Everything Wrong With Our £3500 V10 Audi 

You guys are actually doing the car industry a great service, making sure these basket cases don’t end up in the hands of other unsuspecting hopefuls.

Ricky seems like a great bloke! Good sense of humor, quick witted and very knowledgeable

You know it’s a fdddking good day when the legendary auto Alex and car throttle up load the same day. Doing a fantastic job Jack Ethan and Edwin keep at it.

Ricky is funny - you should visit him with another mess in the future!

first a solid 35 mins of autoalex goodness and now some 17 minutes of V10 car throttlery. beautiful!

Ricky is hilarious, love his humour 😂

You could fix it a bit, strip it out and race "overdrive" against their Subaru wagon. You'll probably need the extra cylinders and power to beat them. That's what I'd like to see more of, challenging other youtubers.

Bloody hell lads, you should honestly keep that Ricky dude on as a regular host on your channel! Lovely chemistry, keep it up!!

I was tempted to buy an S6 with the V10, after watching this I'm definitely glad I didn't! 😅

I learned this lesson the hard way a few months ago. I thought I was being clever buying a bmw f11 520d m sport automatic for £3,500 when they usually go for about £5k-£6k for the year I bought. Everything seemed fine mechanically, it was just cosmetics that needed work. Or so I thought. 2 days of ownership and i had a low coolant message pop up on the dash. Checked the coolant and found oil in it (which wasn’t there when I bought the car) Took it to my mates garage. They tested the HG which was fine so they set about getting the oil cooler off to check the gaskets on that. In the process they discovered the swirl flaps were hanging on by the skin of their teeth. So they got deleted. Then they found the oil filter housing was falling apart so that needed to be replaced. They put it all back together with the new parts. Remapped it to tell the ecu the swirl flaps weren’t there anymore and gave it back to me. 2 days later I had a transition fault displayed on the dash. Took it back to the garage. They told me that the cooler for the gearbox was on the other side of the one for the engine. And maybe coolant had got into the gearbox too. They checked that and everything seemed to be fine. They changed the gearbox oil and filter and handed the car back. A few days later I lost drive completely while at a junction. Got the car recovered to the garage where they diagnosed an EGR issue. So that got changed which solved the problem with the transmission warnings somehow. A few days later I started the car outside my house and as soon as it started something went bang and all the warning lights came on! The crank pulley had snapped and taken the water pump and thermostat housing out with it. So back to the garage it went again for more new parts. I had it back and a few days later the head lights decided they only wanted to work some of the time. So I sold the car because I couldn’t afford to fix it anymore. In the end including buying the car I had spent £7800!! In the space of about 6-8 days! If I’d just bought a £6k car I’d probably have been alright. It’s false economy to buy the cheapest version of a car. They’re cheap for a reason and you’ll probably end up paying well over the odds in the end. Just buy the best you can for the money you have

Dang that guy KNOWS his shit. Do not mess with him haha 👌🏼👌🏼

with all those issues, for 3 and a half grand thats still a steal

What a guy, telling it as it is a way the average Joe will understand 👍 an example to all garages

Ricky is a great personality, he fitted into the chemistry you have. A man who loves his craft, is one you can trust.

Had one of these for several years. Hit a deer and totaled it with 157k miles on it. Original engine and trans. It still pulled like a train and ran great up until the day I hit the deer. I was gutted. One of the best cars I ever owned. Yes, it's not the most practical car. Yes, there are maintenance issues that can cost a small fortune. Yes, it gets 8-12 MPG most of the time unless you're babying it on the freeway in the slow lane. But if you want the thrill of a V10 with the nice advantages of it being a 4 door saloon, and don't mind spending for occasional maintenance, it's honestly the best thing out there. It's cheaper to buy and maintain than any M5 V10, It's Quattro so winter is a breeze, and it's not $100k like even the low end used Lambos...Love these things.

Ricky seems to be a super cool lad and a natural in front of the camera! We wanna see him again!

14:41 the oil drip 😂

RIP Car Throttle you will be missed

A great challenge would be to part it out and see how much you can make back by selling off all the bits.

“Sounds like something we’d do”. Killer moment. I was thinking it just as you said it Jack 😂

this would make a great track car after the MOT has expired

The mechanic seems super cool and friendly guy, you must have him more often!

