wilf

Any opinions on the above. Looking for a daily driver but not that concerned about high running costs.

Been looking on autotrader and they seem ridiculously cheap second hand for an all aluminium chassis and body 4wd V8 power fully loaded with excellent build.

Not interested in the pre 99 or 2.8 models.

Any experiences please?

Scoob+Bike=Fun

Nearly bought one, but got the ra instead, Lovely cars. If you can keep up with the petrol/running costs, buy one! Build quality is always excelent

Andy M3

Go and buy one, but try and buy a 4.2 quattro or a S8. If you are going to do it, you may as well do it properly

jasey

Had a shot of an s8 demo a few years ago (£54,000 new )

The most fun you can have in a barge .

Great cars.

rallyfan1977

My boss runs a A8 4.2 V8 quattro Sport - running on 20" rims!!
He reckons it's a fantastic car, quite progressive when it slides, bags of torque and better fuel economy than I get from the 'preza.
I'd say go for it!!!

big MO

can't fault them. Ditto all above

medders

Hi Wilf - I've got a 51 plate S8. Part exed my P1 for it. Watch Ronin then you'll buy one

Seriously though I have been very impressed. In astraight line they are v.fast and the handling is v.good (considering their size) obviously not a scoob but in real world conditions not far off.

Build quality is amazing. Cabin is fantastic. Vast space and all the toys you could want. Double glazing sat nav TV cruise etc etc....

They are most at home on the motorway (not to detract from driving on other roads which is great) but long distances become pleasant rahter than a chore.

Boot is massive if you have a family.

Running costs are fairly expensive but on a par with my P1 I would say. I am getting 20k between services (variable intervals) and it gets a good run every now and then. 20mpg mix of 70 % motorway cruising 15% urban driving and 15% making progress

Depreciation is fantastic for used buyers as you will have seen. i bought a 1 year old with 30k on the clock for half price

I plan to run it till it dies which hopefully will be a long time.

Any other questions let me know

Paul

Pumpkin

My father in law replaced his A8 4.2 Quattro Sport with one of the last S8's (Audi were flogging them off cheap (£ 30k something)

He loves it.

He's driven other A8's as courtesy cars, including the new shape ones, and he feels the most important thing to have is the Sports Pack suspension.

logiclee

I recently had a longish trip in a new A8 4.0 V8 TDi.

By far the best car I've been in and I've been in a lot of high end BMW's, Merc's and Jags.

The shove from the 479lbft V8 TDi is awesome when overtaking.
The build quality makes Mercedes look very poor.

Cheers
Lee

medders

it may be just me, but after driving new shape 3.0d and 4.2 i thought they felt plasticky compared to my S8 .... So I'm staying put

I'd swap it for a W12 though

wilf

Right. Have taken the plunge and bought a 3.7 V8 Quattro Sport. I know its not the 4.2 but the car I'm buying is in such good nick for the money its hard to refuse. Its also intended as my commute car so I'm not going to light up any tarmac with it.

Medders, I may get in touch once I pick it up with a few questions.

Andy M3

it is nice when someone asks about stuff - and based on that they buy something.

Glad you found your perfect partner

Andy

Patt@firstime

Looks like I'm to late but was going to say - go for it, my Dad used to have an S8 which I used alot it was awesome, massive, comfy, rapid and more Toys than Tandy

Good choice - enjoy

the moose

Some of the running costs are eye-wincingly expensive. Getting anything like electric seats or windows sorted will hit you hard, and front suspension components (need to replace at c. 100k) will set you back £400 per side.

Other than that, the engines are good and strong, the servicing is reasonably, and they go very well.

chrome

doesnt sound worse in running costs than a well modded scoob..
think of the suspension costs as buying a set of coilovers for the scoob

S8 and the M5 are the only barges I would consider buying.. mainly as you can't be accused of needing slippers and walking stick if you own one

Nice choice mate.

medders

Feel free mate. Glad you found a good match. Sports suspension is a good move. Firm enough for making progress but still nice and comfy when you just want to cruise

You should still be able to light up some tarmac with a 3.7
Think of all that low down torque ....

What spec did you get ?

Enjoy