Insane S8 Lease Deals!!

[EC2]

Thingybob said:

For some strange reason my S8 has a payment profile of 6m+22m meaning that the lease is for a period of 23 months instead of the usual 24. Therefore I may even avoid having to have the 24m inspection done. Plus if I wanted to extend the lease all I have to do is keep on paying the monthlies for however long I want to keep it.

...but surely on the 24m it's due it service the day they take it back so not your problem? Ditto with taking a 36m deal and an MOT?

[PenelopaPitstop]

Some people say, that if there's service due information before returning the car, you have to do the service. I avoided doing service only once, when I returned my car 3 months early. In every other case I clocked more miles and had to do service much earlier so have no personal experience.

In case of long life service schedule it's different, you may have to do only one service during 24 month lease. My car is showing next oil change at 13K miles and next inspection service at 19K or 700 days.

[Burwood]

The long laser ice interval option is a good one because it's constantly recalculated and dependant on how you drive. Shorter distances and or hard driving will shorten the interval. The min, max parameters are 9k miles and 12 months to 20k miles and 24 months.

[barrieeld]

my sl350 was on a 24 month deal and when it was due to be picked up the computer highlighted 10 days till next service, I called Mercedes and they informed me that i didn't require to do the 2nd service as i was in my 30 grace period.

[silentbrown]

Burwood said:

The long laser ice interval option

I knew S8's could have lots of wacky options, but THAT???

[Burwood]

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[Burwood]

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[Blown2CV]

PenelopaPitstop said:

Some people say, that if there's service due information before returning the car, you have to do the service. I avoided doing service only once, when I returned my car 3 months early. In every other case I clocked more miles and had to do service much earlier so have no personal experience.

In case of long life service schedule it's different, you may have to do only one service during 24 month lease. My car is showing next oil change at 13K miles and next inspection service at 19K or 700 days.

it's in the contract

[PenelopaPitstop]

My documentation says:

"Ensure the vehicle is serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended intervals by Audi Centre. You are responsible for any damage not deemed to be fair wear and tear."

And then in contract:
"You agree to make sure vehicle is serviced and maintained strictly in line with the manufacturer's recommendations and that the scheduled servicing and necessary maintenance is carried out only by authorised Audi dealers."

So it does not go to level of: Can I get away with not servicing the car if it's due in 30 days, etc.

[Harris_I]

Blown2CV said:

it's in the contract

Strangely enough, my local dealer says they provide the contract 2-3 days before the car is delivered. I don't even have a sample copy to review in the interim which makes me somewhat uncomfortable. In any case I think most of the info is contained at the following link:

https://www.audifinance.co.uk/content/sites/audiba...

[JNW1]

PenelopaPitstop said:

My documentation says:

"Ensure the vehicle is serviced in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended intervals by Audi Centre. You are responsible for any damage not deemed to be fair wear and tear."

And then in contract:
"You agree to make sure vehicle is serviced and maintained strictly in line with the manufacturer's recommendations and that the scheduled servicing and necessary maintenance is carried out only by authorised Audi dealers."

So it does not go to level of: Can I get away with not servicing the car if it's due in 30 days, etc.

I would interpret that as meaning if the car's due a service now then technically you need to do it but if it's not due for (say) another 500 miles or 30 days you don't? As a private owner you'd probably look to have a service done at a point where the service indicator is down to only a few hundred miles to go so I can't see that because the car's on a contract they can expect any different. Equally, though, I can see them being unhappy about a car being handed back if it's due a service but hasn't had one.....

[Galahad]

I took delivery of mine in November - had an F10 M5 before that for 2 1/2 years. I just posted some pics in the other thread here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Very happy with the car, but would by lying if I said I didn't miss the M5. Obviously very different, but I haven't fallen in love with the S8 yet like I did with the M5.

[W8PMC]

Galahad said:

I took delivery of mine in November - had an F10 M5 before that for 2 1/2 years. I just posted some pics in the other thread here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Very happy with the car, but would by lying if I said I didn't miss the M5. Obviously very different, but I haven't fallen in love with the S8 yet like I did with the M5.

Looks good.

Keen to hear why you're not warmed to the S8 in the same way you did the F10 M5?

You say 'very different' but in what way other than AWD on the S8, coupled with slightly lower outputs?

[Galahad]

W8PMC said:

Looks good.

Keen to hear why you're not warmed to the S8 in the same way you did the F10 M5?

You say 'very different' but in what way other than AWD on the S8, coupled with slightly lower outputs?

On paper they may be similar, but in 'feel' and character there is no similarities at all. The M5 was a genuine sports saloon that could make any journey into an event and that could soothe or scare you equally as easily. The S8 is just very fast and luxurious, but apart from getting from A to B very quickly, I wouldn't say its sporty at all.

It is all very smooth and refined, but lacks the Jekyll and Hyde ability of the M5, and doesn't have any savagery when past 7 or 8 10ths. I'd go so far as to say that the M5 is closer in personality to a 911 or GT-R than the S8. I know it sounds like I am being very negative about it and I'm not - it does what it is meant to do very well and on long journeys it is imperiously effortless (!?), but it's not a car I'd ever hop in and just drive, whereas I used to do that a lot in the M5. My wife has a Golf R which I didn't give second glance at when I had the M5, but I find I drive that a lot more now to have some fun or excitement.

[PenelopaPitstop]

I changed from C63 and S8 will never be close to AMG. It was cheap, it's fast but it's not a sport car, it's luxo-barge.

[LiamD]

I've just fired of an email to that Louise mentioned above, hoping for some goods news back! I only need 8000 miles a year so have asked for a quote based on that...

[Blown2CV]

PenelopaPitstop said:

I changed from C63 and S8 will never be close to AMG. It was cheap, it's fast but it's not a sport car, it's luxo-barge.

Medium V8 turbo large exec versus large V8 NA small saloon. Why would they be comparable? I hope no-one else is thinking the S8 is anything but a barge, albeit a v quick (in a straight line) one? There's a reason Audi don't do an RS8!

[PenelopaPitstop]

Just reminding others it's not a sport car :-)

[Blown2CV]

PenelopaPitstop said:

Just reminding others it's not a sport car :-)

fair enough think someone else mentioned about the suspension being softer than a sports car too... not really a shock there either. I am quite looking forward to the brisk waftability!

[Harris_I]

Blown2CV said:

fair enough think someone else mentioned about the suspension being softer than a sports car too... not really a shock there either. I am quite looking forward to the brisk waftability!

Me too. TBH, I don't think of the M5 as much more than a large fast (very fast) family car but that may reflect my specific usage more than anything. So perhaps the S8 fits that brief even better.