2001 A6 2.8 quattro. Bought it used in 2004 for 12600 usd. It now has 220,000 miles/354000K.
I was planning to drive it another year or two, so this past spring i installed a hitch to pull my vintage Boler and had it wired for towing.
My main issues with the car:
-A fuse that blows so much that most of the time I can't be bothered to replace it. (I might get to drive it one way to work before it blows). So, can't roll down any windows, use any interior lights, or set my alarm. I keep a large box of "10" fuses in my car.
-My coolant keeps leaking out of my car to almost empty. Obviously a crack somewhere in there. It doesn't run hot tho.
-The a/c or heater makes a god awful loud sound regularly. I shut it off for a few.. turn it back on and it's fine for a bit.
-I think I need rotors or new pads.. so an appt to the mechanic in my immediate future.
Engine is running louder.. maybe that's belt noise.. not sure.. but absolutely no issues on the highway so far.
My summer and winter tires probably could last one more season. Timing belt has time on it still.
Would you just suck it up.. get new routers.. drive it another year? Whenever I need to take it to the mechanic I start perusing autotrader, which completely overwhelms me.