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Old 18th January 2022, 07:49 PM
Sit down, Waldo Sit down, Waldo is offline
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Default How many D2 S8s left in the UK

169 still on the road according to this...

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicl...2_quattro_auto

Pushing 20 years since the last ones were made & a quarter of them still in use. That probably says something about the ownership group, but also a hell of a lot about the car.

There can't be many cars with a comparable rate of survival.
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Old 18th January 2022, 08:31 PM
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I've not thought about it as a percentage of the originals. 25% is much less depressing than only 170 remaining. There are almost twice as many Aston Martin DB5s left More original Lotus Sevens even.

Seems there is still some way to go before they are too rare or expensive to take apart though.
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Old 18th January 2022, 10:44 PM
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Pushing 20 years since the last ones were made
And pushing 20 years since I bought my first one! Just 3 months to go for my "China" S8 anniversary.

Really weird thing is that my current one (only my second) was built exactly 2 weeks before I bought my first.....
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
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 19th January 2022, 06:04 AM
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Don't forget there are non S models left too.
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Old 19th January 2022, 07:14 AM
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Don't forget there are non S models left too.
Yep. There are a few hanging in there...
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