If you’re looking for a car that can do it all, you’d be hard-pressed to something more versatile than the Audi Allroad Quattro. Â Though still sold around the world based on the newer A6, we only got them in the US from 1999-2005, but I consider us lucky for getting it at all. Â Based on the classy C5 A6, it was imbued with inherent luxury with a great interior and commanding presence. Â There was plenty of sportiness to tap into, with the 2.7L twin-turbo V6 shared with the S4 providing ample, if not earth-shattering, power, and an adjustable suspension that could lower enough to mimic a sport-package A6. Â Speaking of that adjustable suspension, it could also lift the Allroad to create 8 inches of ground clearance. Â The advanced suspension combined with the legendary Quattro allowed the Allroad to be the only car-based SUV to complete an official Land Rover off-road course, which I think is totally awesome. Â So, it’s sporty, luxurious, quite capable off-road and has tons of wagon-space. Â Yep, awesome.
This clean example on eBay used to be a corporate car, and has thus covered only 78k miles.  It has a few dings and scratches, but they’re all minor and  quickly fade away when you see the Buy-It-Now of just $8500.  That’s less than a fifth of what it sold for 7 years ago.
I think this is a total steal. Â You have to be careful with these Allroads for electrical problems and issues with the fancy suspension, but still: you are getting a ton of car, and an impressively multi-faceted car at that, for a great price. Â It being a corporate car, it’s probably been well taken care of. Â I’d prefer the manual, but those are extremely rare, and I’m just getting nitpicky. Â Go anywhere and look good doing it, for these cars are truly ready to dominate all roads.
-NR
YES! Nice find Nate. I would love to find a manual version of one of these and upgrade to the RS4 KO4 turbos. You’d have quite the sleeper with some stage 3+ mods.
I have always loved the looks of the Allroad. Very Classy design that has not aged at all IMHO. I would be a little hesitant to assume that the car had a good service history when seeing all those scrapes, nicks, etc. I understand the S4 of that vintage is quite expensive to service, so I would extrapolate that the A6 platform with the same engine might be also. But, a great package for $8500 if it is healthy.
We owned a 2002 allroad and while it’s a fantastic package, keep a budget of about $2000/yr to keep it fantastic. It’s like owning a 7 series that’s more than 5 years old — there’s plenty of features to keep in working order!
dc
I own two 2002 Allroads and yes they are pretty durable cars…the main issue of expensive maintenance is relative…find a good indy mechanic and it is bearable……
Ben, you have exactly the right idea.
This car has been for sale over a year now with no takers. The same company had its sister car up for sale and that took nearly a year to sell.
Love the cars but make sure you put aside some money for when the air bag suspension fails, and make sure its enough for all 4 corners. Its not a question of if? Its a question of when is it going to fail. 75k or higher in miles you should have money aside for a timing belt change and an aux water pump.