look at the chassis later, we should pay attention to whether the engine has been dismantled and overhauled.
The engine oil of the whole vehicle is normal. I saved a maintenance fee when I bought it.
Open the car door and the interior looks really brand new. I can't believe this is a 2009 car. When most people look at the color of this interior, they will think that it may not have run many kilometers, but we can't just look at the surface. Many questions need to start with the details.
The production date of the seat belt is the same as that of the vehicle, the seat frame is not disassembled and rusted, there is no odor and mildew at the bottom of the floor glue, there is no sediment in the seat buckle, and the glove box cover of the co-pilot seat is missing.
Turn on the switch, the self-check of key instruments is normal, the trouble-free light is on, the idle speed is slightly shaken, there is no abnormal noise in the engine room, and the mileage displayed by the instruments is 97526KM. However, according to the maintenance records sent by the backstage, this A6L has already traveled 1.9 million kilometers in August of 20 17. Up to now, I estimate that its real mileage is about 250 thousand kilometers.
Next, test the function of the whole vehicle. First, the steering wheel cannot be adjusted up and down. Secondly, the cleaning function of headlights cannot be used; Once again, the right rear seat heating switch collapsed; Finally, the left rear glass sunshade broke off. Although these are not big problems, they can be annoying when needed.
When I came to the trunk, the fixing screw of the back cover was unscrewed. After careful observation, it is found that there are spots painted on the inside of the back cover. When I checked the appearance before, I didn't find any signs of sheet metal repair, so I concluded that the back cover was replaced later, and the reason for the replacement needs us to look down.
Open the trunk trim panel and find that there are traces of deformed sheet metal knocking on the back panel, and the rear of the car is rear-ended! Then replacing the rear cover is also caused by rear-end collision. The damage of the rear fender is not a big accident, but it is also an accident. Maybe the rear anti-collision beam has also been changed, and we will focus on the investigation later. The rear spare tire has traces of being used on the ground.
The back panel has been reshaped. For safety reasons, we need to check the welded joints around the back cover. The joint of the left and right side longitudinal beam corner plates and its surroundings are intact, the surface is naturally flat, the welding spots are even, and there are no traces of sheet metal plastic repair, which shows that the rear-end collision has not caused damage to the main structural members.
Next, start the road test. For the sake of safety, we stipulate that no photos are allowed during the road test. Please fill in the picture of the old driver's racing car! Simply put, it is a feeling of getting off the road. There is no setback in gear shifting, no deviation in direction and no abnormal noise in the chassis. The seller said that the chassis was just ready, and the acceleration was smooth and powerful, which was not the same as that of the 2.0 T belt. Close your eyes and you'll never feel wow. It turned out to be an A6, although it was not as fast as the double clutch upshift. It can obviously feel the powerful back thrust of the full-time four-wheel drive system of TOSON.
After the road test, I drove to the repair shop cooperated by the seller, put the car on the shelf and began to check the chassis. According to the sequence from front to back, the front bumper has been replaced, and the production date is 20 10, after the vehicle factory date.
The two front shock absorbers are removed and replaced, and the shock absorber is also a wearing part. It is normal to replace the shock absorption after running 250 thousand kilometers.
The bottom of the engine room is full, and most of the invisible parts above can only be observed from the bottom. The second inspection of the main girder confirmed that there were no traces of metal plate wrinkles repaired by gluing and painting.
After removing the guard plate, it was found that the screws of the engine claw and the oil pan cover were unscrewed and removed. Large-scale unscrewing of the screws meant that the engine was likely to be hoisted for disassembly and maintenance.
There are also disassembly marks on the fixing screws of Yuanbao beam. The seller said that the ingot beam was removed only after two front triangular arms were changed. The front triangular arm is really quite new, so it's no harm to replace the wearing parts. However, the screw marks of Yuanbao beam screws are not new, but there are still doubts.
