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Old 23rd December 2021, 04:10 PM
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Default Top Gear S8 D2

This press car has been around a bit. Decent write up...

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/audi/s8-d2
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Old 23rd December 2021, 05:46 PM
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I wonder how the Audi press department feel about having to buy aftermarket parts to keep one of their own fleet going...
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Old 23rd December 2021, 06:15 PM
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I've seen several reviews of this car & from memory that hasn't been mentioned once. They must keep forgetting.

Is this a car you've worked on?
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Old 23rd December 2021, 06:24 PM
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“An icon of the sports saloon world. Still cool 25 years after it first launched”
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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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