German cars are great when they work but a nightmare when they start falling apart

I would love for you guys to fix it but it’s not worth it

A enthusiastic and friendly mechanic, a very rare beast.

More videos with Ricky please he is hilarious

Always such a treat when a new CT video pops up.

You need to grease the actuator on that glove box, mine was doing the same, ie opens but doesn't drop down , I kept pulling it down until one I snapped the bracket and had to buy another glove box complete.

I stopped watching car throttle a few years ago because I couldn't deal with Alex anymore, so I'm so happy that I found the channel again and gave it a go because these guys are so much more likeable and so entertaining to watch!! Keep it up guys :)

Well, if its going to be scrapped anyways, might as well strip out the interior, stick a cage in it, get the engine healthy ish and take it on a top speed run in the new year!!

Very Knowledgeable mechanic. Am sure he got Got a call off mat Armstrong to direct him in the right direction. Top guys at this garage 👍🏼

Ricky is a natural. Great video again guys.

"The more and more you tell me about how you bought this car, the more and more I think you shouldn't be allowed to buy cars". Ricky has summed up Car Throttle - the good, the bad and the ugly - in one perfect sentence. Brilliant. Fare well, S6 V10. One suspects you've not got long left.

The vibe of car throttle is *chefs kiss

I’d love to see a build series on this. Maybe not as in depth as M539’s channel but just to give it a new lease of life. Makes absolutely no financial sense but I love seeing a shitter with potential being turned around. Ordinary saloons with V10’s are thin on the ground as it is 🙏

Plz make it like the Octavia i think with some love it will be a beast

This is a dinosaur, it’s extinct in it’s form, never ever will there be an car like these. Maybe now it’s not worth it, but at the long run it is. I really would love to see it restored. Ricky really seems a cool guy! Really enjoyed watching! And c’mon the car has fight so hard to stay alive! It would really be sad to junk it!!! It really has a character with its past.

How is this comments section full off car guys that have never heard of Rick or RE????? His channels amazing!!!!!

Please restore this thing to its former glory.

Check the compression on that cylinder even when replacing spark plugs, it was so easy and you will know everything is it a injector trouble or engine. Also can be engine wiring or ECU issue keep that in mind.

I did what you guys did about 3 years ago and i'm still fixing all it's issues, lovely car, hell of a ballbuster

From 'coke to coke' could be the title of the next video taking us through the dismantling and recycling industry.

I've started saving for one of these I've been after a big car with a big engine to do family road trips in Europe watching this and all the videos on it has made my decision

Please name this car ‘Kane’. Given the powder you found in it, I like the idea that it’ll be named ‘Coke Kane’

Guys should buy a car like a vw or Ford or Vauxhall and tune it on each drag , see how much difference each upgrades does for e.g port and polish heads and see how much of quicker drag it does

def come back to this guy if another sponsor is silly enough to give you v10 money! cool vid

The fact that this is the more reliable V10 compared to it's rival, the E60 M5.

MOT hate it or love it I love it, makes sure peoples cars in the road are up to standards

I defffffinitely want to see where this goes. I did buy my Audi A8 3 years ago now... blindly like you guys did. Well, I did check the last 4 years history and saw some "good" maintenance, etc... but still got some issues. I'm still not completely out of the issues yet, but they are minor compared to what I saw here. I'd LOVE to see a A8 case if you get this one right, eventually.

making an ad for carly and then using vcds is hilarious

That feint voice is a actually saying ‘run away’.👋

Worth it for the sound alone

Carly once picked me up from Oscars in Clapton on sea and took me home to Great Yarmouth. Ring me Carly. Miss you ❤

One of these for sale in my area for 12k. I think it's safe to say I won't be going near that

Yall hold cars to a high standard. This is a $15k in the us. Tires, cv joints, rotors, etc look good to me. Injectors are a must for the next police chase but Ive never heard of seatbelts, inspection, or mot. she looks mint for roughly $4200k US..

Quality of content went through the floor when alex left.

Have you just discovered turn ups jack? Your jeans,cargo pants,do u turn up your shorts too bud? Great videos though keep up the good work,you don’t need Auto Alex,you guys are nailing it.

