S6 V10 buying advice

[Damian Giddins]

Other than the insanity of buying something with a V10 engine, what are the things I should be looking for when buying a C6 S6?
Any common issues etc that are easy to look for when going to view an S6?

I have noticed a few videos of the S6's being a little smokey (black from rich mixture) on startup, is this quite common or an issue that should not occur.

I won't be getting anything just yet, but any help would be greatfully appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Bbflex]

Iirc these suffer with flap issues, not sure if they suffer the same o-ring failure that the rs6’s do that manifests itself as an oil leak and requires splitting the engine and gearbox to rectify.

A lad I know has just purchased an s8 and had a couple of coil packs go so that could manifest itself as a misfire, and they’ll coke up like all FSI engines

Another friend has an s6 and he loves it, very thirsty though, although I’m sure that’s not what your buying it for.