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Thank you for your input IT, much appreciated,
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No worries, happy to help....
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There was a Suzuka grey facelift with 112k miles, ex demo so fully loaded for under £15k!!
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Its a myth that dealer demos have decent spec levels. The dealers have x quid to buy a few tasty options, but in reality they make bad choices as they'll never drive them ! - Ex dealer / demo just means it got ragged a lot when new imo, but they're robust enough to deal with it.....
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I spent a lot of time debating whether it was worth a look but the mileage and lack of history put me off (lost service book apparently!
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RS world and 8 world are a bit different. RS, you absolutely need 100% full dealer history or walk away. An 8 will almost always have been run in its first few years by someone who just threw money at Audi to service it. A call to Audi customer services will confirm any genuine Audi service history on a car. If it the first 3+ years are all Audi, that's a good start.
Then, if the last couple of years stand up to scrutiny, I'd generally forgive any gap in the middle if a bargain was to be had...
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Is the Bose and B&O worlds apart?
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Galaxies. Both acoustically, and visually. Don't get stuck with an S8 without B&O, it might as well be <insert undesirable colour here> paintwork.
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Apart from the real lights, front bumper and fogs, is there any differences cosmetically? Facelift and pre?
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Extra chrome trims inside on the doors, different start/stop button, quad zone, dab, more standard kit generally. 3G MMI is the real one to want from 2009, which came a little after the facelift.
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Finally, is there (I'm sure there is), a definitive buyers guide on here for potential owners?
This would be a great help if any one can point me in the right direction
I would love to hear from real world experience rather than a YouTube or magazine feature/reviews
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Done think we ever did a buyers guide, but there are plenty of real world owners on here who can give you the run down....
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, 2007 TT Roadster,
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