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Old 9th April 2015, 07:57 AM
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Audifin. thanks for the reply.
you have a 4.2 TDi ..
love it? any regrets?

you are correct i think it want to be an S8.
registered March 2006 . lower tax £290py

thanks for your time
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Old 9th April 2015, 08:04 AM
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Yes I love it, no regrets at all

I would love to have LWB, but in practice I couldn't live with it.. The SWB is difficult enough to park in car parks, let alone multi-storeys of airports, shopping malls etc.
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Old 9th April 2015, 01:27 PM
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4.2 Tdi is a cracking engine. Yes, it has some turbo lag but once on the move its blistering. Best overall D3 engine there is, which I've said many times....

LWB is not so good though. A bit too big, and different gear ratios make it far less sporty.

If you're looking for a tidy, high spec 4.2 Tdi SWB I really ought to let mine go. Its been owned by 3 forum members including me, and its nice and original bar the removal of the DPF which is a routine nuisance on the 4.2 Tdi, and a remap, which has improved it quite considerably. I did the same on our Q7 too and its so much better as a result.

I only use it for the occasional long haul, but its a bit much to be sat on the drive just for that and the RS6 is having its first service today <gulp> so I guess I will be feeing a bit broke tomorrow

Here's a link I did in January. Its about as genuine as they come. I sorted a bunch of little niggles when I took it as a P/X several months ago and I've not really used it much since.

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9427
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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

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Old 9th April 2015, 03:21 PM
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Agree with Audifin .. its been messed with, Facelift front bumper fogs ect FL rear lights S8 boot lid S8 rear bumper for the Quads, and FL wing mirrors with Indicators, interior spec is different and the piping is nice, but its defiantly a PF car in terms of not 2007+ as the MMI console is standard no Chrome Stop start button ect

i would be asking is the seller an audi enthusiast and its all been done by himself, or was there a bump and a good excuse to upgrade the bumpers ect?
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Old 9th April 2015, 11:10 PM
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or was there a bump and a good excuse to upgrade the bumpers ect?
I'll put good money on this being the reason.

Wouldn't touch it for any amount of money with those 'modifications'
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Old 10th April 2015, 07:25 AM
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the car is at a dealers.
now that you have raised the possibility of an 'upgrade' following a bump, which would not be out of the question,
i am going to give this one a miss.
thanks for your guidance.
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Old 10th April 2015, 10:36 AM
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Why pay £8k for a 4.2TDI when you can get short and long wheelbase W12s for under £10k and probably less mileage?
Just my personal preference having browsed both on Autotrader.
Ah, just remembered you said its going to be a daily driver, maybe fuel costs of W12 will be significantly more.
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Old 10th April 2015, 11:13 AM
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Ah, just remembered you said its going to be a daily driver, maybe fuel costs of W12 will be significantly more.
Yup. W12 does sup the juice. And then there's the cost of all them spark plugs to factor in at a service....
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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
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Old 10th April 2015, 12:25 PM
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And then there's the cost of all them spark plugs to factor in at a service....
That's when it's time to sell
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