your pride and joy.......?
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johnnymaestro said:
Love it.
Mine 4.2 V8 is on 190,000 miles now.
Interestingly the only button that has stopped working is the one you are missing, which lowers the head rests in the back.
They are fantastic cars Johnny, and your A8 sits nicely in a great collection of cars! I always wondered what that missing button was for. Not that I carry back seat passengers much, unless I am one day carting my kids round in it! I love the electric seats in the front. Pressing a button and getting your headrest moving is a lovely thing. The seats are the best I have ever sat in. They make the seats in my old Volvo S60 looks like they were made from Bakelite plastic. They are of course the S8 seats, but I think the only difference is the alcantara trim on them.Mine 4.2 V8 is on 190,000 miles now.
Interestingly the only button that has stopped working is the one you are missing, which lowers the head rests in the back.
^ Very nice! I had a silver ST24 for a while and it was very good. Handled incredibly well for what it was, and made a lovely noise too.
Mine had a fair bit of trouble with the IMRC which was infuriating, but it was still a great car.
Sold it to a mate, who sold it to another mate, and between them they completely ruined it
Mine had a fair bit of trouble with the IMRC which was infuriating, but it was still a great car.
Sold it to a mate, who sold it to another mate, and between them they completely ruined it
BorkFactor said:
^ Very nice! I had a silver ST24 for a while and it was very good. Handled incredibly well for what it was, and made a lovely noise too.
Mine had a fair bit of trouble with the IMRC which was infuriating, but it was still a great car.
Sold it to a mate, who sold it to another mate, and between them they completely ruined it
I did have a young lady screaming and spilling her handbag in the bag seat at the weekend after asking me if it went round corners!!! The IMRC is a nightmare, I have moved mine underneath the battery tray and am now on my 3rd second hand unit. Going to have to just bite the bullet and buy a brand new one from ford (£230). Always seems to decide to fail just when you don't want it to. Apart from that though I love these things, this is my second ST and 3rd Mk2 mondeo. This one has the ST200 UIM, LIM, polished ST200 throttle body, tubular headers and main cat delete. It surprises people.Mine had a fair bit of trouble with the IMRC which was infuriating, but it was still a great car.
Sold it to a mate, who sold it to another mate, and between them they completely ruined it
TheRacingSnake said:
Maybe a bit out of place with the fine company in here....yes, it's a 12 year old mondeo but she has a surprise under the bonnet and with tubular headers and decat the V6 sounds like thunder!!
Very nice. I am particularly fond of the ST200. I was thinking of buying one of those earlier this year as I love that generation of Fords.
Baryonyx said:
johnnymaestro said:
Love it.
Mine 4.2 V8 is on 190,000 miles now.
Interestingly the only button that has stopped working is the one you are missing, which lowers the head rests in the back.
They are fantastic cars Johnny, and your A8 sits nicely in a great collection of cars! I always wondered what that missing button was for. Not that I carry back seat passengers much, unless I am one day carting my kids round in it! I love the electric seats in the front. Pressing a button and getting your headrest moving is a lovely thing. The seats are the best I have ever sat in. They make the seats in my old Volvo S60 looks like they were made from Bakelite plastic. They are of course the S8 seats, but I think the only difference is the alcantara trim on them.Mine 4.2 V8 is on 190,000 miles now.
Interestingly the only button that has stopped working is the one you are missing, which lowers the head rests in the back.
Ex Demo from Norwich, 2000 T Reg bought at circa 40K miles, now on 190K.
Here is what the missing button looks like,
And the outside.
Edited by johnnymaestro on Tuesday 18th September 20:38
Chas88 said:
Haven't got any of my current car on this thread so here we go:
That looks a bit evil. Every time I drive through Woodstock I see one of these sitting just off the road. It hasn't moved in 2 years, has flat tyres and is slowly getting covered in bird s
t. Breaks my heart to see a machine like one of these go to waste.
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