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I used to whenever mine was working. in 12 months I covered ~ 20K even though it was off road for nearly 3 months of that
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Mine is the daily driver for my work, doing about 20k/year.
Can't imagine doing that kind of mileage in anything less anymore. |
As sad as it sounds I just can't park mine in a carpark, I've only done it a handful of times and that's in sideways spaces or across 2 spaces at the far end of the car park, when I go to sainsburys in it I park in the industral state near it and walk, the missis loves that :p
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Im whacking most of my work miles onto the A4 as im doing about 35k a year, but i do take the '8 to the office some days and drive it at the weekends when I'm back up to london. Love driving the auto around London and love the tiptronic on a B road :D
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I use my S8 for the daily commute. Sadly its less than a mile there and again less than a mile back. So ten times a week it gets to run for about 2 minutes from cold and doesn't warm up.
Not good for an S8. However it seems to be shrugging it off. Plus I have to go for a blast from time to time. My last motor (Sexlus LS400) couldn't hack it, for all its much famed reliability. I'm putting on about 8k a year and its returning 20.1 mpg. This includes a period where a rear brake stuck on until the pad had gone and it started eating metal. Ow! That knocked the MPG but its coming good again. I don't pussy foot around so with all the cold runs and batting about, can't complain at all |
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Well its not exactly a commute, but my 8 [pf 2.5tdi lhd] regularly does the run from where we house sit in France back and forward to UK. Mix of high speed - well 130kph cruise - and local shopping. Delivers average 33mpg if I use the premium diesel. Nearly everything works fine only disc pad warning and air bag seat occupancy sensor which I clear before a long run to save irritation. Just about to fit Philips LED day running lights [only 100 euros delivered in France against 145 pounds in UK] as a grey car in this weather needs an outline and HID are a little over the top in daylight.
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My A8 is and has been my daily driver since I bought the car over 2 years ago.
Also used for holidays twice across Europe (what a blast:cool:). Costs a fortune but so worth it though+++ |
My A8 is my daily comuting machine. It's a 6.5 mile drive each way which the15 mins drive at 6:30am and it is the perfect way to start the day, and the 20 min return trip at 15:30 the perfect way to switch off from work. Don't think I would feel quite as relaxed arriving at work and home in many other drives :)
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Ive had my 2002 S8 sinceabout february, it is my daily, doing about 40miles a day and averaging between 18and 21mpg depending on how i drive it. When i first bought it i was doing 120miles a day (that was costly!) but ultimately I see the S8 as an extremely comfy, practical car wich goes well so makes the perfect daily.
So far its done a few big journeys such as a trip to nottingham and out to Le Mans last weekend for the 24. |
My 8 is a daily driver i bought it because i'm living in Bideford and working in Portsmouth, she eats about 450 miles a week. I brought it soley for putting the miles on it just a tool for a job, but then i fell in love with it. Great car with a good community and owners club. It's a 97 4.2Q, 165000 ish
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