Spotted in Natural Habitat

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale) 03/15/2019 at 12:00 • Filed to: Audi, Avant

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Oppo please welcome the new to me 2004 Audi C5 A6 Avant

As seen here in its natural habitat getting overpriced coffee after dropping of the kids at school (I don’t actually have kids thank god).

The car has a few issues here and there which isn’t surprising for a 15 year old VAG product. Overall though it is quite comfortable and quiet.

I really don’t like the tan interior so i am trying to decide if it is worth slowly changing out pieces to black or not. Probably not but I wish it was a black interior. And yes it is an auto, whatever my streak of only ever owning manual cars is over, but that was bound to happen eventually.

You see that correctly. 257k miles and she still purrs like a kitten. Thank g awd for the more reliable 3.0L and being a Q uattro means a 5 speed AT instead of the FWD (ew I know) that had CVTs.

I am super excited to have a wagon!! Been wanting one for a while now.

Now I just have to get some RS6 badges and some soccer mom sticker and no one will even pay attention to me on the road.

Now for what needs to be fix:

Front suspension refresh, valve cover gaskets, auto headlight leveling sensor, cats/o2 sensors (cats are a bit buggered but high octane fuel and some fuel system cleaner and a highway blast it’ll pass smog), center arm rest replacement , Bose amp fix (no sound from radio), center cluster pixelated (working right now), tonneau cover replaced, brake flush, rear window tint, and a SVENDing (badly). 

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:06

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Audi Transmission:

Park
Reverse
Neutral
Drive
Seek a mechanic ASAP.

vicali > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:12

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Sweet floormats

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > vicali 03/15/2019 at 12:16

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Industrial chic. Like an exposed brick loft.

So trendy.

OPPOsaurus WRX > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:17

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good luck

CaptDale - is secretly British > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/15/2019 at 12:18

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No turbos and not an allroad 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:29

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Did you sell the GTO? I love these cars but I’m not in love enough to commit to actually owning and maintaining one.

CaptDale - is secretly British > vicali 03/15/2019 at 12:31

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Thank you! From the previous owner. The mat is in the back and just needs to be cleaned.

CaptDale - is secretly British > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/15/2019 at 12:31

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Good thing I have TFritch

CaptDale - is secretly British > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/15/2019 at 12:32

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Not yet. This is my DD to stop driving the GTO and make it easier to sell it since I’ll have wheels when it is gone.

CompactLuxuryFan > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:33

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Avant! Nice!! Welcome to the club! That brings us up to like 2 members 

Your boy, BJR > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:40

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What’s the deal with the TVR?

CaptDale - is secretly British > Your boy, BJR 03/15/2019 at 12:46

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It’ll happen once the GTO sells

CaptDale - is secretly British > CompactLuxuryFan 03/15/2019 at 12:47

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3 at least because OPPOsaurus NoRoad has an Allroad

CaptDale - is secretly British > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/15/2019 at 12:48

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How is that coming along? 

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:49

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Had. He sold it quite a while ago and bought a Focus.

Tripper > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:53

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Congrats, I fuckin love these. One is on the short list for when I have to buy a car that I can put my child in.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:56

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He sold it many moons ago to cut his losses

OPPOsaurus WRX > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 12:58

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the air ride died while the engine was barfing oil everywhere.  i brought it behind the barn and turned it into coke cans.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 13:07

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Congrats! Brings back some memories for me, this was my mom’s car when I was a kid:

CaptDale - is secretly British > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/15/2019 at 13:29

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Thanks! That red is super beautiful! 

CaptDale - is secretly British > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/15/2019 at 13:29

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Awww that is sad to hear

CaptDale - is secretly British > Tripper 03/15/2019 at 13:30

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I can’t wait till I can really kill my wallet and get a RS6 C6 Avant.

But this will do for now and thank you

Tripper > CaptDale - is secretly British 03/15/2019 at 13:35

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I didn’t know there was ever an RS6 wagon available stateside. 

CaptDale - is secretly British > Tripper 03/15/2019 at 13:46

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They weren’t. I will be importing one