For Sale - Audi S8 4.2 V8 (2000) LPG & Petrol

[Paul]

Hello, first post...and not a happy one. By the time I got around to joining an Audi forum my S8 has already broken and it is with great disappointment that I have to sell it due to insufficient funds to invest in it.
I have owned the car for only seven months and have used it and enjoyed it on a number of road trips as well as daily jollies.

The car had four new tyres a few hundred miles ago and had full service 40 miles ago (Russell Automotive).
The service book has a couple of gaps in it but it is quite well stamped over the 12 years.
The MOT expires at the end of June.

The engine has an LPG conversion which has no noticeable effect on the performance when driving sensibly (I think it feels faster and sounds superb on petrol) and reduces cost per mile significantly.
The interior is in great condition and well equipped (with nearly all available options), clean and cigarette smoke free; it benefits from an upgraded sat nav/tv/mp3/bluetooth phone/cd multi changer with sound delivered through upgraded speakers and amp; The heated, fully electric seats are leather & alacantra; alacantra headlining; electric rear blind and rear side blinds; original first aid kit in the rear arm rest; solar panelled sun roof, duel climate control; parking sensors all around; all electronic adjusters, aids and lights work. Its a very nice place to sit and drive.
The exterior is in good condition for its age with only a few small scuffs on the bumpers and wheels.
The spare wheel, jack, warning triangle and accessories are in the boot.
For some reason there are blue flashing repeaters behind the front grill which are operated with a blue button inside the car (there is also a red button but I haven't identified what it does yet).

The serious issues that force my hand are as follows; in the last 3 weeks the transmission has developed a fault where it jumps out of gear after hard braking. Russell Automotive recommends a gearbox oil and filter change before panicking, but I panicked because of the following; the engine is misfiring on one cylinder, and that cylinder has very low compression. I couldn't pay for this issue to be investigated so the mystery remains.

Also the service and pre-MOT inspection revealed some age related parts that need replacing such as outer cv gaiter, prop shaft flange seal, upper suspension link, gearbox sump gasket... I was advised (Russell Automotive) that it is business as usual and no worse than other S8's of this age.

Additionally there is also a crack in the outer glass of the rear passenger side window where a pigeon flew into it at speed (£35 from A8spares.co.uk). I stupidly bought the wrong side.
Also the inner door handle of the drivers door annoyingly stopped working last week (around £50 supplied and fitted at Russell Automotive).

Sounds horrendous but there is a lot that's good about this car. I am hoping someone will make me an offer (over the £750 suggested by A8spares)

Car is available to view in Harpenden, Hertfordshire or Mill Hill.

REPAIR or SPARES

Please contact me here or email me on paul.gray77@gmail.com, more pictures available on request

If you think I am being short sighted here then please advise me on the sensible options...