In for some work

[Night Train]

My beloved S8 is in the dealer's having some work done, namely 'that' transfer box oil seal, which was starting to annoy me with the smell if the car was driven 'enthusiastically', or in the last week, smoking if driven hard - so hopefully no more of that.
The other job is having the front discs/ pads replaced, as quite honestly, they looked a little past their sell by date when I bought the car a year ago, although I did the back ones first as they wore out fairly soon after I got the 8.
They hadn't finished the work this evening, so I've still got a brand new S-line A4 as a courtesy car (free of charge) with a petrol turbocharged engine this time. Must say that it feels more 'planted' and responsive than the 2.0 TDi Avant I had last time, and the seats are much nicer too......

but I still couldn't live with one, I feel like I have to be an olympic gymnast (read as contortionist) to access or egress the vehicle, its a sort of backside on the seat, then get a knee in, then swivel in whilst bending forwards at an unnatural angle trying to avoid taking a chunk out of the stitched leather steering wheel with ones teeth, trying to miss a concussion on the roofline, or injuring a shoulder on the b pillar in the process.

Its a nice enough car once inside, with enough space for my size 13's to operate the pedals safely (unlike the last 3 series I drove) and it feels nicely competent and well built, on the road, but its just too small for someone of my build and for that reason I just couldn't live with one. Nice courtesy car though.