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Forum: VCDS (aka Vagcom) 14th February 2020, 05:21 PM
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Forum: VCDS (aka Vagcom) 14th February 2020, 03:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,590
Posted By richardracer
VCDS Cable for sale

Hi HPSauce,

Thank you for your kind words. I would like someone to get a bargain and for the people on this forum to benefit if possible.

Richardracer
Forum: VCDS (aka Vagcom) 14th February 2020, 03:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,590
Posted By richardracer
Ross Tech VCDS Cable HEX-V2 for sale

Hi Folks,

I have an almost new Ross Tech VCDS cable for sale at £200. Offered here to A8parts forum members before it goes on ebay. I got incredible support from this forum for 6 years with my...
Forum: D3 - Body and Exterior 19th June 2019, 05:13 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 19,274
Posted By richardracer
Audi s8 D3 wiper blades

Hi all,

I used to use wiper blades.co.uk and order Lucas blades. Excellent value and arrive by post in a couple of days. Never failed me, used to replace annually based on 30,000 miles.
...
Forum: D2 - Body and Exterior 27th May 2019, 09:50 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 23,342
Posted By richardracer
Aerial replacement

On my D3 S8, I fitted a DAB aerial in the normal D3 location at rear of roof. I bought a mag moinmt one from Dab on wheels website. Please note that with aluminum body you need a number plate...
Forum: D2 - Everything else 8th May 2019, 05:47 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 62,859
Posted By richardracer
Possible replacement local to Reading

Hi Sergey,

I am struggling to remember if you are local to Reading? Wokingham sticks in my mind, but that may be incorrect.

However, if you are looking for a replacement and want to go up to...
Forum: D3 - Wheels and Tyres 11th January 2019, 09:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,536
Posted By richardracer
Pirelli P Zero 265 35 20

Hi Homer,

I ran a D3 S8 for over 100,000 miles and always ran 265 35 20 tyres, mainly Pirelli P Zero.

I have 4 left over from then, 2 off with 5 mm, 2 with 7mm (less than 1000 miles) which I...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Generic car items 29th June 2018, 11:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,825
Posted By richardracer
Rsap adaptor

If Ian' s falls through, I have one available as well. See. Old posts with pictures last Aug/Sept.

Cheers

Richard
Forum: D3 - Everything Else 24th May 2018, 08:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,759
Posted By richardracer
D3 S8 error codes

Hi there,

I had 2 of those error codes on my D3 S8, namely engine mounting and ecu code. Neither changed or had an effect for over 100,000 miles. Rear pads easy to check, remove rear wheel and...
Forum: Daily banter 16th May 2018, 05:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,656
Posted By richardracer
Windsor Audi

No problem., good luck with your search!

Richard
Forum: Daily banter 15th May 2018, 10:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,656
Posted By richardracer
Viewing Windsor S8

Hi Roberto,

Happy to help, live 7 miles away and previously owned a D3 S8 before F10 M5. Give me a call on 07879 432887

Richard
Forum: Daily banter 15th May 2018, 08:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,656
Posted By richardracer
Viewing Windsor S8

Hi Roberto,

Happy to help, live 7 miles away and previously owned a D3 S8 before F10 M5. Give me a call on 07879 432887

Richard
Forum: Daily banter 10th May 2018, 06:30 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 14,461
Posted By richardracer
Big Red?

Are you able to tell us where Big Red is going next?
Forum: A8 / S8 Generic Posts 8th May 2018, 04:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,596
Posted By richardracer
All A8 are aluminium

Hi,

Yes they are. Some interesting articles on internet about construction, especially the changes and simplification from D2 to D3. I had no water ingress issues with my D3 S8 over more than 6...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 3rd May 2018, 01:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,858
Posted By richardracer
PM not arrived

Try mobile 07879 432887 or email on richard@stok.co.uk
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 1st May 2018, 07:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,858
Posted By richardracer
For sale - 2 off 265 35 20 99y with AO marking

For Sale - £120 for 2 tyres

2 off 265 35 20 Pirelli P Zero tyres to fit Audi S8 D3.
4.5 - 5mm tread, see pictures. No punctures, no cuts, good condition, collection only or arrange your own...
Forum: D3 - Engine Bay 5th April 2018, 05:44 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,078
Posted By richardracer
Manifold flaps

Hi Andy,

Good luck, watching with interest. Manifold never taken off in my ownership from 60,000.

Regards

Richardracer
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 25th January 2018, 09:52 PM
Replies: 1,037
Views: 450,858
Posted By richardracer
Smile Help cooling problem MJ?

