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Old 25th September 2013, 08:30 PM
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Hi,

Well, I've been a little quiet on the forum as of late and that's partly work related and partly pre-house renovation related.

As many of you know, I've been driving 8s since 2007 and made my first post on Tyresmoke in may of that year. My first 8 was a Santorin Blue 3.7QS ... i loved that colour and - with the help of A8 Parts - the spec was beautiful by the time it died from a snapped cam-chain at 170k miles.

I then bought my current Silver 4.2Q in Jan-09 from Ian..it had a fantastic spec and low mileage...with some special options that could be fitted. A8 Parts again helped, turning it into a Sport, replacing all the seats, adding sports suspension, rear seat entertainment, and the RS6 flappy paddle sports steering wheel...possibly the best bit at the time. Since then adding things like the S8 exhaust and the brakes (the upgrade i love the most) have really made me love this car. I've had almost 5 years of utter joy out of it and it still looks as good as the day I got it.

It is fair to say that i LOVE the D2 and I still smile every time i walk up to mine. It was my teenage dream car from the moment i saw it and I'll always have a soft spot for it and i've really enjoyed driving a D2 for the last 6 1/2 years. For that reason, i've always been quite hesitant in stepping into D3 territory as it never gave hadn't given me that 'wow' factor in the same way...

...until april of this year that is.

Ever since I saw Ian's 4.2 TDI D3, I was hooked. The Audi exclusive blue, the B&O, Fridge, ACC, AMI, DVB-T, glass sunroof and tanned leather made me look at the D3 very differently. When he bought it, i sent him a note asking if when the time came (and the niggles were fixed ), he could give me a nudge if he was thinking of selling it on. He also let me drive it at the A8 Parts open day and the 4.2 twin turbo is simply stunning ... it doesn't sound like a diesel in the way the 3.0 tdi does and the power is delivered beautifully. And so Ian sent me a PM on Sunday and I yesterday became the proud owner of this special car.

The drive back from Yorkshire was amazing...the D3 electrics are a serious step up and i have honestly never heard audio perfection before until last night and i'm not quite sure I ever will again in another car. Where do you go from here really I also managed to do 38.2 MPG which is simply amazing The torque is something special too and I genuinely can't wait to own this beauty for a bit longer.

Overall, i'm really pleased with the purchase and i'll be looking to put a few touches on this one in the way I have on the D2s i've owned....subtle, in line with OEM looks finished with a cracking clean detail (when weather permits). I felt like a king driving it home last night and even had a guy come up to me in an empty motorway services saying this was his dream car...when I told him about the spec, he actually screamed

I hope to be putting a few pictures up over the weekend after i've given it a good polish and will be posting the D2 up for sale over the coming week.

Thanks again to Ian for his help and for selling it on - albeit begrudgingly with Fridge

Oli

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Old 25th September 2013, 08:44 PM
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Congratulations Oli, sounds like Christmas arrived early for you

I saw Ian's review on the D3 S8 and immediately thought "I wonder where that lovely TDi went?" and here's my answer. I saw it at the open day but I'm looking forward to seeing how it looks now it's all sorted, photos soon please
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Old 25th September 2013, 09:09 PM
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Cool - presume Ian's new S8 is from Roberto as well, to complete the circle of car ownership changes lol
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Old 25th September 2013, 09:41 PM
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Great stuff Oli, though keep the D2 as a toy
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Old 26th September 2013, 09:36 AM
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Welcome to the 'best D3 engine to own' club Oli

Once you get used to it, get over to Shark for a remap and then it really opens up!
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Old 26th September 2013, 10:07 AM
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weldone Oli, enjoy
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Old 26th September 2013, 10:25 AM
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Good move, Oli. That's a real one off A8, and, if you can - keep the D2 too! Good ones are getting harder and harder to find, and you did say it was your teenage dream car.
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Old 26th September 2013, 12:23 PM
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albeit begrudgingly with Fridge

Miss it already... Ggrrrr.....
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The Family Wagon - 2018 Tesla Model X. Black, 7 Seats, Towbar, Homelink, Enhanced Auto pilot with Summon and self park, Heated front seats, CCS Charger upgrade, MCU2 Upgrade, Falconwing Doors, Self opening / closing doors, Netflix, Spotify, toys, Air suspension, alcantara roof + lots of other stuff......

The 17 year old Driver Wagon 2015 Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo. Alloys, Power steering, Aircon, Leccy windows, Sat Nav, bluetooth, central locking, cup holders, 59 whole bhp. Million times better than my first car. Well jealous.....

The First 20 Audis:

2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,

The Second 20 Audis:

2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black

Most Recent Audis:

2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8

Everything Else

1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
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Get a DPF delete done... Had a listen to mine today.. definitely got some V8 noise back
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Get a DPF delete done... Had a listen to mine today.. definitely got some V8 noise back
haha, thought you'd notice a bit of something eventually....
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The Family Wagon - 2018 Tesla Model X. Black, 7 Seats, Towbar, Homelink, Enhanced Auto pilot with Summon and self park, Heated front seats, CCS Charger upgrade, MCU2 Upgrade, Falconwing Doors, Self opening / closing doors, Netflix, Spotify, toys, Air suspension, alcantara roof + lots of other stuff......

The 17 year old Driver Wagon 2015 Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo. Alloys, Power steering, Aircon, Leccy windows, Sat Nav, bluetooth, central locking, cup holders, 59 whole bhp. Million times better than my first car. Well jealous.....

The First 20 Audis:

2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,

The Second 20 Audis:

2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black

Most Recent Audis:

2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8

Everything Else

1989 Subaru Justy, 1986 Vauxhall Cartlton 2.0 GL, 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 2.2 CDi, 1987 Ford Sierra XR4x4, 1983 Vauxhall Senator, 1985 Vauxhall Senator 3.0i, 1997 Polo Saloon, 1997 Peugeot 306 1.9 TDi, Ford Sierra Sapphire 2000E, 1990 Subaru Justy, 2000 Subaru Impreza, 2000 Subaru Impreza RB5, 1993 Range Rover LSE, 2005 VW Bora, 2003 Skoda Superb, 2003 VW Passat V6 4 Motion, 1996 Peugeot 106, 2000 Range Rover 4.0, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
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