Hello everybody just stepped up to a 04 A8L this is my 4th audi i have had a 03 A6 4.2 and a 98 A4 2.8 I hope i get good service from my A8

 

Just keep moving up the line, don't you??

 

I have the '03 4.2 sport/lux. what have you observed are the major differences? i am thinking the A8 short body is the one for me.Cpngrats and welcome.

 

No kidding - future R8 owner here possibly? Would be nice to have one or two owned by members

 

I'll tell you what, if I hit the lottery, I'll buy a couple. That be okay??

 

Works for me. When you win, post up and I'll PM you my address - you can have the transporter drop a black one off at my house

 

Will do!! I read that you can now order a new Audi,fly to Ingolstadt, tour the factory and museum, and drive some ofAudi's more expensive models. After all that, you take your car out for as long as you please and then just drop it off somewhere to have it shipped to the states. You have to pay the shipping, but Audi knocks like 5 or 10% off the msrp, depending on how expensive the car was. If I ever have the money for a new Audi, I would definitely do that.

 

BMW and Porsche have done that for years - it's called the Factory Delivery program or something like that. It's like you said with Audi - they take 10% or so off the price of the car, which basically covers the cost of your trip - think of it as an all-expenses-paid trip to Europe. I know with Porsche, you're there and watching your exact car go through the final assembly and test steps, and I think you can also be the one to drive it off the line once it's fully done. I'd love to do something like that.

 

That would be sweet. I've always kind of wanted to see exactly how they piece together cars.