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9th February 2014, 04:06 PM
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Thanks Goran,
Useful comparators to beat the salesman with. Not sure about the one with the r/h/f damage, but the 3.3 diesel is right on. and thanks oldnick - today I celebrate my 65th birthday with max no claims and a member of the IAM - I can insure almost anything. I do some serious mileage and so can't consider one of the petrolheads loves, but I bask in reflected glory. Particularly as the object to be viewed is debadged. Just cruising slow!
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D2 FL Q 2.8 V6 2002 Taxi(?) spec - no heated seats headlight washers etc. D2 PF Q 2.5 tdi LHD rear blinds and heated rear seats, Bose, 5 speed Tip, Servotronic, Pioneer AVIC 333,333 km Murdered on a P&O ferry 2012. Cat3 write off 
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9th February 2014, 04:42 PM
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Thanks - can't find an emoticon for a curtsey
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D2 FL Q 2.8 V6 2002 Taxi(?) spec - no heated seats headlight washers etc. D2 PF Q 2.5 tdi LHD rear blinds and heated rear seats, Bose, 5 speed Tip, Servotronic, Pioneer AVIC 333,333 km Murdered on a P&O ferry 2012. Cat3 write off
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9th February 2014, 05:35 PM
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Happy birthday Chris, I'll be joining you in 2 months and 2 days.
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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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9th February 2014, 07:01 PM
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Happy Birthday!
sorry, didnt spot the damaged one. definitely worth checking out the ones in Germany, from the few French D2's I saw online when looking for my S8, they were mostly overpriced. Also you know my biased theory, go for a manual gearbox S8 or A8 and avoid any auto box future problems.
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10th February 2014, 11:26 AM
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10th February 2014, 03:01 PM
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Thanks oldnick. The car would be UK insured. Whilst we spend a lot of time in France we are UK based so the car would have to come back to the UK and take a UK plate - and back to UK for MOT every twelve months etc. Also now we are soon not to have a tax disc what can we have in our windscreens to demonstrate insurance and roadworthy like the green sticker and CT sticker? Anyone know anything about WAUZZZ4D42N004134 Cheers
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D2 FL Q 2.8 V6 2002 Taxi(?) spec - no heated seats headlight washers etc. D2 PF Q 2.5 tdi LHD rear blinds and heated rear seats, Bose, 5 speed Tip, Servotronic, Pioneer AVIC 333,333 km Murdered on a P&O ferry 2012. Cat3 write off
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10th February 2014, 04:16 PM
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But these boxes show no evidence of failing because of too much torque going through them, it's design, quality and the fact that most of them are never serviced as 'sealed for life' that result in failures.
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11th February 2014, 02:25 PM
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Hi Guys and thanks for your thoughts.
Went to see it today, normal crop of small stone chips here and there and some gentle kerb rash on the wheels. The electrics all seemed to work, the dealer had not recognised the solar sun roof. Some funny bubbles on the paintwork - if it had been a steel car I might have guessed rust under. The big problem was the history. FASH until 2007 146km then nothing. Audi dealership then shows some individual items including cam belt 2012 but no stamps of any sort in the book. Not even an oil change. Also between 2007 and 2014 only 14K kilometers. Controle Technique [MOT] expired June 2013. Can't help but wonder where its been and what its been doing. Didn't feel right so walked even before any negotiations from the inflated price. I'll keep looking.
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D2 FL Q 2.8 V6 2002 Taxi(?) spec - no heated seats headlight washers etc. D2 PF Q 2.5 tdi LHD rear blinds and heated rear seats, Bose, 5 speed Tip, Servotronic, Pioneer AVIC 333,333 km Murdered on a P&O ferry 2012. Cat3 write off Last edited by christhompson; 11th February 2014 at 02:27 PM. Reason: add CT detail
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11th February 2014, 08:16 PM
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well , as you are to be uk registered , I personally wouldn't consider anything but a professionally converted lpg car ; probably with a prins conversion but others here can advise ; I ran lpg powered cars for 20 years and the progress in the conversions in that time was amazing
no doubt you know that there is a cut off date before the emission road tax came in , 2001 if I remember correctly incidentally , whereabouts in france do you rest your head ?
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