A8 Parts Forum  

Go Back   A8 Parts Forum > General Natter > Daily banter

Daily banter For everything, and anything that doesnt fit in elsewhere

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #41  
Old 10th October 2012, 08:47 AM
david@a8parts david@a8parts is offline
Director at A8 Parts
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 133
Default

OK well I guess its time I should chime in.....

1988 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 Merit
1993 Citroen ZX Volcane TD Brand New! "The First Diesel Hot Hatch"
1996 Peugeot 405 GLX TD
1998 Audi A4 1.9 TDi 110 SE Sport Suspension Comp Alloys
2001 Ford Mondeo 1.8 TD LX (Company Car)
2001 Ford Focus 1.8 TD LX (Company Car)
1995 Audi 100 2.0E Avant
2002 Ford Focus 1.8 TD LX (Company Car) 84,000 Miles in 9 months
1999 Subaru Impreza RB5
1997 Audi A8 4.2 QS Green LPG Converted (The car that started it all!)
1998 Landrover Discovery V8i ES
2002 BMW M3 SMG Carbon Black 19s Sunshine Nav HK
1993 Citroen Xantia 1.9 TD SX (not quite a DS!)
1998 S8 Silver EX IT
2002 S8 Dolphin Grey EX IT
2003 A8 D3 4.2
2005 A8 W12 LWB
2005 A8 W12 SWB Current

Quite a few of these overlapped and there have been other company cars, various vans and other workhorses but these are the highlights (I think!). Noteworthy points are the A4 I bought was only a few months old, ex demo and was quite high spec and actually cost more than a brand new one (without the spec) at the time...It covered about 150,000 miles wonderfully and reliably and was finally sold in 2002. The first A8 I owned, the one which started the love of A8's off for both myself and IT was bought as a company 'opt out' instead of the stream of Ford Focus's I was going through (hence the need to gas convert it). I covered 50k miles in it during the first year of ownership and enjoyed every mile whilst costing pennies to run back when gas was 29p a litre Service and parts Bills were a different story however.
The M3 was an excellent car, the best gearbox I have ever used, but it was absolutely hopeless in the Snow, Ice, wet, damp, even vaguely moist.
__________________
At Work to Break:

2001 TT 8N 1.8T Quattro with a loud exhaust!
2000 A8 D2 3.7Q Non Sport Ming Blue
1999 A8 D2 4.2Q Non Sport Santorin Blue
2002 A6 C5 Allroad 2.5 TDi Silver with Black Leather
2001 A2 1.4 TDi
2006 A6 C6 2.4 Quattro Avant Canyon Red



At Work to Drive:

1997 S8 Pearl White Solar Roof, Electric Heated Rear Seats, Blinds, Bose, Cruise, Headlamp Wash, Ski Hatch
1998 Audi Cabriolet 2.6, Air Con, Electric Roof, Leather, Hard Top, Headlight Wash
2008 Fiesta Sportvan x2
2002 Transit 2.4 LWB
2007 VW Crafter Recovery Truck
2013 VW Caddy Highline, DAB, Heated Seats, Touch Screen Stereo, Headlamp Wash and Webasto with Telestart
2010 RS6 Daytona Grey, Twin Pane, Sunroof, Adaptive Cruise, Soft Close and some extra horses.

At Work to Hire:

4x 6 Berth Sunlight Motorhomes
Reply With Quote
  #42  
Old 10th October 2012, 10:29 AM
IT's Avatar
IT IT is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Posts: 6,222
Default

Couldnt resist the use of the word 'moist' could you.....

Anyway, you've missed a car off your list. Quite unlike you.

Lets see how long it takes for you to figure it out
__________________
For parts enquiries and Forum User Administration please contact customer services directly, not me - enquiry@a8parts.co.uk, www.a8parts.co.uk, or call 01642 783537

The Daily Town Car - 2023 Tesla Model Y Performance. Black with Black. Giant ipad screen, huge sunroof, 4 wheel drive, Tow bar, lots of ooomph and made in China, so actually built properly unlike the Californian ones.

The Family Wagon - 2018 Tesla Model X. Black, 7 Seats, Towbar, Homelink, Enhanced Auto pilot with Summon and self park, Heated front seats, CCS Charger upgrade, MCU2 Upgrade, Falconwing Doors, Self opening / closing doors, Netflix, Spotify, toys, Air suspension, alcantara roof + lots of other stuff......

The 17 year old Driver Wagon 2015 Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo. Alloys, Power steering, Aircon, Leccy windows, Sat Nav, bluetooth, central locking, cup holders, 59 whole bhp. Million times better than my first car. Well jealous.....

