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Originally Posted by Audidothat
Is the simple truth because the A8 exists and/or the price never sat well in buyers psyche .....? Either way surely they are good value now.
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I know this is the best review of the car, but I think it gives an idea why it never really took off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2v0-OdN78g
As they say in the video, the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz just did it better. That, and the fact this was a 'peoples car' with a 86k price tag.
They are very rare beasts indeed, as I have only ever seen one and it was the 3.0 TDI.
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