Definitely don't want to use lower octane fuel. That will give you misfires
out the ying yang. A lot of people do this all the time especially with the
high price of fuel. Also the 2.7 biturbo is notorious for misfires on its
own. Audi is currently developing computer software updates to reprogram for
cold start up on certain models.
Chuck

"Cynthia L Shelley" > wrote in message
...
> Hi All,
>
> I was wondering if anyone has had similar issues with their A6's:
>
> 1.) Rough cold idle - Dealer claims service bulletin advises customers to
> use lower octane (87) gas to solve the issue. Dealer refused to provide
> copy of the bulletin. This makes no sense to me as higher octane gas is
> required in the owner's manual, and has a lower flash point, should burn
> easier ???
>
> 2.) Loose driver's seat - dealer claims this is a known issue that Audi
> refuses to repair - Again this makes no sense to me on a brand new $45K
> car ???
>
> 3.) Dealer made me pay a premium to use synthetic oil, and claims Audi
> does not require synthetic in A6 2.7 TS - this is odd as a turbo charged
> engine usually benefits from synthetic.???
>
> I bought the car from this dealer, who is the only audi dealer in a few
> hundred miles, so I cannot confirm what they communicated to me.
>