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Originally Posted by briang9

let your head rule your heart, I clearly still need coaching on that part, and why do I still see diesel as evil devils fuel when the power output these days is often comparable with similar petrol units, with usually more torque, and way better MPG, answers on used fivers please

The odd thing is here that I had no yearning for an S8. I just didnt want a W12, and with the spec I wanted, I concluded that an S8 was the most likely motor to give me that.

I always found the D2 S8 dissapointingly expensive to run compared to its A8 4.2 brother, and the extra performance and kudos just didnt seem value to me really, but again, typically, you got better spec on an S8 than an A8.

The S4 I'm currently selling is like a rocket ship, and i confess I find it tough to obey her majesties little round lollipops with numbers written in when they're 50+ as it just wants to go so much faster. Driving like that for much long wont do my license much good.

So, I actually prefer something a little slower, and, as I do pay for my own fuel, I'm delighted to have found something more frugal.

An S8 with 51K miles, B&O, Radar, sunroof etc would be way the wrong side of 20K and im not prepared to sink that into a car right now.

Tax discs are grating at me, they have for years. The whole Band M thing where they're really trying to stiff the upper classes is fine, until it reaches the 2nd hand market and it goes up. If they decide to double the Band M from 460 quid to £900+ next year or the year after, what could we do about it ? Everyone would cheer that the government is doing its environmental bit getting gas guzzlers off the road, meanwhile your S8 value goes down the toilet and it costs you more than your insurance just to park it on a public road.

I think, without checking, the 4.2 Tdi was Band M - Which was a major turn off for me. that combined with its economy not really being hugely better than the petrol V8, means you've gotta want lots of Torque, but not want the nice V8 petrol noise. That wasnt really me either.

We all know I'm a spec junkie, and i've got it in spades. Yes, the diesel smells on the way in, and smells bad on the way out too, but i've got every creature comfort I ever wanted in a D3, in my D3.

So, I'm happy as a pig in poo. I really, really am. For the first time ever, I want to hunt down the man thay ordered the spec on this car, shake his hand and buy him a beer. It is the ultimate motorway mile muncher in my eyes, the autobahm stormer of all autobahn stormers, and before you point out it wont even reach 155 mph, thats fine, coz I'll overtake you whilst you're filling up......