Do I have sport suspension or not on my 2004 A8L?
#2
You would know if you had the sport suspension. It is a key feature you would have been known about when buying the car. Guaranteed you don't have the sport suspension. It would be a bit more rough of a ride and the car would sit lower as well. Usually they come on fully loaded A8's, as the sport package is a few k more.
#6
Varies widely depending on year of your car (huge difference from D2 to D3), OEM originals, cheapest OEM equivalent, stiffer high performance, etc..
If only replacing with OEM or equiv (not stiffer), what gives you reason to believe they need replacing?
If only replacing with OEM or equiv (not stiffer), what gives you reason to believe they need replacing?
#7
Actually, will be in the market for an A8 soon. But i went on a parts site to see the cost of replacing a strut for a 2007 A8, and it looks like 1 strut alone was $1400 just for the part without labor!!!! That is completely insane. What if i had to replace all of my shocks? The bill would be over $5,000 it seems like. I'm not sure if owning an A8 would be a smart choice now.
#9
Actually, will be in the market for an A8 soon. But i went on a parts site to see the cost of replacing a strut for a 2007 A8, and it looks like 1 strut alone was $1400 just for the part without labor!!!! That is completely insane. What if i had to replace all of my shocks? The bill would be over $5,000 it seems like. I'm not sure if owning an A8 would be a smart choice now.
The front air springs on D3's are said to maybe have problems at 100K miles or so...self replace of both is about $500...dealer $2000+ with labor. The front control arms may be a problem before that.
All cars, especially exotic ones have their problems. If you're shopping by looking at unrealistic worst case scenarios, you might want to look at Subaru or even an AWD Ford Taurus...nothing ever goes wrong with them, right? And you can get your parts from J.C. Whitney. ...and they're just as much fun to drive, NOT.
Think about your priorities...just looking for transportation or a car that'll make you smile when you drive it? Here's a couple of recent links talkin about A8's:
https://www.audiforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=112161
https://www.audiforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=155986
Last edited by silverd2; 09-18-2010 at 03:27 PM.
#10
That's a pretty weird (paranoid?) way to go about car shopping...struts? What have you been driving?
The front air springs on D3's are said to maybe have problems at 100K miles or so...self replace of both is about $500...dealer $2000+ with labor. The front control arms may be a problem before that.
All cars, especially exotic ones have their problems. If you're shopping by looking at unrealistic worst case scenarios, you might want to look at Subaru or even an AWD Ford Taurus...nothing ever goes wrong with them, right? And you can get your parts from J.C. Whitney. ...and they're just as much fun to drive, NOT.
Think about your priorities...just looking for transportation or a car that'll make you smile when you drive it? Here's a couple of recent links talkin about A8's:
https://www.audiforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=112161
https://www.audiforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=155986
The front air springs on D3's are said to maybe have problems at 100K miles or so...self replace of both is about $500...dealer $2000+ with labor. The front control arms may be a problem before that.
All cars, especially exotic ones have their problems. If you're shopping by looking at unrealistic worst case scenarios, you might want to look at Subaru or even an AWD Ford Taurus...nothing ever goes wrong with them, right? And you can get your parts from J.C. Whitney. ...and they're just as much fun to drive, NOT.
Think about your priorities...just looking for transportation or a car that'll make you smile when you drive it? Here's a couple of recent links talkin about A8's:
https://www.audiforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=112161
https://www.audiforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=155986
I know things on a car will need replacing. I just replaced my factory amp on my Lexus ($600), master window switch ($340) and door lock actuator ($200). Those are just prices for the parts. I can live with that. But i don't want to own a car where every single repair will be $1,000 plus. I am not a diy type of guy, so i will find an independent dealer to avoid the inflated cost of the dealers.
Thanks so much for you guys help!! I need advice