D3 S8 buying advice

[IT]

Originally Posted by sarg

Not only annoying, but also illegal - they are selling an insurance product which will be covered by the FSA regulations, which not means they must provide you with written information about the product as well an 'initial disclosure document', all of which must be sent to you within 7 days of first contact

Furthermore, Distance Selling regulations would also apply meaning that a cool-off period, probably 14 days, is mandatory

Saying all of that, I'm not a fan of warranties, preferring to self-insure - the warranty companies aren't in it to provide, they're in it to make a profit.

Other than that, thanks for the replies so far, all very helpful.

This is one of the cars I'm thinking about:

2008 S8 with ceramics and ACC

Ian, are you saying this won't have HDD nav, which would be my main reason to look for a facelift car?

I hear what you're saying about waiting for a B&O car, but I currently have no car - whilst I can borrow (or rent) a car the couple of days a week I need one, I can't go on waiting forever, will need to buy something by the end of this month, unless I look for a £250 ebay bargain with an MOT while I wait

These are the other currently shortlisted:

2007 'poverty spec'

2006 S6 Avant

just spotted this cheap S6 saloon

2005 M5

Correct, that looks like regular 2G to me... Why so desperate for the 3G anyway? It seems quite slow and clunky from what I've seen....

The povert spec S8 is just that.

The S6 avant is ok, but you seen to be targetting lower mileage cars and paying a hefty premium. They dont magically implode at 100k miles you know, and you get way more for your money

The 'cheap' S6 saloon you refer to has been on and off Ebay for over a year. I dont know what hes messing around at. I very, very nearly bought it about 8 weeks ago and he pulled the Ebay listing with 3 minutes to run. He never answered any Ebay messages I sent him before or after and scores a fat 10.0 on my what-a-****-ometer. Not a bad looking car though, annoyingly, but the photos are at least a year old as hes always used the same ones.

Cant speak about beemers without choking....

[sarg]

Originally Posted by IT

The S6 avant is ok, but you seen to be targetting lower mileage cars and paying a hefty premium. They dont magically implode at 100k miles you know, and you get way more for your money

I'd rather have something south of 50k miles to be honest, reason is that, without doubt, they feel tighter, interiors tend to look nicer/less worn, suspension components generally okay, etc

[PsYcHe]

My PF D3 had 36k when I bought it and the interior wasn't in as good condition as my FL with 80k. As we all know, '8s will run and run (mostly), and D3s with 200k aren't that uncommon now.