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Old 2nd November 2011, 01:52 PM
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Hi guys I m looking to try and buy a manual a8 or s8...but I m not sure which websites to look on...could
someone point me in the right direction please...
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Old 2nd November 2011, 02:43 PM
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Hi guys I m looking to try and buy a manual a8 or s8...but I m not sure which websites to look on...could
someone point me in the right direction please...
Are you referring to a manual-equipped A8/S8, or a manual transmission suitable for an A8/S8?
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Old 2nd November 2011, 03:43 PM
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Ranj,

If you want complete car, go to www.mobile.de, switch to english, go to advanced search and specify you're looking for Audi, model A8, with manual gearbox.

mobile.de will find you 69 cars.

All LHD though...
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Old 2nd November 2011, 03:47 PM
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Ranj,

If you want complete car, go to www.mobile.de, switch to english, go to advanced search and specify you're looking for Audi, model A8, with manual gearbox.

mobile.de will find you 69 cars.

All LHD though...
Unless he's after an S8 specifically, he won't find an A8 manual. Unless he's after the uber rare 2,5 TDI V6 manual. All other V8-engined D2's were tip only.
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Strangely, when you do a detailed search on mobile.de, specifying manual transmission, it certainly finds the cars. And the adverts state manual, yet all the pictures show the usual tip.
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Guys, Ranj does about 50k miles a year as he is a locum optician. I think you have a perfect combo as it is.

V8 manual S4 for fun and a nice wafty automatic A8 for the daily commute. The automatic box suits the character of the A8 and is ideal for when stuck in jams. Get your manual fix from the S4, on the daily run you want auto with the miles you do.

If I were you, i'd sell the, both and combine the two. A 4.2 TDi A8 will be faster then the S4, more economical then the LPG A8 as well as more comfortable with more toys. You know it makes sense. A better car one set of MOT, Tax etc...
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