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#11
19th August 2014, 10:20 AM
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OMG!!
 Thats a huge tale of disaster and of a country that just doesn't really care about much at all! I hope the track day was worth it! 
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Confidence is the feeling you have before you know better . . . .  Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange 2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee 20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble  Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs 
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#12
19th August 2014, 11:24 AM
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Cripes - not a good story at all, but glad you are in one piece....
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Andy. Current cars: BMW i4 M-Sport Peugeot 207 (the sons) Triumph Daytona 675 (2017 reg) =========================== Gone but not forgotten Ford Focus ST-2 Mk3 (the wifes) (stolen Oct 2023) 1972 T2 Bay Window Camper (Slow) Audi TT Mk1 225 - now with coil-overs and a 7inch touchscreen infotainment centre 2003 A8 Sport 4.2 (with ACC & LPG) (Feed up with all the issues so passed it on to a forum member) 2000 A8 FL QS 4.2 (with RNS-E - Nice  ) (Engine poorly so sold on to be brought back by someone who has the time)
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#14
19th August 2014, 02:28 PM
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FFS!! That's more than just having a bad day. Have you thought about staying indoors at home for a while?
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#15
19th August 2014, 03:49 PM
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Would'nt bother buying a lottery ticket if I was you
 On the plus side its got to get better
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#16
20th August 2014, 06:42 AM
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Cheers Guys the two days of track were awesome - did about 25/26 laps and had the car on slicks.
I did have one "moment" when chasing down two new 991 GT3's who were not as experienced and let me passed going up the hill (Kesselschen) at about 125mph. I then noticed the yellow blaze of a VLN racing 911 coming past them behind me - so I moved over to let him passed - then nothing - he disappeared from my mirrors but did not go past? I looked to my left and there he was - about an inch from my door mirror at 125!!! with the track narrowing and hanging left............. I moved slightly right and he went through, he would have been on the grass if I hadn't and that would have been disaster for both of us. However, the track then banked slightly to the right and the M3 drifted onto the edge of the dirt and grass with two wheels  it got all squirmmy (technical term - 125mph remember) and the two 911's behind dissappeared under heavy braking. they thought I was a goner!I gathered it up with a fair amount of twirling, kept my foot in but lighter on the gas and got it back on the track, but the hot slicks had picked up a load of detritus from their off road excursion! So once back on the black stuff it got all squirmmy again until the tyres cleared - got stable grip and blasted back up the hill :-) I do believe my arse eat half of my seat during this point :-) Sadly the following 911's video did not record all of this so I don't have it on video.
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#17
20th August 2014, 06:59 AM
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Made a note of "squirmmy" and "twirly" to use at future car meets to impress my friends!
Also noted "detritus": I usually use 'cr*p' or 'sh*t'.
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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#18
21st August 2014, 09:49 AM
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21st August 2014, 09:55 AM
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#20
29th August 2014, 10:14 PM
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back in garage as the A8 was scrapping it's arse along the ground after refitting the springs that came with the car?
Dismantled the rear suspension and we then noticed the previous owner had hack-sawed the springs to reduce the ride height!!!! Explains why it was dragging it's arse. Fitted new springs and helper "rubbers" to assist with towing and also fitted 20mm hub centric spacers to the rear to give it a wider stance for towing and to fill the wheel arches. all looking and performing good now. Also fitted the front strut brace to tighten up the front end. Getting there - just a few more jobs:- 1. drivers seat belt 2. brake switch to hopefully cure the non op cruise control 3. sealant for the air con so that it retains the gas for more than a month 4. replace the horns as they are very "weedy"
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