1998-2000 audi a8 buying advice

[gary2010]

Hi all

Time has come for another car and i really like the 1998 -2000 shaoe a8's so i was wondering what sort of real world mpg would i get out of the 2.8 ?Also whats your general thoughts on them and what sort of things should i look out for when buying one?
Cheers
Gary

[AKA8]

I had a 2000 2.8 FWD and really enjoyed it. On a run, it would do around 30-35mpg depending on style of driving. Around town it was high teens I seem to recall.

Mine wasn't a sport and had 17" alloys and rode very well. It was a little slow of the mark but fine otherwise. I even saw an indicated 162mph on an autobahn.

I sold it and bought a 2004 A8 4.2 petrol and the build quality on my 2.8 was far superior in my view, as was the ride.

I don't know what to look out for but I think gearboxes might be an issue.

[gary2010]

yeah i thought about the boxes but wasnt sure if that was on the 2001 shape a8 as i think they are the multitronic boxes like in the a4's which were crap but am not to sure