Hi MikkiJayne,

I have 5 or 6 computer fans from an old Dell desk side server which you are welcome to for just postage cost. An old post had a picture from memory. Message me if interested.
...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 25th January 2018, 10:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,195
Posted By richardracer
Rasp adaptor

Hi 1781cc,

I have one, part no 8PO.051.440.A which is boxed with manual as used in my D3 S8 before I sold it. Yours for £65 including postage. I bought it German Ebay for £120 using a friend in...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 22nd January 2018, 11:27 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 20,522
Posted By richardracer
Request for pics

Hi A8Ian,

Please can you send me the pictures, I view on an iPad, so can't use the fixes.

Thanks

Richard
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 20th January 2018, 01:36 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 20,522
Posted By richardracer
Photos of S8

Hi there,

Could you send me the photos of your car to richard at stok dot co dot uk please.

Regards

Richardracer
Forum: Daily banter 9th November 2017, 07:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,292
Posted By richardracer
My Audi D3S8 now sold- winter wheels and tyres sold

Winters now sold and collected. Didn't think you could get 8 off 18" tyres in any vehicle, but Audi Q7 with rear seat Down did the job.

Enjoy them Mike.

Richard
Forum: Daily banter 9th November 2017, 05:05 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,292
Posted By richardracer
F10 M5 boot size

Hi Zip,

When compared with my D3 S8, it us narrower by at least 6" but probably nearly as long. Split folding rear seat helped when I had 4 off 20" tyres to carry and did not want to mark the...
Forum: D4 - Wheels and Tyres 31st October 2017, 08:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,955
Posted By richardracer
D3wheels on D4

Hi folks,

Thank you for your responses. The answer is no, unless you change bore diameter.

Regards

Richard
Forum: D4 - Wheels and Tyres 31st October 2017, 10:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,955
Posted By richardracer
D3 wheels fit on a D4?

Hello forum experts,

Would D3 S8 wheels fit on a D4 A8? Somewhere deep in my memory cells is something about the bore of the hub being different?

If anyone has the dimensions of offset and hub...
Forum: D3 - Wheels and Tyres 30th October 2017, 09:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 13,747
Posted By richardracer
Winter wheels - softy southerners

Hi David,

Yes, we southerners don't know we are living with easy winters and virtually no snow! Mind, in 2010, we had a bad winter which prompted me to invest in my first set of winter wheels and...
Forum: D3 - Wheels and Tyres 30th October 2017, 05:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 13,747
Posted By richardracer
Winter wheels and tyres for Audi A8/S8 D3

Hi Alex,

I am selling my S8 winter wheels and tyres after selling my D3 S8 (see thread on here). They are 18" by 8" rims with Dunlop D3 winter tyres with 3- 4 mm tread. Rim style is standard D3...
Forum: D4 - Sat Nav, ICE, Audio & TV 24th October 2017, 05:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,142
Posted By richardracer
NAD and bluetooth

Hi Glyn,

If you are using a phone which supports the RSAP protocol such as some Android phones but not iPhones and want to use the car antenna, I am selling an Audi snap in RSAP adaptor. See my...
Forum: Daily banter 22nd October 2017, 04:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,292
Posted By richardracer
Photos of BMW M5 replacement for D3 S8

As requested some camera phone shots of my BMW M5. Note it is a 2014 F10 model, not the forthcoming G30 which I mistakenly referred to above. For detail spotters it has full leather. (With...
Forum: Daily banter 20th October 2017, 10:32 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,292
Posted By richardracer
My Audi S8 now sold - afterlife with an M5

To all those who have left kind words, thanks, it is a truly great community.

My replacement is an F10 BMW M5 like the pictures above. For a variety of reasons related to electronic banking and...
Forum: Daily banter 17th October 2017, 04:01 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,292
Posted By richardracer
Audi parts for sale - pictures

Photos of parts offered for sale.

Vcds cable already reserverved by Hpsauce.

Please note postage at cost on top of prices quoted, or better still collection from RG42 3UA.

Please drop me an...
Forum: Daily banter 16th October 2017, 11:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,292
Posted By richardracer
Vcds cable

Will get some pictures of the cable label up tomorrow. I have used it on my D3, a 2004 Skoda, 2005 golf and 2005 seat Leon.
Forum: Daily banter 16th October 2017, 09:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,292
Posted By richardracer
My 2006 Audi S8 has been sold

Hi folks,

It was a very sad Saturday afternoon when I watched my D3 S8 drive away with it's new owner. I will let him communicate if he wants to. He knows about our forum.

I would like to say...
Forum: Other marques 2nd October 2017, 11:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,900
Posted By richardracer
Standard (super) 10

Hi folks,

That was the historic rallying Standard Super 10 used by the Whyte sisters on this weekend's Devon Classic National B event. Details on HRCR website if interested.

