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What are the odds?
Over the past few months I’ve had my neighbours texting me and telling me they keep seeing my car driving around and it’s neither my wife or myself driving it. They’re not massive car fanatics so I put it down to them seeing another classic Audi driving around in a similar colour.
Then last week my Dad came to visit over the weekend and said he saw my car driving so assumed I was popping out quickly. When he got here he saw the car parked up so wondered how I beat him back home I told him it’s not been moved since Christmas my dad is car fanatic so I’m thinking there’s definatly another dark coloured S8 in the local area! Fast forward to this afternoon....coming home with the S8 I took a shortcut and i met my cars doppelgänger! FL D2 S8, Irish Green Pearl and beige interior. The only differences I saw were thar it didn’t have xenon Plus headlights, mine is now on “FE” wheels and it appears the other Guys S8 is LPG converted. It even has s similar number plate; S8 ***. I can see why everyone thought it was my car now. I knocked on the door and the owners Wife answered. She said they’ve recently moved to the area and that’s her husband dream car since watching Ronin! I realise this thread is useless without pics but she said to knock when I’m passing by next time as her husband should be back from his business trip and I’m hoping to get pictures. It’s rare enough to see another D2 on the road, but another S8 in the same colour inside and out, similar number plate and 2 roads away....what are the odds?
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2002 S8 - Irish Green Pearl. Cat N (saved by the D2 Doctor ) 1988 E30 Coupe - Royalblau Metallic 2003 S4 Avant - Light Silver Mettalic 2016 S5 Coupe Black Edition - Ibis White Last edited by RICKY D; 12th February 2018 at 03:43 PM. |
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Haha small world very handy to have a fellow owner and car not far away from you you will have to point him to this site!
I got mine because of Ronin it was my favourite film as a kid growing up and still is to this day, i think i can quote most of the lines haha, its great to own the same car as in the film, i think its such a cool car to this day
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I will certainly be pointing him in this direction....hopefully he’s in to forums as quite a few of the younger generation have given up on them. It’s Facebook, Instagram and snapchat now
Will give it a few days at least before I go back as I don’t want to come off all stalkerish
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https://m.facebook.com/AudiA8andS8UK/ And that has all the meets on the events section
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Confidence is the feeling you have before you know better . . . . Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange 2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee 20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs |
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I had a chance to pass by again yesterday and speak to the owner. I recommended this forum but he's not really into forums or social media type stuff so I doubt we'll see him here but you never know?!
His car was a little dirty but it was good to see the cars side by side and how scarily similar they are. His car reminds me of mine when I first bought it without the 20" wheels. Anyway, I managed to grab a few very quick pictures. Apologies for the terrible pictures but the sunlight made it difficult to grab a decent picture.
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2002 S8 - Irish Green Pearl. Cat N (saved by the D2 Doctor ) 1988 E30 Coupe - Royalblau Metallic 2003 S4 Avant - Light Silver Mettalic 2016 S5 Coupe Black Edition - Ibis White |
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Fantastic !!
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Nice work.
I saw a guy park up his D2 S8 outside his house, not too far from ours a while back. I didn’t know what to say, wasn’t in my car or wearing my Audi branded cap, trousers or jacket so simply said “Nice D2 mate”. He muttered “yuhh”, and went into his house. Real charmer.
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That or he'd just had a bill from Audi for something
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I figured he’d probably spent an hour or two searching for an 18mm socket and spanner in his shed, before returning from Halfrauds, B&Q and screwfix who’d each in turn suggested he go to Halfrauds.
We’ve all been 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. |
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