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12th March 2023, 05:52 PM
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Sometimes you just have to remind yourself..
just how good a D2 is when working properly.
 Haven't used mine much recently, but today I did a return trip of just a few miles that I do regularly in my little Volvo. Local roads, some quite narrow and broken, nothing fast. And the Volvo is a good little car, 250+bhp, AWD, 8-speed auto, lots of good modern tech and just as quick as the S8 up to the legal limit. Except...... Comfort, wonderful seats, quiet, grip, handling, insulation from the rubbish road surface and just plain spiritedness. I think it took me about 2/3rds the usual time each way and nowhere did I feel I was pushing any limits whatsoever. The big barge handles beautifully. And incredibly, apart from not having real-time traffic data, the SatNav is more accurate and more responsive in the Audi. (software expands to gobble up the processor, memory and bandwidth available) It's over 20 years since I got my first S8 and I've never regretted having one. 
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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! 
Last edited by HPsauce; 12th March 2023 at 07:20 PM. 
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13th March 2023, 09:04 AM
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I agree Andrew. Every time i get in it I realise how good a car it is and what a delight it is to drive.
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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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13th March 2023, 05:23 PM
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+1 from me
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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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