The First 20 Audis:

2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,

The Second 20 Audis:

2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black

Most Recent Audis:

2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8

Everything Else

1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
Reply With Quote
  #43  
Old 10th October 2012, 10:31 AM
IT's Avatar
IT IT is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Posts: 6,222
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by david@a8parts View Post
The M3 was an excellent car, the best gearbox I have ever used
Much as it pains me, I do have to +1 on this.... The SMG is an awesome piece of kit...
__________________
For parts enquiries and Forum User Administration please contact customer services directly, not me - enquiry@a8parts.co.uk, www.a8parts.co.uk, or call 01642 783537

The Daily Town Car - 2023 Tesla Model Y Performance. Black with Black. Giant ipad screen, huge sunroof, 4 wheel drive, Tow bar, lots of ooomph and made in China, so actually built properly unlike the Californian ones.

The Family Wagon - 2018 Tesla Model X. Black, 7 Seats, Towbar, Homelink, Enhanced Auto pilot with Summon and self park, Heated front seats, CCS Charger upgrade, MCU2 Upgrade, Falconwing Doors, Self opening / closing doors, Netflix, Spotify, toys, Air suspension, alcantara roof + lots of other stuff......

The 17 year old Driver Wagon 2015 Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo. Alloys, Power steering, Aircon, Leccy windows, Sat Nav, bluetooth, central locking, cup holders, 59 whole bhp. Million times better than my first car. Well jealous.....

The First 20 Audis:

2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,

The Second 20 Audis:

2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black

Most Recent Audis:

2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8

Everything Else

1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
Reply With Quote
  #44  
Old 10th October 2012, 11:23 AM
david@a8parts david@a8parts is offline
Director at A8 Parts
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 133
Default

I had to rack my brain but I assume you mean:

2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Prodrive Black with Gold Wheels

Bought brand new as an impulse purchase when the RB5 was taken off my drive by some rather unpleasant charachters. They removed my kitchen window and placed it carefully on the lawn, took the keys to my Dads Merc and moved it out of the way, returned the keys to the kitchen and then took the Subaru keys (removing them from my key ring thus leaving the rest of my keys in the kitchen) and pushed it off down the village so the noise of the big exhaust didnt wake us.....but it still did.
It was later used as a getaway car apparently according to plod, and it was clearly very successful as I never saw it again.

IT - we will keep the gate post incident between the two of us
__________________
At Work to Break:

2001 TT 8N 1.8T Quattro with a loud exhaust!
2000 A8 D2 3.7Q Non Sport Ming Blue
1999 A8 D2 4.2Q Non Sport Santorin Blue
2002 A6 C5 Allroad 2.5 TDi Silver with Black Leather
2001 A2 1.4 TDi
2006 A6 C6 2.4 Quattro Avant Canyon Red



At Work to Drive:

1997 S8 Pearl White Solar Roof, Electric Heated Rear Seats, Blinds, Bose, Cruise, Headlamp Wash, Ski Hatch
1998 Audi Cabriolet 2.6, Air Con, Electric Roof, Leather, Hard Top, Headlight Wash
2008 Fiesta Sportvan x2
2002 Transit 2.4 LWB
2007 VW Crafter Recovery Truck
2013 VW Caddy Highline, DAB, Heated Seats, Touch Screen Stereo, Headlamp Wash and Webasto with Telestart
2010 RS6 Daytona Grey, Twin Pane, Sunroof, Adaptive Cruise, Soft Close and some extra horses.

At Work to Hire:

4x 6 Berth Sunlight Motorhomes
Reply With Quote
  #45  
Old 10th October 2012, 11:58 AM
IT's Avatar
IT IT is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Posts: 6,222
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by david@a8parts View Post
IT - we will keep the gate post incident between the two of us
*the* gatepost incident.... I recall more than one sadly....
__________________
For parts enquiries and Forum User Administration please contact customer services directly, not me - enquiry@a8parts.co.uk, www.a8parts.co.uk, or call 01642 783537

The Daily Town Car - 2023 Tesla Model Y Performance. Black with Black. Giant ipad screen, huge sunroof, 4 wheel drive, Tow bar, lots of ooomph and made in China, so actually built properly unlike the Californian ones.

The Family Wagon - 2018 Tesla Model X. Black, 7 Seats, Towbar, Homelink, Enhanced Auto pilot with Summon and self park, Heated front seats, CCS Charger upgrade, MCU2 Upgrade, Falconwing Doors, Self opening / closing doors, Netflix, Spotify, toys, Air suspension, alcantara roof + lots of other stuff......

The 17 year old Driver Wagon 2015 Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo. Alloys, Power steering, Aircon, Leccy windows, Sat Nav, bluetooth, central locking, cup holders, 59 whole bhp. Million times better than my first car. Well jealous.....

