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30th August 2016, 02:23 PM
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Curbed wheels - ownership observation
Having owned and driven many a car over the years I cannot believe how often I curb my S8 wheels, I have never known a car like it! Anyone else suffer from this D3 syndrome!?
Luckily they were in a shocking state when I bought the car and plan to refurb when I find the right place but as I approach 12 months and 29,000 miles of ownership I must have doubled the marks on the front wheels?!? I don't understand it! It would appear the A8 is much wider than it feels when driving/parking.
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 '09 D3 S8 - Most of the bells and whistles (B&O, Audi Exclusive brown interior and exterior paint, soft close, ACC etc) de-flapped manifold! 
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30th August 2016, 02:31 PM
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I too suffer from this syndrome. I find parking it much more difficult than any other car I've had. And I've had lots. Admittedly none quite as large. I think it has something to do with the rounded shape of the D3 and the way you can't see where it ends. Means I find it difficult to know if it's parallel with a kerb or parking space line, and then it's downhill from there.
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k. Last edited by Johnmed; 30th August 2016 at 02:33 PM.
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30th August 2016, 05:33 PM
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I never did in 3 years, then got them refurbed anyway for £380 and 1 week later caught one in a multi-story exit and took it back and paid another £80 for a repair on that and then a month later caught another but only a kiss like feint pencil shading.
Nothing in 2 years since thankfully but after the multi-story I am really careful and keep away from them. Mine are 17" so probably deeper profile tyre helps but still don't catch the tyres bto speak of. Last edited by snapdragon; 30th August 2016 at 07:53 PM.
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30th August 2016, 06:05 PM
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These cars have a pretty wide stance wheel wise, I put it down to that. And the low profiles, of course, don't help.
Be interesting to hear how you folks with spacers get on
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A journey of a thousand+ (epic) miles, begins with a single step, (to the door of an 8). Lau Tzu
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30th August 2016, 06:16 PM
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Yeah, things are worse now I have 19s, don't think I scraped the 17s once.
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k.
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30th August 2016, 07:09 PM
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Someone on here (Norway member, iirc) fitted Alloygaytors though i cant remember the wheel sizes on his car.
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind.
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30th August 2016, 07:16 PM
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Hi,
Yes, this is the most difficult VEHICLE I have ever parked, including Transits, big estatate cars and Goldwing motorbikes with trailers (another time...  ).I feel I am really proud of the car and this combines with the rounded shape to make parking a serious business.... Only this morning in Leeds you would have pi***d yourselves laughing at my prissy re-parking the car in a different bay (to prevent a big vehicle parking next to me - clever what!  ) then reversing into the end bay next to an Astra.When I returned at 5:30 pm the Astra had left and a Road Sweeping Truck was parked next to my A8! I wish I had taken a picture but I wasn't laughing...  Of course the truck driver was a pro, he (she?) seems to have even considerately parked allowing the door to open without damaging the truck! So no problems...  Robert.
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3.7 to the stars... D2, LPG kit, March 2000(road tax...)
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