D2 A8 4.2 Quattro Sport (FL)

[Greg66]

Bit of a longshot, I suppose, because I've sat on this for a while and now need to do something about it PDQ.

Our A8 has died. Gearbox failure. We've been quoted £3.5k incl VAT to fix it. That's a lot more than the car is worth. Waiting for a spare to come up isn't really an option. After much soul-searching, we've decided it's time to put the old girl down.

The question is: does anyone here want to rescue her before we do so?

The essentials:
- 2000MY first registered Aug 1999. This was the dealer principal's car at Battersea Audi for 6 months. Then we bought it and have had it since.
- Racing green
- around 75k miles (haven't looked for a while)
- MOT'd til September
- RNS-E fitted to replace the RNS-D it had, GPS aerial replaced.
- S8 cast alu wing mirrors
- five spoke hollow spoke alloys
- blinds, solar sunroof, electric rear lumbar adjustment, electric rear blind and manual rear side blinds
- cambelt done in the last 2 years - possibly more recent
- I am told that the petrol tank is almost full!

The bad stuff:
- most of the panels and both bumpers have a scuff, or a small ding.
- there are some bonnet scratches and a light keying line down the nearside flank
- the wheels need s refurb
- the servotronic PAS is temperamental
- pass airbag warning light is on (Mrs 66 claims to know a fix to shut it off)
- ABS/traction control lights come on, go off, come on, go off... in the past this has been a faulty sensor.
- some minor bits of trim missing - eg the numbered memory seating buttons in the driver's door - the one marked "1" has gone; one of the flaps in the central front cup holder isn't there any more.

The car drives in limp mode - ie 3rd gear only. It's situated in SW London.

Realistically this is a project for someone. A labour of love, really. Perhaps I've watched Toy Story too many times, but I am having real trouble with the idea of it being crushed.

If a forum member here wants it, then on condition that they are going to administer some TLC to it and not simply move it on to a scrapper, they can have it in exchange for a £250 donation to the charity of my choice.

As I say, I've let this slide a bit, and need to do something pdq. If anyone is interested in this proposal, I'd like to near in the next week, really.