The surface of the gear box fixing screw is coated with antirust wax. After I cleaned the screws with cotton yarn, I found that the fixing screws of the gearbox also had traces of screwing. I thought the top and bottom screws had been removed. This engine must have been hoisted and overhauled, not as simple as the seller said.
The surface of the rear differential is dry without disassembly and maintenance, and there is no oil stain on the surfaces of the left and right axle shaft oil seals and the dust cover of the inner ball cage, and there is no scratch on the bottom of the shell.
There are traces of glue on the backboard. We checked the trunk and knew it was fixed, which proved the situation from the bottom again. The rear bumper has been replaced, and my inference is correct.
Four wheel tire replacement. The right rear tire was produced on 15. At present, it is worn and needs to be replaced.
The last step is to test the electrical system of OBD. There are many fault codes. German cars are very sensitive to the signal requirements of electrical systems or sensors in various parts. Once the vehicle voltage is low or power is cut off for maintenance, there will be many fault codes when unplugging. After eliminating the code, it will not affect the normal use.
The two-hour monitoring is over here, and then make a car condition summary for the whole car!
Appearance: remove the front bumper, remove the left front door, replace the right front door glass, replace the front windshield, sheet metal on the left front fender, paint on the left front and left rear door, sheet metal on the left rear fender, replace the rear bumper, the rear taillight shell is cracked, and the appearance is painted on the whole vehicle except the big top, resulting in rear-end collision;
Machine room: replace the right front headlight, glue the left headlight, remove the left and right valve covers, remove the front and rear covers of the camshaft, remove the intake pipe supercharger, replace the engine, replace the water pump and overhaul the engine;
Interior: plastic at the rear end of rear fender;
Start-up: engine jitter;
Functions: the sunshade of the left rear door is damaged, the glove box cover of the co-pilot seat is missing, the heating function button of the right rear seat collapses and cannot be used, the steering wheel cannot be adjusted up and down, and the headlight cleaning function cannot be used due to water leakage;
Road test: normal;
Chassis: front triangular arm replacement, front wing beam removal, engine gearbox landing, engine oil pan removal, gearbox removal oil pan leakage, steering gear resistance pump leakage, rear collision beam accident replacement, left front right front left rear wheel tire replacement production date 18, right rear wheel tire 15.
Generally speaking, the appearance of the whole car is painted except for the roof, and the accident is rear-ended; A variety of internal functional defects; Engine disassembly and overhaul; Watch adjustment is still quite serious. Send photos and videos of these questions to fans, and then call fans to report the situation orally. Fans say these are all acceptable. After all, used cars should be used as long as there is no problem with the road test. Hang up the phone and say goodbye to the seller, and the task is completed.
That night, my fans sent me a message saying that he cut 20,000 yuan for this A6L and finally sold it for 90,000 yuan. I'll count with my fingers. This price is not expensive at all. This A6L was the top model of that year. The new car guide price is 696,000, and it has landed more than 700,000. Nowadays, the used car market is 9- 1 1 10,000. The car is in normal condition today, and the reasonable price is around 90 thousand. The fans were very happy, thanked Tietou, and said they would invite me to dinner after the busy trade fair. I told him that I was entrusted with loyalty, so I didn't have to bother.
Winning an Audi A6L for 90,000 yuan sounds very cheap and attractive. Everyone knows that there are many used car pits, but after our testing, the condition of the car is clear and fans dare to start. Like the Volkswagen Tiguan flooded car above, the price tag is 36,000, which is also very cheap. But if it is taken by a black-hearted car dealer, it may become a beautiful car in a blink of an eye, and consumers who don't know the details may be fooled. Therefore, we must be cautious when buying second-hand cars, find friends or masters who know cars, avoid into the pit, and buy cars with problems.
Ok, that's the end of today's test sharing. I am a used car inspection technician who was born as a car inspector. Like it, like it, and spray it if you don't like it. I repair cars more, study less and write poorly. Please forgive me. Car inspector, I would like to be your best friend who knows cars!
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