Fate of an A8...
 

Model and year: D2 A8 2000
Previous owners: 5
Mileage when acquired: 171k
Current mileage: 176k
Length of ownership: 11 months
Interesting features: LPG, and Tiptronic steering wheel (seems odd in a "cooking" 3.7, not Sport).
Previously owned by a Peer of the Realm (not fair to say name, was nice guy selling) and Registrar of the University of Exeter. Now owned by newsagent from Barnsley, South Yorkshire: luckeeeee.... :ROFL:
Previous car: Rover 620, 2 Ltr Auto (long story, SWIMBO's fault). :-(

Robert

Model and year: 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey
Previous owners: 6
Mileage when acquired: 111k
Current mileage: 115K
Length of ownership: 1 Year 2 months
Interesting features: Brand new crate engine, the boot is a ported subwoofer enclosure
Previous car: B5 A4, C5 A6

Model and year: 2002 D2 S8 FE Avus Silver
Previous owners: 4
Mileage when acquired: 120K
Current mileage: 120K
Length of ownership: 2 Months
Interesting features: headrest monitors, super rare 39 valve V8 :ROFL:

Current '8:
Model and year: Late 2003 D3 3.7L Burgundy with cream interior
Previous owners: 3
Mileage when acquired: 72k
Current mileage: 109K
Length of ownership: 3 years
Interesting features: MMI insists on resetting itself to German - I speak enough of the language that I've never bothered to fix it :ROFL:
Previous car: Lexus GS

Previous A8 purchased in 2008
Model and year: 1996 D2 4.2L Burgundy with cream interior (sheer chance that my current one is the same colour combo - both cars were bought very locally).
Previous owners: 4
Mileage when acquired: 56k
Current mileage: 74k
Length of ownership: 2 years 4 months
Interesting features: Nope.

Model and year: 2001 S8 Black on Black
Previous owners: 3 (2 according to paperwork - Director passed car to his MD - makes it 3 by my reckoning!)
Mileage when acquired: 186,000km (115,000 miles)
Current mileage: 217,000km (135,000 miles)
Length of ownership: 4 years
Interesting features: It's in Australia, so has the solar sunroof... Kickdown switch active +++
Previous car: 1997 B5 A4 "Hamilton's Club Sport"

Model and year: D3 S8 2008
Previous owners: 6
Mileage when acquired: 59k
Current mileage: 69k
Length of ownership: 12 months
Interesting features: intermittent battery drain
Previous car: B4 Audi Cabriolet 2.8 V6 1997 (sold)

Model and year: D2 A8 2.8 Quattro Sport (2002 build date, registered March 2003)
Previous owners: 5
Mileage when acquired: 114k
Current mileage: 115k
Length of ownership: 2 months
Interesting features: Fairly stock 2.8 QS (see sig below)
Previous car: Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Edge Estate

Observations so far....

D2's appear to be the most popular.
Mannyo and Moltaue shared lowest number of previous owners (2).
MikkiJayne and 1781cc share the highest number of previous owners (6).
Sir Will has the highest mileage (191k), was hoping someone would crack 200k!
1781cc has the lowest mileage (69k).
Moltuae has owned their chariot the longest (6.5 years).
Spanker has owned his the shortest (2 months).
MikkiJayne has to have the most interesting feature with a 39v V8 :ROFL:

Yeah, I'm intrigued what the story is behind the 'the 39 valves' (wasn't that a book by John Buchan?).

I think we should take these stats and turn them into Top Trump cards! ..... Something to play at the meets :D

Model and year: D2 S8 2002 Final Edition (Avus Silver with Red interior)+++
Previous owners: 9 :Confused:
Mileage when acquired: 88k :love:
Current mileage: 92k :cool:
Length of ownership: 5 months :D
Interesting features: Miltek, Cat back exhaust.+++:D+++:D

Previous car: 1997 A8 QS in Ming Blue
Previous Owners : Can't remember
Mileage when acquired : 143K
Mileage when sold : 175K
Length of ownership : 5 years

It's all on the forum, fairly recent too. ;) With photographic evidence (not looking too good down this plughole!):

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...8&d=1480011536

And inside:

http://www.corradov8.com/pics/s8/fe/head.jpg