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16th July 2017, 09:31 PM
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A8 Wedding Car
Hi All,
I marry my long-suffering SWIMBO next Friday; 21.7.2917. It has been a long and wonderful journey for us, passionate and expensive.... Taking all our time and effort: remind you of anything??  Anyhow; I have invited my Brother to drive my cherished A8, he usually drives BMW 7 series (up ramps onto car transporters, 1 cm clearance each side!!) and a Fiat Punto to the garage. I'm not worried.  eople Any tips on putting daft ribbons on an A8 or lending your A8 to Family?? Rob "Freebird"
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3.7 to the stars... D2, LPG kit, March 2000(road tax...) 
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16th July 2017, 10:19 PM
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Last time I did that I just bought some classy ivory ribbons and a bow online.
Still got them as it happens.
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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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16th July 2017, 11:08 PM
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All the best to you and your bride to be.
I'm actually chauffeuring my brother in law and his wife-to-be on their wedding day in my 8. This is after I've scratched my bonnet twice (this year), kerbed my alloys in a narrow street near Perpignan (last year, diamond cut, no cheap refurb for me) AND someone scratched my front bumper down to the plastic a month ago. I don't how I'm going to tart the old girl up on the day (the car, not his fiancée), especially after we get back from our own Tour de France this summer with two kids in the back. Surely if anyone can help with such matters, it's Ray... I'm guessing Ray has 'had a few brides on his backseat'. Come on Ray, How many miles of ribbon and bows will I need to hide all the 8's imperfections?
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k.
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17th July 2017, 06:37 AM
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Architex will be the guy in the know with dressing an 8 for a wedding. Bows ribbons and pictures to show you i'm sure.
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1996 A8 4.2 QS. Bose, Solar roof, um...um... rally sport towbar. Now gone to a new home as the Traders 8. Bright yellow bus o love.
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17th July 2017, 07:30 AM
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ive done loads of weddings
i can do it just for fuel etc if you like
   
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Looking for the Holy Grail Audi .. 2018 VW Caravelle Executive T6 2010 A6-C6 3.0tdi LeMans Quattro Last edited by roberto; 17th July 2017 at 07:35 AM.
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17th July 2017, 08:00 AM
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17th July 2017, 08:48 AM
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Here we go again, with apologies. I have never used our 8 as a wedding car.
Company cars are another matter and I used to keep a stock of ribbons in various colours, gave the bride a choice when booking the vehicle. Tended to use plastic ties and DIY bows then cut them off and throw away afterwards. I also used to have bouquets of plastic flowers for the rear shelf. I actually preferred seeing them "on the backseat" before the wedding day. But of course there are a lot of stories that are not for public viewing The attached were just ordinary girls on a night out, nothing to do with the pole dancers that I used to ferry to and from Blackpool!! All I have now are memories and a few photos. I don't even have any of the pole dancer calendars left No names, no pack drill.
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do.  Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter) Last edited by tc4332; 17th July 2017 at 08:54 AM.
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17th July 2017, 08:56 AM
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See this thread:
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthrea...hlight=wedding for some hints. The recommendation is that the ribbons are secured onto the sunvisor bracket inside the car rather than the mirror which means that the ribbon doesnt flop when the doors are opened and also stops the ribbon sanding the bonnet with road dirt. 50mm white ribbon and "pull bows" are easily obtained off the net - I used Easy Florist Supplies (which is a comment I think on the ease of getting the stuff as opposed to the moral inclinition of the aforementioned florist). Oh, and congratulations - hope the day goes well.
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind.
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17th July 2017, 09:12 AM
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Congrats, all the best from this old couple.
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do. Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter)
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