I did the Classic...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 28th September 2017, 05:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,948
Posted By richardracer
ps for Audidothat

I used to be a rally navigator in times past and believe it not, that was in an Austin A40, with a driver who was a fellow Jaguar apprentice.

By luck we made contact again recently and I am now...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 28th September 2017, 05:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,948
Posted By richardracer
170k mile Audi S8

Hi Southa,

Like Ian, I have not seen much reported on these cars with more than 170k miles. The highest figure I have seen over my 5 years with keeping tabs on them was 220,000 miles in the USA....
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 27th September 2017, 08:03 PM
Replies: 1,037
Views: 450,858
Posted By richardracer
HP DL160 4 processor blade server - any good for mining?

Hello folks,

I have a spare, unused HP dl160 4 processor blade server, 4 Xeon chips, 32gb memory. Is this any good for bit coin mining, given it is only 3" high and would be difficult to put...
Forum: D3 - Sat Nav, ICE, Audio & TV 26th September 2017, 03:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,635
Posted By richardracer
Missing text display for CD music

Hi everyone,

I very rarely use my CD multichnager because I have a dension iPod connection with all my music on it.

However, checking this weekend, I noticed the CD display only chows CD...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 25th September 2017, 10:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,948
Posted By richardracer
2006 Audi S8 with B&O, now priced at £8275

Hi Ian,

Thanks for your comments. You came round Castle Combe on the parade laps last October, with your daughter as I remember. Great day with around 10 members showing their A8 cars.

Car...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 19th September 2017, 10:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,948
Posted By richardracer
2006 Audi S8 D3 with B&O, 170k miles, price reduced to £8995

Hello,

My Audi S8 D3 is for sale and the price has been reduced to £8995. Car is in excellent condition and has been my pride and joy for 5.5 years. Now retired, so time for a change.
...
Forum: D3 - Sat Nav, ICE, Audio & TV 13th September 2017, 09:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 9,933
Posted By richardracer
DAB radio reception

Hi there,

I retrofitted a factory DAB tuner, but used an external aerial (see dab on wheels web site). This is a mag mount which I attached behind the bee sting aerial with a number plate pad...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Audi / VW car items 5th September 2017, 03:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,770
Posted By richardracer
Rear lights

Hi Karlcossy,

If your broken one is still working, I have an offside outer available, but the indicator stopped working. Otherwise perfect condition. PM me if any use.

Richard
Forum: Owners Meets 2nd September 2017, 05:08 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 24,958
Posted By richardracer
Track day brakes

Hi David,

There are 2 big factors which affect braking ability on track based on my (very limited) experience, namely weight and speed. Once I built some confidence and after some instruction...
Forum: Owners Meets 1st September 2017, 09:49 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 24,958
Posted By richardracer
Castle Combe and smoking brakes

Hello David,

Yes they were a bit pungent weren't they. However, they did work well out on track (EBC yellow stuff pads). We kept out of the way as first timers. I can vouch for the fact that...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 31st August 2017, 08:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,949
Posted By richardracer
S8 replacement

Hi David,

Thanks for your comments on the car which you will have seen at last years meet in Castle Combe. It looks and feels like a car with 70k miles rather than 170k miles, they do wear well...
Forum: For Sale and Wanted - Cars 30th August 2017, 09:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,949
Posted By richardracer
2006 s8 D3 for sale - 170,000 miles, silver, B&O - £9750

Hello to all forum members. After five and half years ownership and retirement from my consulting activities, the time has come to sell my beloved Audi S8 V10 executive cruiser. It will shortly...
Forum: Owners Meets 30th August 2017, 09:23 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 24,958
Posted By richardracer
Apologies, not able to attend now

Hi folks,
I have had a clash which means not attending this year. To those who go or are thinking about it, great event, lots of fun if you do a track session, with low risk if driven sensibly.
...
Forum: IT, AV and other Tech 14th July 2017, 03:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,054
Posted By richardracer
Any problems with private messages?

Ian,

I think private messages may not all going out. I looked in my sent box and some are missing. Any thoughts?

Richard
Forum: Owners Meets 14th July 2017, 01:20 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 24,958
Posted By richardracer
If it needs exercising?.....

Hi Ian,

If your RS6 needs exercising, happy to volunteer in your absence. Would be nice to see what the addition of 2 turbos and 75% more power would do around Castle Combe!

Cheers

Richard
Forum: D2 - Sat Nav, ICE, Audio & TV 9th July 2017, 09:17 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,665
Posted By richardracer
Listening to B&O hifi

Hi David,

I have B&O in my D3 S8 and I will be at the ADI meeting on Sept 16th at Castle Combe if you want a listen. If memory serves, you kindly took all my loose stuff when I went on track last...
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