RE: SOTW: Audi V8
Discussion
johnpeat said:
greggers said:
You wouldn't fail an MOT with a non-working speedo... The only thing that gets the wheels moving are the brake rollers.
Would a car turning up 2-years-in-a-row with the (exact) same miles provoke a reaction? 
"I trailer it everywhere"
Then one day I hit a pot hole and it started working again - bloody Opels
I don't understand the depth of love and admiration that is felt by most on PH for Audi cars. It is a pleasant enough thing with a nice V8, but for me like so many Audis, terminally bland. I would not consider one over a Jag, a 7 series or an S class. Of those 4 I would take the Jag.
I'm not an Audi fan at all, but I kinda like this car...
Nothing quite as cool as wafting along in a knackered luxury barge.
Yep, it's a potential moneypit, but then again: my brother bought a 2.8 Quatro A4 a month or so ago - he paid the princely cum of 350 quid IIRC. The car had 1 weeks MOT on in! I was expecting the worse, but the damn thing passed with no advisories.
Just goes to show.
The again, in an alternative universe he's had to sell his wife, kids and dog to get a ticket on the bloody thing!
Nothing quite as cool as wafting along in a knackered luxury barge.
Yep, it's a potential moneypit, but then again: my brother bought a 2.8 Quatro A4 a month or so ago - he paid the princely cum of 350 quid IIRC. The car had 1 weeks MOT on in! I was expecting the worse, but the damn thing passed with no advisories.
Just goes to show.
The again, in an alternative universe he's had to sell his wife, kids and dog to get a ticket on the bloody thing!
greggers said:
johnpeat said:
On the face of it, a lovely shed - the paintwork is piffling when you consider the potential problems in the oily bits tho, so I'd look harder at those than the valance or bootlid
He says 3 instruments aren't working but doesn't say if the speedo is one of them (it's the only instrument which would mean an MOT failure?) This is probably pre-electronic instruments and so a replacement shouldn't be too much of a challenge tho (I assuming parts from same-period Audis would fit??)
Either way GOT to be worth a peek.
You wouldn't fail an MOT with a non-working speedo... The only thing that gets the wheels moving are the brake rollers. He says 3 instruments aren't working but doesn't say if the speedo is one of them (it's the only instrument which would mean an MOT failure?) This is probably pre-electronic instruments and so a replacement shouldn't be too much of a challenge tho (I assuming parts from same-period Audis would fit??)
Either way GOT to be worth a peek.
Edited by johnpeat on Friday 17th June 01:36
dbdb said:
I don't understand the depth of love and admiration that is felt by most on PH for Audi cars. It is a pleasant enough thing with a nice V8, but for me like so many Audis, terminally bland. I would not consider one over a Jag, a 7 series or an S class. Of those 4 I would take the Jag.
I've owned a 740i, 2 S-Class and many Jags, as well as the Audi v8, so I can speak with experience on this and i would actually agree, that the other 3 are better cars, imo the 740i was best all round. What I loved about the Audi though was that it was so rare, I never saw another on the road. Also, the exhaust had some sort of flap that would open when you booted it and it made a far nicer noise than the others. johnpeat said:
He says 3 instruments aren't working but doesn't say if the speedo is one of them (it's the only instrument which would mean an MOT failure?)
Is a none functioning speedo a MOT failture? I hope not because my old Peugeot 205 GTI passed a number of MOTs without the speedo working....As for the SotW, Audi used to race these in Touring Cars. Can you imagine them doing that today with a A8 or A7?
greggers said:
johnpeat said:
On the face of it, a lovely shed - the paintwork is piffling when you consider the potential problems in the oily bits tho, so I'd look harder at those than the valance or bootlid
He says 3 instruments aren't working but doesn't say if the speedo is one of them (it's the only instrument which would mean an MOT failure?) This is probably pre-electronic instruments and so a replacement shouldn't be too much of a challenge tho (I assuming parts from same-period Audis would fit??)
Either way GOT to be worth a peek.
You wouldn't fail an MOT with a non-working speedo... The only thing that gets the wheels moving are the brake rollers. He says 3 instruments aren't working but doesn't say if the speedo is one of them (it's the only instrument which would mean an MOT failure?) This is probably pre-electronic instruments and so a replacement shouldn't be too much of a challenge tho (I assuming parts from same-period Audis would fit??)
Either way GOT to be worth a peek.
Edited by johnpeat on Friday 17th June 01:36
Very odd really becuase you need to know how fast you're going to keep within the speed limits. Surely that's a matter of safety and should be part of the MOT.
ScoobieWRX said:
Very odd really becuase you need to know how fast you're going to keep within the speed limits. Surely that's a matter of safety and should be part of the MOT.
The whole issue of whether a speedo is legally required seems a bit hazy - you certainly have to have one in a new car and one marked in MPH is required for the SVA I believe - but even the Police (AskthePolice) website is cagey about whether it has to be working (normally they quote a specific law)https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q601.htm
Some people would argue that a faulty speedo would invalidate your insurance (car not roadworthy) but the 'it stopped working earlier today officer' excuse would appear to cover that (at the expense of perverting the course of justice!!)...
Might not work so well if your last 3 MOTs all had the same mileages...
pleaseForgot to tell my V8 story.
When at Merc a local chap wanted to trade from a W126 to the (then) new W140 S Class. His idea of what the W126 was worth was rather inflated and a deal couldn't be done. He left in a huff.
A few weeks later he rolled onto the forecourt in an Audi V8 proudly telling my manager how Audi had given him the part-ex value he wanted. Anyway, fast forward a year or so and he's back in the showroom wanting to get back into a Merc. My boss checked the book, made some calls to traders and gave a fairly low bid on the V8 as nobody wanted to underwrite it and we didn't want to attempt to sell it.
His face was a picture, but that car had been hit hard by depreciation as the A8 was on the horizon. His only option was to lower his budget and he ended up swapping for a C280 Elegance. Ooof.
When at Merc a local chap wanted to trade from a W126 to the (then) new W140 S Class. His idea of what the W126 was worth was rather inflated and a deal couldn't be done. He left in a huff.
A few weeks later he rolled onto the forecourt in an Audi V8 proudly telling my manager how Audi had given him the part-ex value he wanted. Anyway, fast forward a year or so and he's back in the showroom wanting to get back into a Merc. My boss checked the book, made some calls to traders and gave a fairly low bid on the V8 as nobody wanted to underwrite it and we didn't want to attempt to sell it.
His face was a picture, but that car had been hit hard by depreciation as the A8 was on the horizon. His only option was to lower his budget and he ended up swapping for a C280 Elegance. Ooof.
richardxjr said:
Nearly bought one a few times. But A8's were always only a few quid more.
In the end, I never had the balls to buy either.
Should have grown a pair really.
I know what you mean though, sometimes your head overtakes your heart and you decide that 3 weeks abroad each year, a wardrobe rammed with nice garments and a nice house have to take priority - I'm deservedly going to get banned from this website for posting this comment!In the end, I never had the balls to buy either.
Should have grown a pair really.
YES! Now that looks like a lot of bang for your buck and if it does go horrifically wrong is worth the sum of it's parts and could be a great engine donor for a smaller car.
Has it occurred to anyone else that the 3 gauges that don't work are likely to be the 3 VDO gauges for water/oil/volts that sit in the centre consol so hardly the end of the world.
dave
Has it occurred to anyone else that the 3 gauges that don't work are likely to be the 3 VDO gauges for water/oil/volts that sit in the centre consol so hardly the end of the world.
dave
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