The First 20 Audis:

2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,

The Second 20 Audis:

2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black

Most Recent Audis:

2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8

Everything Else

1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
Reply With Quote
  #46  
Old 11th October 2012, 03:34 PM
cozza's Avatar
cozza cozza is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Knutsford
Posts: 71
Default

Regplates from my previous cars :

K234PPO: '93 Mondeo Lx 1.8 [K]
S384RLC: '98 Mondeo 1.8 TD [S]
N71FWX: '95 A6 Avant 2.6 [N]
VO52VGU: '02 Vectra 2.2 DTi [52]
BD55MWE: '05 A4 Avant 2.0 TDi [55]

Regplates from Anna's previous cars :

M971UWB: '94 80 1.9 TDi [M]
ML02TMY: '02 Mondeo 2.0TD [02]

Regplate from Anna's current car :

PL04ZNK: '04 Octavia

Regplates from my current cars :
OY58GHF: '08 A8 [The Big'un ]
OV61WUU: '12 A5

Last edited by cozza; 11th October 2012 at 04:26 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #47  
Old 11th October 2012, 10:22 PM
Singh's Avatar
Singh Singh is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Royal Leamington Spa
Posts: 3,943
Default

Who is this guy?
__________________
2009 Audi RS 6 Saloon V10 - 420mm Ceramics, Keyless, Soft Close, Adaptive Cruise, Glass Sunroof, Blinds, Twin Pane & UV, Freeview & DAB, High Beam Assist, MTM bits, Audi Exclusive Bits, MRC, Milltek, GYEF1 ASY2's, Bluetooth streaming music to AMI mod - 753 PS/1021 NM
2016 Audi S3 Saloon, Sepang, S-Tronic - B&O, Tech Pack etc... Company Car
1995 Audi A8 4.2 V8 quattro Sport - Bose, Solar, Blinds
Reply With Quote
  #48  
Old 11th October 2012, 11:07 PM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Chilterns, almost over HS2!
Posts: 8,371
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Singh View Post
Who is this guy?
You have all his personal details, and even more about his wife, mother-in-law, next-door-neighbours..............
__________________
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!
Reply With Quote
  #49  
Old 12th October 2012, 07:48 PM
MAM MAM is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Posts: 217
Default

I suppose my car list is exceedingly short if I just look at the ones I have owned for my use:

1999 1.8L Peugeot 306 Meridian
1991 4.0L V8 Lexus Soarer
2006 4.2L Audi A8


I have however had the following company cars

Citroen BX (I had it one day and the heater matrix died, spent the rest of its life visiting the garage)

2.0L Diseasel Citroen Xantia - Rolled down a hill twice with the handbrake full on - Finally had the hydraulic system drain itself on an ASDA carpark on a Bank Holiday weekend

1.6L Hyundai Lantra - Surprisingly quick, but naff - My long term hire car after the previous pieces of Citroen junk

2.0L Diseasel Ford Focus Saloon - Someone nicked the alloys and windscreen wipers while parked at a nice hotel - There were even tinies and a sandwich carton left behind.


Family cars (The wifes)

1.4L MG Metro - she crashed it the first weekend after I bought it for £1500 - £600 damage - didn't damage the Granadas tow bar though!!!

1.8L Sierra - ex taxi with a talking alarm - did not keep this long

1.6L Peugeot 306

1.6L Diseasel Peugeot 206 - Bought this brand new - when it was 21 miles old, on the way to holiday the Lakes, a pulley siezed and shredded the serpentine belt.

1.4L Peugeot 206

2.0L Diseasel XSara Picasso - Still have it - absolutely rubbish, but does the family stuff and trips to the skip well. Will run it until it dies.
__________________
Deep Green 2006 '56' A8 4.2 SE, B&O & Exclusive Interior
Extended Aluminium, Oak Sepia Wooden Trim, Extended Leather
Green Exclusive Dual Colour, Heated Comfort Leather Interior
Green Alcantara Headlining, Pillars, Rear Shelf, Door Inserts
Green Trimmed Mats, Seatbelts, Steering Wheel, Centre Armrests
DAB, Freeview, ACC, 4-Zone Climate, Soft Close, Electric Blinds


Last edited by MAM; 13th October 2012 at 04:54 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #50  
Old 12th October 2012, 08:02 PM
thebluewhale's Avatar
thebluewhale thebluewhale is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Moved to Annoy Posh People :-)
Posts: 558
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MAM View Post

2.0L Diseasel XSara Picasso - Still have it - absolutely rubbish, but does the family stuff and trips to the skip well. Will run it until it dies.
Don't be dissin' the Picomobile they're feckin' brill. Does what it says on the tin and will run forever. Cheap to run and cheap to fix.

No point having anything expensive with a young family, everything just gets trashed.

I'll set the missus on you if you diss her motor again
__________________
Poverty spec 2000 Noggy blue S8. Really want a sorar sunroof like Dezzy had

THE WHALE IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER... errr but leaking again
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 03:22 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.