2001(Y) A8 3.7 Quattro Sport, £1250, 192K Miles

[mannyo]

The DVLA have finally got their act together and the SORN is finally in place. Thats taken nearly 8 weeks to process.

I have had a little interest in the car, but it seems rural Dorset is not the location to sell cars from.

Price now reduced to offers around £1100, and subject to buyer paying in full and purchasing the car unseen (need to buy road tax), I'll even drive it to the destination and include the original Quattro sport alloys (no tyres on them) in the sale.

[3.7 slp]

Car looks great ...if i had the money .My £3.7 is at 212,000 miles so far. MOT next week and then oil and filter change.

[scottt1974]

Originally Posted by mannyo

I'll even drive it to the destination.

Would that include Scotland!!!

[mannyo]

I'll deliver the car anywhere in in England/Wales, Scotland maybe pushing it a bit.

I need the car gone soon, seriously considering put it through the local auction house or possibly bringing the old girl back into service, but I need to weigh up taxing/insuring and running two A8's.

Perhaps the pictures below of just some of the paperwork for the car, from an assortment of specialist and Amersham / Poole Audi may tempt some. You can see all the recent history, MOT and tax discs I have and also in addition just a small selection of the rest of the paperwork.

[sarg]

mannyo, I got more than what you're asking from a scrap dealer, and mine had a busted gearbox, want me to dig out the contact details?

[steamship]

Originally Posted by sarg

mannyo, I got more than what you're asking from a scrap dealer, and mine had a busted gearbox, want me to dig out the contact details?

Seems a real shame that it should come to that.

[mannyo]

I think its the mileage and the apparently original untouched gearbox/fluid thats putting people off. The car has no evidence of anything ever being done to the gearbox. but the gearbox is currently running perfectly. All gears engage smoothly, there are no abnormal sounds etc. As soon as the question is asked, and I answer it seems to deter people. I am that confident in the car, that subject to arrangements will drive it anywhere(Except Scotland, thats just to far) to deliver it.

Would be a shame to scrap the car, considering its fully documented past back to day one but its been sitting here now for 2 months, started and warmed up weekly, and occasionally driven a short distance up/down the farm track.

[steamship]

Originally Posted by mannyo

Would be a shame to scrap the car, considering its fully documented past back to day one but its been sitting here now for 2 months, started and warmed up weekly, and occasionally driven a short distance up/down the farm track.

That's what gets me. By comparison, mine's is a 3.7 on a 51 plate with only 58k miles on the clock. No history at all, other than two service stamps in the book and a few tax discs.

I'm in a similar boat in that I have a A4 2.5 TDi QS sitting outside with 135k on the clock, with an engine that won't fire. I need to get it fixed and sold as I need the money.

[mannyo]

The old girl is still available, its covered 0.2 miles in the last three months although the engine has been run every week.

[mannyo]

I had a PM requesting the tyre tread depths, so I have taken one photo of a tread section from each tyre. The tyres have mud on them because I live on a farm, and access is via a farm track which is quiet muddy at the moment. The image order is


Offside Front

Nearside Front

Nearside Rear

Offside Rear

Cross section of Offside front after a quick wipe with a damp cloth.

Also shown is the instrument cluster with engine running as of 6pm today.

Also discovered the passenger footwell light is out, so I'll change the bulb at the weekend.

I did embed them but they are huge, so took them out again.