3 for the engine? Felt sure he was going to say 2 😂

They don’t birth mechanics like that anymore. Seems like a top bloke 👍

I bought my 07 s8 for 6700 drove it for 3 days before the engine failed on me. It is a relic an antique and a super car all in one and I'll be damned if I never get it running again.

Its great that you got Steve Buscemi to do the car check

Nice to see a mechanic on here that hasn't tore the car a new one he's only pointed out MOT related faults and the obvious running faults. So often the mechanics they get on here give a list as long as your leg and half of it doesn't even need doing.

Actually these v10s suffer from bad compression caused by extreme dirt build up from the egr system. You can get the intake valves to seal again by cleaning out every intake component with walnut blasting. Including the intake runners in the head. Some actually were able to clean the sealing surface of the valves with some brushes. But i honestly doubt thats gonna be easy !

I think you should fix it and send it round the ring 🤣

In 1999 I was driving my ford fiesta xr2 to Cornwall when the wipers went kadunk. We did the exact same thing using washing line. Hilarious memory's

Strip all the interior, race seats with harnesses, straight pipe, take it to a track day and rag it until it breaks or you get kicked out. ❤

This was definitely micheal from gta5’s car 🙌

The 3.0 Tfsi is much cheaper and chipped to 430Ps reliable. Give,s the heavy V10 a run for its money, much more efficient as well.

get the parts and do a 1week stream how you fix it. its actually pretty fun, i did it also to my 4.2, its great to work on these engines.

Hitting cast Aluminium parts with a hammer is always an awesome idea...😅

Turn it into a track monster

Well you can buy it knowing the journey will be rough nad take it as a project and expend more money until you get it nice and shiney.

dont forget about the intake carbon buildup

Haha I really enjoyed watching this video! Great energy throughout the video, also with Ricky!

Looked at one of these yesterday! Beautiful car! Will give it a miss now😂😂😂😂

Banger racing!!!!!!!!! Now That’s What I Call Contents.

that V10 sounds amazing

All the problems you have are c6 related chassis problems The d3 S8 is reliable af

Just check whether the compression is good and if it is, take the engine out and fix the leaks. Still seems like a half decent beater. 😎

I had a Audi A6 for 2 years Ever since I sold it I’ve been after a s6 !

REPerformance Bloke is absoloute class

100% getting standard version, looks amazing

I say fix it. Even if it’s mechanically totaled, CT needs a big project post-Alex and this S6 will be it. Just think of it, once it’s fixed, it’ll be the biggest (in terms of improvement) and fastest project CT has made.

“You got one odd plug” “Ones a butt plug” 💀💀💀

Great video! The lads are back at it again

Ricky be looking like Dave Gahan.

Why is there a 23 Skoda superb on the lift 1:32 with monstrous brakes?

LETS MAKE THIS SOUND AMAZING!

Please get this repaired with Matt Armstrong. Would be an amazing rebuild!

2:00 thats the Mr. Bean mod with the wipers yo :) Good stuff

This is what’s known as a “Mechanics Special.” When mechanics have the knowledge and tools to own a car like this without it breaking their bank. Or, don’t buy a car with a V10 unless you can afford to bring it to a mechanic to do all the repairs.

Well it is a "cheap" Audi V10. What did one expect. It to only need $1500 of small fixes?

Dude laughs like seth rogen 😂

😂 money pit but it does sound good even with the misfires

It would've been really interesting to know how much engine out repair would've cost. Engine rebuilds for those go for around €10k-€15k, but they are also getting fewer and fewer on the road (we can all guess why). The point is that the remaining ones, that are in good condition and DON'T need work, start at around €20k now. I can only see them getting up in price with the coming years. So it might not be a bad idea just to keep this one parked or fix it and then park it for a few years. 4 years ago i let my 20 valve inline 5 swapped Audi B4 quattro go for just €2000. Now these start at 10 times the price in non-running state, that is IF you can even find one. Most of them are already rebuilt/restored or scrapped and if you have one now, the prices is as high as some crazy fan is willing to pay. One thing is for sure though - it's still the best sounding car i've ever had.

Jack has gone from main character to NPC with these two jokers.

Awesome guys! love your spirit when facing the bill beast that this is!

Brilliant video, lads. Jack and Edwin are a great duo!

These recent videos have been hilarious!

Cut it up into souvenir merch. I'll have something cool for the idea 💡 😂