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Old 16th April 2018, 10:36 PM
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Hi guys,

Taking a proactive step to help my dream of having a car from Ronin (not the Peugeot!). On the look out for an Audi S8 D2 FL. Perfect wish list would consist of a fully spec'd car, ideally Final Edition, one of the blue colours, and low miles.

But... keeping mind open on spec and colour. Just looking to experience the pleasure of driving the car.

If anyone is struggling with the idea of selling their beloved S8 D2 and only would let go of it to someone that will give the car the care it needs whilst giving it the opportunity to breath and stretch on open roads..... I am the guy for you!



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Old 16th April 2018, 11:22 PM
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But... keeping mind open on spec and colour. Just looking to experience the pleasure of driving the car.
Definitely keep your options only. No harm is looking for the ideal car for yourself, but don't let other potential ones slip through your fingers because you're being too stringent on spec.

It doesn't mean not having your ideal car, it just means driving around in another A8/S8 until your ideal one comes along.
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Old 16th April 2018, 11:31 PM
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You will find the car you want. I wanted a FE, to be honest what I ended up with was MUCH more to my liking!

Some things are easy to change, some are not. Know what you are prepared to compromise on and what you are not.

The right car will come and you WILL love it! I love mine, it's flipping awesome!
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Old 16th April 2018, 11:37 PM
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Define low mileage? If you're looking for under 100k, and want a good one, then be prepared to wait, unless you want to go for the one that's currently up on eBay for £10k but with the wrong wheels...

PS - I waited 5 years to get the right one, and it came from Ian! (IT..)
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Old 17th April 2018, 12:05 AM
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Hi guys,

Taking a proactive step to help my dream of having a car from Ronin (not the Peugeot!). On the look out for an Audi S8 D2 FL. Perfect wish list would consist of a fully spec'd car, ideally Final Edition, one of the blue colours, and low miles.

But... keeping mind open on spec and colour. Just looking to experience the pleasure of driving the car.

If anyone is struggling with the idea of selling their beloved S8 D2 and only would let go of it to someone that will give the car the care it needs whilst giving it the opportunity to breath and stretch on open roads..... I am the guy for you!

Thanks.
Ok, so in breif as it’s covered so many times on here elsewhere:

The genuine final edition S8 give or take a couple of scraps of leather here and there is actually a visually exciting, but low spec car (relatively).

You want high spec, or final edition. Waiting for both is futile.

The final edition came in Avus silver, ebony black, Misurno red and Aqua blue. In kind of that order of cars built. If you want a blue one, it feels like there were like single digits ever built, and I’d be gobsmacked if any of them were sub 100k these days.

If you want a collectors item, find a nice, low mileage final edition and don’t modify it. Or drive it preferably. They’re the ones that will probably hold most value, rightly or wrongly.

If you want a grin on you face, find a high spec 2001/2002 car that isn’t a final edition that has a bit of spec about it, and enjoy putting miles on it......

And don’t dismiss the A8 4.2 FL either. It’s an unsung hero. Yes, its 310 horses versus 360 but it’s mostly in the gear ratios and the A8 feels torquey and responsive, and will cost you like half as much as the S8 to buy.....

Mileage isn’t everything..... I’ve seen S8s die at 70k and I have an S8 at 170k which for no reason at all is one of the most rapid D2’s I’ve ever driven. I had to let a mate test drive it to verify, and he agreed !
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The First 20 Audis:

2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,

The Second 20 Audis:

2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black

Most Recent Audis:

2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8

Everything Else

1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
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Old 17th April 2018, 02:21 PM
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Welcome to the forum. You're in the right place anyway!

I've not had mine too long but didn't have any particular wish list when buying other than it was well maintained! Sometimes you can be lucky and find just what you want but they don't come up for sale often. I still remember seeing mine for the first time, I was sold instantly.
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Good luck with the search.

As has been said already, you'll be waiting a long time for a low mileage, higher spec Final Edition. It's usually one of those attributes, rarely two and three is just wishful thinking. Be sure the history is good and the gearbox has been serviced or overhauled.

The D2 options list wasn't very long and most aren't too difficult to retrofit so if I was looking again, a lower spec'd example wouldn't really put me off. Values seems to be rising (since I sold mine 3 years ago ) and it looks to be a future classic.
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Old 17th April 2018, 03:10 PM
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The D2 options list wasn't very long and most aren't too difficult to retrofit
Hmm, there were quite a few but it depends what you want.
Bose is a bit of a mission if absent, not sure anyone has done that.
Servotronic I'd guess is near impossible.
Heated windscreen is very rare and presumably difficult as well.
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2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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Old 17th April 2018, 03:14 PM
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Hmm, there were quite a few but it depends what you want.
Bose is a bit of a mission if absent, not sure anyone has done that.
Servotronic I'd guess is near impossible.
Heated windscreen is very rare and presumably difficult as well.
Bose - ✓
Servotronic - ✓
Heated Windscreen - ✓

*sits back partially smugly and wonders why I don't have a rear window blind*
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Hmm, there were quite a few but it depends what you want.
Bose is a bit of a mission if absent, not sure anyone has done that.
Servotronic I'd guess is near impossible.
Heated windscreen is very rare and presumably difficult as well.
Bose - all seats and carpets out, full day job but quite doable. I’ve done it at least twice, and my current D2 doesnt have Bose but I really can’t be bothered again ;-)

Servotronic, doubt its much extra effort above swapping the rack, but given swapping the rack is a real pita in the first place.....

Heated windscreen. Done. And really isn’t that hard. You need to run three wires from the battery corner of the boot to the front of the car, and swap the screen but it’s one of the less challenging mods....

But it’s so much easier to just buy what you want in the first place ;-) ....
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The Daily Town Car - 2023 Tesla Model Y Performance. Black with Black. Giant ipad screen, huge sunroof, 4 wheel drive, Tow bar, lots of ooomph and made in China, so actually built properly unlike the Californian ones.

The Family Wagon - 2018 Tesla Model X. Black, 7 Seats, Towbar, Homelink, Enhanced Auto pilot with Summon and self park, Heated front seats, CCS Charger upgrade, MCU2 Upgrade, Falconwing Doors, Self opening / closing doors, Netflix, Spotify, toys, Air suspension, alcantara roof + lots of other stuff......

The 17 year old Driver Wagon 2015 Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo. Alloys, Power steering, Aircon, Leccy windows, Sat Nav, bluetooth, central locking, cup holders, 59 whole bhp. Million times better than my first car. Well jealous.....

The First 20 Audis:

2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,

The Second 20 Audis:

2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black

Most Recent Audis:

2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8

Everything Else

1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
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