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#21
20th June 2011, 07:19 PM
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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#22
20th June 2011, 07:21 PM
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Have a shop around on the insurance Bill, Direct Line are always at least 30% more expensive for me - I am 40 and with 13+yrs no claims, my 4.2 QS is with Swinton, they didn't care about the factory fitted options, which by the way the previous insurers did, Elephant (they charged me extra for xenons and natural leather!), LV are quite cheap but will insist on a tracker
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#23
20th June 2011, 08:20 PM
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Direct Line have an almost zero tolerance policy on mods (have a friend who jsut left there), Admiral/Bell/Elephant (same company, different prices) are the place to go for '8s!
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#24
20th June 2011, 08:52 PM
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The only problem with Admiral/Bell/Elephant is that they charge a fortune if you want to pay monthly, that's why I moved from them. The interest charge is ok, but they remove the 'discount for paying up front' as well as the interest, so it ends up far too much - not a problem if you have enough space on your credit card and pay it monthly that way, but I don't
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#25
20th June 2011, 08:54 PM
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Elephant insure me on the Suzuki wagon R for nearly a year now, 8 in wifes name due to my years of riding bikes and therefore no car nc bonus. With her shoulder we were going to switch at the end of the year as hand on heart, could we really say she was the main driver? My demolition of the side of a ford fiesta with the 8's wing mirror and rubbing strip the first summer I had one (2008) doesn't help me insurance wise either. Our NC protection premium is erm, large. On the positive side, If I want to go and insure an 05 GSXR1000 then that works out at £160 ish fully comp. Pity I don't really want one any more.
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"Man Math" - The means by which a caring husband convinces his wife that a 4.2 A8 is in fact cheaper to run than a tiny Auto crap box "Being in touch with your feminine side" - The ability to, in the 30 seconds following a major accident, obtain your wifes approval for replacing your big german car with another "because otherwise we'd be dead". See also sulking for two years until she finally allows you to get another purely on the basis of your current one being the wrong colour.
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#26
20th June 2011, 09:04 PM
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Don't give up just yet Bill. An insurance assessor wouldn't even be able to tell them Phaeton ducts weren't standard fit. It would take someone of Ian's 8 genius to work that out. Try Sky insurance and Chris Knott. Both very mod friendly. At least try Bill.
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#27
20th June 2011, 09:33 PM
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I'll try swapping my wagon insurance over, that should be a funny call. "Hello, I'm changing my group 2 crapbox for a group 20, please use lubricant".
 I could persuade the wife to ditch the wagon but it was her sisters and she's not yet a year gone so bit iffy that one. Plus having a second car that drinks half the fuel of the 8 is nice, as is not getting needles in the 8 this year from the tree.
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"Man Math" - The means by which a caring husband convinces his wife that a 4.2 A8 is in fact cheaper to run than a tiny Auto crap box "Being in touch with your feminine side" - The ability to, in the 30 seconds following a major accident, obtain your wifes approval for replacing your big german car with another "because otherwise we'd be dead". See also sulking for two years until she finally allows you to get another purely on the basis of your current one being the wrong colour.
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#28
21st June 2011, 07:26 AM
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Believe it or not, NU, now Aviva, were cheapest by far for me at £420 full comp, protected bonus, legal cover & breakdown.
Direct line wanted stupid money for far less cover.
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#29
21st June 2011, 12:23 PM
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