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20th December 2013, 12:12 PM
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Here we go again.
It's MOT time again. Car picked up by my local Independent. Hopefully she will sail through as she did last year. Fingers crossed everyone
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20th December 2013, 12:45 PM
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I've got a service on Monday - fingers crossed too!
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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#3
20th December 2013, 12:47 PM
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Hope it sails through.
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#4
22nd December 2013, 09:16 AM
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Well she failed on Friday.
  She failed on Nearside front upper suspension arm has excessive play. Booked in for replacement on 27th Dec. Let's hope she goes through on the retest
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2002 S8 Final Edition, Avus Silver with Red leather interior Guildford, Surrey Tiptronic with Sport mode button. Sony rear entertainment package. Bose sound system. Audi Navigation Plus. 20 inch Final Edition alloys Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble :1997 A8 Quattro Sport - Now sold when S8 FE purchased
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#5
22nd December 2013, 01:11 PM
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Mine is in for its MOT in the next week too. The down-side of buying a car at Christmas..... Will have to put 2 new front tyres on too as the are down to 2mm, and already, roundabouts are interesting when it is a little damp.
 4mm on ther rears, so they can wait.
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#6
22nd December 2013, 01:28 PM
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Replace all 4 if funds allow and sell the good old ones from the rear. Or another option is to get a second hand pair for the front that matches rear tyres. You don't want rear tyres considerably worse then fronts specially in winter months.
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#7
23rd December 2013, 04:36 PM
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#8
23rd December 2013, 05:51 PM
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I am doing a bit of shopping around to see if I can afford 4 new ones. I thought that the 4wd ate the fronts more, that was why I was thinking of putting the new ones on the front.
I have found that if I buy the tyres online, I can save a good amount and it may be worth pushing for a full set as I have gone for a different tread type.
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#9
31st December 2013, 12:39 PM
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Well she finally passed the MOT on Monday. Hopefully another 12 months of great motoring. Speedo reading now showing 161,505 miles now
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2002 S8 Final Edition, Avus Silver with Red leather interior Guildford, Surrey Tiptronic with Sport mode button. Sony rear entertainment package. Bose sound system. Audi Navigation Plus. 20 inch Final Edition alloys Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble :1997 A8 Quattro Sport - Now sold when S8 FE purchased
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#10
31st December 2013, 01:43 PM
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On the tyre rotation front, if you're replacing a pair put the newest on the back. It gives safer handling, allows your new tyres a gentler time during bedding in so they last longer, makes you wear out the old tyres on the front end quicker so they're not too aged. If putting 4 on check your spare and if it's as old as the car consider rotating one of your removed tyres onto the spare wheel, if they're a good few years newer and still serviceable. Quote:
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