Buying 4.2 Quattro A8- Am I mad?

[Plotloss]

Thats ex Audi UK I think.

NAV+ is a nice to have, its got the essential rear blind option, on the whole it looks mint I have to say.

I prefer the Sport (best seats ever) personally but they're all great great cars.

This is dangerously close to me

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_popup.js...

Edited by Plotloss on Wednesday 18th March 11:19

[militantmandy]

Plotloss said:

Thats ex Audi UK I think.

NAV+ is a nice to have, its got the essential rear blind option, on the whole it looks mint I have to say.

I prefer the Sport (best seats ever) personally but they're all great great cars.

This is dangerously close to me

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_popup.js...

Edited by Plotloss on Wednesday 18th March 11:19

why on earth is a rear blind an essential option!?

[Carreauchompeur]

Plotloss said:

Thats ex Audi UK I think.

NAV+ is a nice to have, its got the essential rear blind option, on the whole it looks mint I have to say.

I prefer the Sport (best seats ever) personally but they're all great great cars.

This is dangerously close to me

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_popup.js...

I do like the Sport too, and if there was the choice I would have one. However there don't seem to be that many 4.2s around, and again I haven't seen many with Nav+ which I really like.

That S8 is also temptingly close to me. I do have a bit of inbuilt distrust about dealers selling this sort of car for quite such a reasonable price... Possibly just because they tend to be a bit better at covering up major mechanical gremlins than private sellers! I would be a little concerned about the apparent wear on the driver's seat too.

I think it's mainly the fact the seller is very local to my mum and has clearly looked after the car is what outweighs minor niggles about colour and trim. That and the V8 bark

[Plotloss]

militantmandy said:

why on earth is a rear blind an essential option!?

Because, oddly and childishly, pressing a little button and having a rear blind appear, for a child of the 70s where electric windows made you go 'ooooh' and were without doubt a mark of entry to the middle classes (even more so if there were rear electric windows) is delightfully satisfying.

[derestrictor]

Plotloss said:

Because, oddly and childishly, pressing a little button and having a rear blind appear, for a child of the 70s where electric windows made you go 'ooooh' and were without doubt a mark of entry to the middle classes (even more so if there were rear electric windows) is delightfully satisfying.

Must admit, very little excites more than the sight of those 4 electric window rocker switches appearing in the diagonally angled, burwood facia of a MkIII 4.2 Sovereign's front compartment armrest console.

So brilliantly unergonomic: I recall sitting in a chum's pater's car (he was a proper car dealer from the Daley School) in the summer of 77, wearing the old man's sheepskin in blistering heat just to test the aircon.

I never recovered.

[Carreauchompeur]

Plotloss said:

militantmandy said:

why on earth is a rear blind an essential option!?

Because, oddly and childishly, pressing a little button and having a rear blind appear, for a child of the 70s where electric windows made you go 'ooooh' and were without doubt a mark of entry to the middle classes (even more so if there were rear electric windows) is delightfully satisfying.

When I saw the button I pressed it about 3 times, going "ooh" each time, and then got my mum to watch from the back of the car when I did it again. Seller had never used it. Pah!

It's a brilliant gadget, end of.

[andy97]

Plotloss said:

Thats ex Audi UK I think.

NAV+ is a nice to have, its got the essential rear blind option, on the whole it looks mint I have to say.

I prefer the Sport (best seats ever) personally but they're all great great cars.

This is dangerously close to me

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_popup.js...

Edited by Plotloss on Wednesday 18th March 11:19

That S8 looks lovely - a lot of car for the money. I'd LPG it and have a non age related plate and be very proud of myself!!

[tony wright]

I know this way off the mark but is it a good buy?

http://pistonheads.com/sales/941483.htm

[Carreauchompeur]

tony wright said:

I know this way off the mark but is it a good buy?

http://pistonheads.com/sales/941483.htm

Car looks pretty straight but the "Barry" alloy wheels and numberplates would make me worry about it's previous owner. Possibly just someone with minimal taste.

Knock a couple of grand off and you'd be doing alright. Low mileage too!

[bluetone]

Lost soul said:

Carreauchompeur said:

Thanks for all the advice, hopefully picking the beast up next weekend following MOT test and oil change

And dont forget to check the rear wash wipe

Doh, stupid jet-lagged brain - I read A6 instead of A8, apologies.

Carry on!

BTW, A8 v. nice cars though I understand the ally bodywork can be a b!tch to repair?

[Carreauchompeur]

bluetone said:

BTW, A8 v. nice cars though I understand the ally bodywork can be a b!tch to repair?

Will try very hard not to crash it then...

MoT has now been done ready for collection... Can't wait! Owner has helpfully included half a tank of fuel to ease the pain somewhat

[bluetone]

Carreauchompeur said:

bluetone said:

BTW, A8 v. nice cars though I understand the ally bodywork can be a b!tch to repair?

Will try very hard not to crash it then...

MoT has now been done ready for collection... Can't wait! Owner has helpfully included half a tank of fuel to ease the pain somewhat

Cool. Enjoy!

Pics!

Edited by bluetone on Saturday 21st March 00:27