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Old 18th July 2021, 10:58 AM
erubus erubus is offline
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Default What's it worth (not a for sale ad)

Hi guys.

I haven't posted for quite some time now. You may remember nearly three years ago, the 2008 D3 4.2tdi that I'd bought a couple of month previous snapped one of the timing chains.

I've still got it but never got around to sorting it. There was always something else in the way that prevented me from getting started. I finally finished paying for it at the start of last month, various other projects that were more pressing have all been finished off and I got the A8 moved around ready to get started on it. Then I got the incredibly inconvenient news that I had to vacate my rented workshop as soon as humanly possible. Within a week if possible (which it frankly isn't!).

I've managed to get some workshop space on the farm that I live on but it has issues. No electricity for a start off, not big enough to comfortably fit the A8 and worst of all, an uneven cobbled floor that I couldn't safely lift the car up enough to remove the engine.

In short, the workshop is fine for finishing of my project 90 land Rover (if I can get electricity or a decent generator) but the A8 will have to go.

Ultimately this means the A8 has to go unless I can squeeze it into the shed somehow and still get the landy in (hugely unlikely). Obviously it can only be sold for spares/repair and likely not for very much. If I had space and time I could break it and make a tidy profit but I don't and I'm time limited.

So what does the collective thinking reckon it could be worth?

It's 2008, adaptive headlights, DAB, reverse camera, 20" wheels (maybe 19", I'd have to check) facelift rear lights, front fogs and wing mirrors, heavily tinted double glazed windows etc.

I'll probably stick it on fleabay so suggested value would be more for a reserve price. I'm waiting on the scrappy emailing back with a price as well. Alternatively if anyone on here fancies it I'd rather it went to some use, or if you want anything off it that can be removed easily enough in the next week or so give me a shout and I'll see what I can do. (No promises though as I have a LOT of stuff to shift out of the workshop before it gets knocked down). I'm gutted not to have been able to save it myself, I really loved that car (and it was my third A8) and I'll likely never get anything as nice again.
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Daily drive: 2008 A8 4.2TDi
2003 A8 4.0TDi. 4 zone climate, double glazing, Bose - dead
Other cars: 1980 Land Rover Series 3, 2.25d, hydraulic winch,Van/station wagon/topless depending on my mood
1990 Land Rover 90 factory county station wagon with all the luxury additions, such as a clock and a tape player.
2007 A4 3.0TDi s-line cabriolet quattro
2000 A8 D2 2.8 quattro, looking for a new home - gone
2003 A6 3.0 quattro, in the way... anyone want any parts? - gone
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