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Body differences between S8 and A8L??

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Old 03-05-2010, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ianmason
Trust me, I've never bought brand new and never will. But a 2 year old S8 is retarded money still.
So, go older:
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...e&rdpage=thumb

Use the left over money for a supercharger, chip and S/S exhaust!
 
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Old 03-05-2010, 11:58 PM
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Yeah, my father owns a 2001 S8. Not worth it to me. So many other cooler cars to own. It's nice and all, but not with 116k on it. His has 98k on it. Still a sharp car, but it looks dated and maintenance is always an issue.
 
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Old 03-06-2010, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ianmason
Still a sharp car, but it looks dated and maintenance is always an issue.
Yeah. Maintenance suxxors on these things. Between the needless German complexity, the cost of parts, and labor costs that are the equal of liquid platinum...
 
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Old 03-06-2010, 08:23 AM
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He had to replace the timing belt recently, I was shocked at the bill for that. And some boot or something went in the transmission, which was like a 4k bill. I nearly fell over when he told me that.
 
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I try to keep at least 8-10 ounces of Liquid Plutonium around, just for emergency repairs!
 
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Old 03-06-2010, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ianmason
Trust me, I've never bought brand new and never will. But a 2 year old S8 is retarded money still.
Because it's WORTH IT!!!
 
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Old 03-06-2010, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by gaspasser19
Because it's WORTH IT!!!
that depends on your working budget, meethinks
 
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Old 03-07-2010, 10:43 AM
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I always tell everyone on this board, if you are a budget minded type and don't know how to wrench on german cars, the A8/S8 is not the car for you.
 
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