D2: A8 or S8

[sarg]

Originally Posted by Nollywood

Best I consistently get on my S8 is 496 miles to a full tank, so pretty good.

that can't be right, that's over 28mpg, based on you filling about 80 litres (I'm assuming you fill up before you run out!)

[chan110]

I m on the other side and over the hill of youthful 30...so its a S8 it will be!

Still learning the A8 speak....er is FL (facelift)?
In that case how do i spot a pf and fl model?

Thks

[ainarssems]

1. Is there that much difference in the asking price of a decent D2 A8 and S8?
2. Difference in running/maintenance cost (including insurance etc)
3. Difference in the pure driving experience?

1.Yes up to 60% currently. When I were buying mine 4 years ago there was even more difference. Back then you could get 94-95 A8 for £1500, 97-98 £2500 but it was really hard to find decent S8(97+) for under £5000. I ended up with Cat B writeoff 1997 S8 for £2.5k

2.S8 needs more fuel( I am doing 16-19mpg in mostly short runs), insurance is probably bit more expensive on S, how much depends on your personal circumstances. Otherwise costs should be similar.

3. I have not had much driving in other 8's apart from friends1997 3.7 FWD. They are quite different cars, depends on what you want.

[mannyo]

Originally Posted by chan110

I m on the other side and over the hill of youthful 30...so its a S8 it will be!

Still learning the A8 speak....er is FL (facelift)?
In that case how do i spot a pf and fl model?

Thks

PF = Pre facelift
FL = Facelift.

Easiest way to tell externally is to look at the back / front bumpers, facelift cars have a chrome strip that runs around the back bumper, and under the headlights at the front.
More subtle, the prefacelift has smaller door handles on all four doors with a key hole on the passenger side, the facelift has longer door handles and no key on the passenger side.

Internally, the facelift has different design switches in the centre console and different design armrests.

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by chan110

In that case how do i spot a pf and fl model?

From the outside the FL has more chrome, especially under the headlights (see the picture at the top of the forum) and fogs in the lower bumper, plus more curved/flush door handles.
Wheels will also probably be different; S8 PF should have 6-spoke 18" original "straight-arm" Avus wheels with the simple "four rings" domed centre cap, whereas the FL has the "splayed-end" arm design that at a glance might look the same but also has a multicolour concentric-ring dished centre-cap with smaller Audi logo.

[Nollywood]

Originally Posted by sarg

that can't be right, that's over 28mpg, based on you filling about 80 litres (I'm assuming you fill up before you run out!)

That's with my tank filled till the automatic fuel cut-off on the nozzle operates. I zero my trip each time I fill up.

[Singh]

It is 90 litres though, isn't it? Which would bring that 28 MPG down 3-4? Which sounds about right...?

[briang9]

Originally Posted by HPsauce

From the outside the FL has more chrome, especially under the headlights (see the picture at the top of the forum)

there are a few exceptions though

[chan110]

Originally Posted by briang9

there are a few exceptions though

Oh, tell me pls - before I buy the wrong car

[sarg]

Originally Posted by Singh

It is 90 litres though, isn't it? Which would bring that 28 MPG down 3-4? Which sounds about right...?

Amar, it might be a 90 litre tank, but you almost certainly don't use the whole 90 litres each tank, unless you've got balls of steel and drive another 30 miles when the gauge says you're running on fumes.

Nollywood, how many litres do you usually need brim to brim?