November seems to be 'Dead S8' month - I bought mine this time last year, nearly to the day!
The engine in this one is fish food. Looking at the shiny chunks down #6 its very likely the head and block are done for, in which case I'll park it out the back of the workshop until a good used engine turns up.
I'm not likely to keep it tbh, as while I adore the interior, I have had enough silver Audis to last a lifetime. Plus I already have my grey one which is virtually brand new underneath. I would love to put the interior in mine, albeit with black bits instead of grey, but I'm not sure I can bring myself to corrupt an FE by putting a black interior back in. That all depends what its like when I get it on the lift.
The 2.7TT swap I think needs to wait for a late FL 2.8QS which isn't silver
