https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296614029652
As highlighted by Neil, with it not being a Final Edition, it should necessitate the seller reducing his expectations on price.
It hasn't got the bi-xenon (xenon plus) headlights or the phone prep (no rear aerial on the wing) that's typical of a Final Edition, but it does have the solar roof that you don't find on an FE.
The front grille badge is in the wrong place and looks like it's stuffed in at an angle. Maybe broken?
The rear badge has too much of a distance between the S and the 8 in my opinion (how pedantic is that?
). So that would make me want to check to see if the rear has been painted - maybe after some post-accident bodywork??
And the stone-chipping at the front looks a little excessive for an 83k mile car so you'd need to factor the cost of that in to make it look pretty.
No mention of a belt change in the advert. This could mean that you've got a grand to fork out for that (can cost more and less, depending on who is doing it - Audi quoted me £1400 two years ago).
And then there's the usual checking for knocking from worn control arm bushes, does the aircon cool properly, oil leaks in the engine bay blah, blah. But the listing states "lots of history" so it suggests things have been taken care of when needed.
When test-driving the car, check for any clunks in the gearbox when changing up and down. That gearbox service may have been done poorly or a long time ago. I test-drove a D2 once that had a noticeable thud/clunk when dropping down a gear (in automatic mode, not sports or a Tiptronic shift) at 30mph.
Relative to Frank's car (spannerrash) that he advertised the other day on here for £6k, I think £7.5k is a tad too much. But in relation to others that I've seen for sale within the last year, it's certainly not taking the proverbial. Frank's car has rear heated seats, TPMS, bi-xenons and phone prep with similar mileage (although no blinds, or solar roof) and would certainly be on my list to check out (when he wants to put it back up for sale again in the near future).
As a yardstick for pricing and what the "market" is willing to pay at the moment, you may want to see what this Final Edition went for in Newcastle recently with 113k miles.
Here
Anyway, good luck and let us know how you get on.
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Future work on "Red Dwarf": Fridge, solar sunroof, radio-controlled clock, interior and exterior dimming mirrors, Alcantara headlining/pillars/rear shelf, rear US outer lights, passenger memory seat, rear electric (lumbar and headrest) heated seats, Servotronic.
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Current:
2002 A8 D2 S8 FE -
"Red Dwarf" - Misano Red - Platinum/Silver Interior, PDC, Sat Nav Plus with BOSE and hidden Dension Bluetooth, Multi-changer, Heated Front Seats, Bi-Xenons, FE Wheels, Phone Prep with Nokia 6210, Detachable Towbar, Rear Blinds, S8 plate but no other optional extras
1st Place Winner - A8Parts Annual UK Meet 2018
1st Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2018
2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2019
2002 A8L D2 with a factory fitted S8 engine and drivetrain - "Evergreen" - Irish Green Pearl (TBC) - magnolia leather seats with magnolia door cards/door trims, magnolia leather head-lining, extended leather pack 3 (dark green leather dash, upper door cards, steering wheel, lower dash, centre tunnel and rear parcel shelf), factory black external trim (in lieu of chrome), self-levelling suspension, Servotronic, Brembo brakes, "gullideckel" / "man-hole cover" / "pie-plate" 8Jx18 polished 10-hole design wheels typically seen on the W12, Park Distance Control, heated windscreen, multifunction steering wheel, Vavona burl (burr-walnut) wood inserts with cream/magnolia door switch trims, phone preparation to the front with Nokia 6091 phone, phone preparation to the rear with Nokia 6091 phone on the central rear console, third phone preparation in the rear centre console, rear blinds, rear headrest release feature, rear electric heated seats with lumbar and recline function (the rear passenger seat has the facility to move the front passenger seat forward), BOSE audio, Rear Screen Entertainment (RSE) with dual factory fitted Alpine screens, integrated DVD player (under the centre of the rear bench with 4 DVD storage slots) and two remote controls (the controls and inputs for the RSE are in the rear centre console and the screens can operate independently of each other,) factory supplied leather headrest covers to hide the rear screens, rear vanity mirrors (standard A8L), dark green rear wedge footrests with cream piping, front passenger memory seat, dark green floor carpeting and mats – piped in cream, rear slumber pillows for the headrests, integrated fridge with integrated tumblers inside the rear centre headrest bar compartment, solar roof, auto-dimming interior and exterior mirrors, factory driver’s seat fire extinguisher, tire pressure monitoring system, first aid kit, 12 V socket in the boot, TRACKER, derestricted – top speed is 155mph plus
2007 A6 Allroad C6 3.0TDI Quattro - Highland Green (Audi Exclusive Colour) - Cream leather interior with Wood, Advanced MMI, Keyless, Bose, Advanced PDC, Sunroof, Heated Memory Seats, Adaptive Xenons, Adaptive Air Suspension, Servotronic
Previous (went to good homes):
2002 A8 D2 2.8 Quattro Sport -
"Big Red" - Tornado Red (Special Order) - Twist Interior, PDC, Passenger Memory Seats, Symphony II with BOSE, Heated Front Seats, Bi-Xenons, Auto-dimming Mirrors, 20" FE Wheels, Servotronic Steering
2002 A8 D2 2.8 Quattro Sport - Aqua Blue Pearl - Twist Interior, PDC, Sat Nav Plus with BOSE, Multi-changer, Heated Front Seats, Bi-Xenons, Auto-dimming Mirrors, Avus Wheels
