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7th July 2012, 06:59 AM
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Saw an a5 tdi Quattro yesterday
In my quest for a diesel went to look at an a5 Quattro diesel yesterday...
It was reasonably high spec with MMI, DRLs, servotronic, 19" alloys and drove reasonably well...but I have been spoilt by my s8...it was a bit tighter in space and i m only 5ft8...as it was a manual there was a clutch but the foot rest seemed to get in the way/ and when I went to check the oil it didn't have a dipstick!!!! Furthermore when I got the chap to lift the hood I realise how very little I know about diesels....I didn't even know how to take the engine cover off...I figured it pulled off but I didn't want to break anything. But the car was missing electric seats/ electric folding mirrors and the steering wheel was manual ajustment...which wasn't the end of world and rarely comes with most cars...however after ploughing up the M1 in a torrential downpour in the s8 which was sure footed as could be...I was thinking is this really worth 10k more than mine with 90000 on the clock compared to mine which has just over 100k.....
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01 Audi a8 fl sport - Grey, Bose, Glass Sunroof, S8 grill/mirror covers/wheels, Aftermarket Exhaust, very quick and lots of fun!!!!!....well I gave it one final push on the pedal to hear that v8 growl and then it was off to a new home..... 99 Audi a8 fl - Silver, Black alcantara seat/ S8 grill/side mirror, MFSW, Solar Sunroof, 17" Monoblocks (for that extra cushion of air), Rnsc, Bose.....great motorway cruiser....now gone to a new home 02 Final Edition S8 - Avus Silver, Extended Leather Pack III, Front & Rear Heated Seats, Servo, Blinds, Rear Seat Entairtainment with Playstation, Bose, Bi Xenons.....now gone to a new home 97 PF A8 4.2 quattro sport - Cashmere Grey, Servo, RNS E, Blinds, Bose, 20 Final Edition Alloys, LPG....sold sadly and will be missed 03 S4 V8 Saloon - Misano red, Manual, Milltek, Bose, Xenons, RNS E - Sold as of Feb 2012 
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#2
7th July 2012, 08:30 AM
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A mate of mine has decided he wants a A5 fastback (3.0 diesel), not quite sure why.
He's just sold his S4 estate so is now definitely looking; it will probably be an "awakening".  Any further observations on the A5 diesel?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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7th July 2012, 04:27 PM
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I bought a 1.9 turbo diesel Fiat Punto last week, it did 66 MPG on the way home and will do 70.1 MPG if you take it steady. Cost me £600, insurance (I'm 21) is under £400, warranty which will cover Turbo etc... £3 a month. 1x new tyre = £15.
Will keep the miles of the RS6, keep fuel costs down and I won't care if I leave it in dogey places. Also, I get to enjoy the RS6 whenever I want to too. The car weighs nothing and will easily tune to 150 BHP, proper little rocket and even standard is happy to join motorways and carries enough speed on the slip road onto the motorway unlike other small cars I've driven. For me, it is ideal. The 1.9 D Fiat engine is very reliable, snobs will laugh at me and chavs have already tried to race it, it's hilarious. I just got some 390 mm discs for my RS6 and they are bigger than the Punto wheels!  
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7th July 2012, 04:38 PM
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2009 Audi RS 6 Saloon V10 - 420mm Ceramics, Keyless, Soft Close, Adaptive Cruise, Glass Sunroof, Blinds, Twin Pane & UV, Freeview & DAB, High Beam Assist, MTM bits, Audi Exclusive Bits, MRC, Milltek, GYEF1 ASY2's, Bluetooth streaming music to AMI mod - 753 PS/1021 NM 2016 Audi S3 Saloon, Sepang, S-Tronic - B&O, Tech Pack etc... Company Car 1995 Audi A8 4.2 V8 quattro Sport - Bose, Solar, Blinds
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7th July 2012, 04:39 PM
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Confidence is the feeling you have before you know better . . . .  Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange 2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee 20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior 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 Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs
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