Another one bites the dust....

[Dezzy]

Gutted for you mate. You are in an awkward position, however i agree with Adrian. If you are really thinking of another 8 then i'd be thinking of fixing it as long as the rest of the car is good. I know on the one hand it's dead money throwing at it but to replace the car will cost the same, and that might give the same issue again later on. You've come this far with yours all it needs is a gearbox and it'll run for years to come (hopefully)

You'll never get your money back that you've spent on it. If you were throwing in the towel and saying i'm getting something else then yeah rip it to bits and get back what you can.

[David's8]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Gutted for you mate. You are in an awkward position, however i agree with Adrian. If you are really thinking of another 8 then i'd be thinking of fixing it as long as the rest of the car is good. I know on the one hand it's dead money throwing at it but to replace the car will cost the same, and that might give the same issue again later on. You've come this far with yours all it needs is a gearbox and it'll run for years to come (hopefully)

You'll never get your money back that you've spent on it. If you were throwing in the towel and saying i'm getting something else then yeah rip it to bits and get back what you can.

In a nutshell, Dezzy.

[tintin]

I kind of agree with most of the comments so far. My perspective when I decided to have my gearbox refurb'ed for c£3k was really less about what I would get for the car, and more about how long would it last if I fixed it, and what would the cost of driving something comparable be.

On that basis, spending £3k (with a 100k/3 year warranty) seemed to me like a reasonable investment compared to the £10k+ that it would've cost to put me in something that was even close to the s8. However, I do use my car quite a lot, and three grand is still quite a lot to shell out on an old car with an uncertain future in terms of further bills.

So I'd say that if you're likely to keep it, want to continue to drive a car of this quality, and can find the funds to do this, then it's worth it. If any of these don't apply however, then you'll probably be moving it on, and at least there will be people here who'll be interested in (parts of?) the car...

[Architex_mA8tey]

Sorry to hear you've got issues with the box, I feel your pain.

I'd echo what tintin said really Ron, having bitten the bullet like he did and shelled out I guess it depends from which end of the scale you are looking at things, but you've done a lot of work to that car, and if you like everything else about it then think about spreading that bulk cost over the next few years of having the car if you can!

[Nollywood]

Sorry to hear another D2 is having transmission issues. But I would look into getting the current tranny refurbished. If it's not economically viable, then by all means, put her back to stock, and sell her.

I for one would be interested in buying her, you could get a fair bit back for the extras on their own - wheels, blinds, S8 mirrors and cluster, facelift armrest, S8 exhaust etc.

And no, I wouldn't be scrapping her.

[briang9]

I tend to support the get it Refurbed option

[green A8]

I say investigate your options before sending yet another D2 to the parking lot in the sky, having put so much time and effort into your car if you do decide to get the gearbox sorted that should give you a stonking motor car for many years to come For what it's worth I prefer the first model A8 to Audi's very latest offering.

Is it me, or does the D2 feel more 'handbuilt, bespoke'. I know that my Son's D4 S8 is a very nice car, but to me it just looks and feels mass produced. He agrees with me about this, stating that this will be his last Audi, and that I think says a lot.