Audi A8 4.2 Quattro 2003

[Lost soul]

emicen said:

Why not the 4.2 TDi?

Still a V8 but would be at least £3k a year cheaper to fuel.

And at least another 5k more to buy

[sturobturbo]

I know it's no Rs4, don't worry
Seems a good price. Relative high milage for age, but that is somewhat negated by one owner and FSH!

Thanks, stu.

[slippery]

A couple of days later than anticipated, but the 70k mark was reached this evening. Roll on 80k!

[wormburner]

^^^ A-Ha!!!

[slippery]

wormburner said:

^^^ A-Ha!!!

I knew someone would spot that, but I didn't expect it to be quite so quickly! Top marks!

[sturobturbo]

Road tax 400 quid for see v8's, is it?

Thanks, stuart.

[slippery]

Not for me! Mine was £260 due to being an older car. I believe the crossover is circa 2006.

[sturobturbo]

I'll ask the garage to clarify. Its a 2006 so I will, most likely, be getting clobbered with the big one if I do go ahead.
That wasn't some kind of sexual euphemism, btw!

[GaryST220]

Just trolling through your post's, Slippery...

Nice thread (and house)

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GaryST220 said:

Just trolling through your post's, Slippery...

Nice thread (and house)

Thanks Gary. Mrs S is taking the car for the day tomorrow, so I'll find out what she thinks of it after an 80 mile trip.

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The Audi gained a younger sibling at the weekend. We now have 9.7 litres of V8 goodness on the drive

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[sturobturbo]

Very nice! Good cylinder count, lol.

[slippery]

sturobturbo said:

Very nice! Good cylinder count, lol.

I've got 6 in the garage that I need to get rid of now though!

[sturobturbo]

slippery said:

I've got 6 in the garage that I need to get rid of now though!

I'm getting rid of 4 and gaining 12 haha. Reading about the Essex murders has got me looking at v8 rangies now, too!

[slippery]

sturobturbo said:

I'm getting rid of 4 and gaining 12 haha. Reading about the Essex murders has got me looking at v8 rangies now, too!

Wonderful news! My Dad's Daimler Double Six was one of my favourites as a kid and the Series 3 XJ12 has been on my wanted list ever since. A truly under rated car that will hold it's own against most of todays modern stuff, with a quality of ride that others can only dream of!

[sturobturbo]

It's the ride that I am buying it for in all honesty. And if I can get into the teens with my 'High Efficiency' engine I'll be quite happy. Try saying HE and 80's V12 in the same sentence without laughing out loud!

[slippery]

sturobturbo said:

It's the ride that I am buying it for in all honesty. And if I can get into the teens with my 'High Efficiency' engine I'll be quite happy. Try saying HE and 80's V12 in the same sentence without laughing out loud!

Sublime. Enjoy.

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75k miles reached today and on the 90 mile drive home this evening, I noticed the A8 has developed a slightly more purposeful growl. Only noticeable under load and not audible at all when cruising or at tickover. Probably a slight leak on the exhaust system somwhere. I won't investigate just yet, as I quite like it!

[slippery]

Nothing to report except a slight chirping noise occasionally when going into fourth, which hasn't got any worse in the 25,000 miles I've had the car.