Wanted: low mileage D2/D3 S8

[homer simpson]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

D3 stuff should be available until 2023 based on 15 years after production ended.

Did it end in 2008? There are some 2010 plates around so I would have thought 2009 at the earliest?

[MikkiJayne]

Sorry I'm going on my out-of-date Etka Oops! So if it ended in 2009 / 2010 then parts should be available until 2024/2025

[homer simpson]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

Sorry I'm going on my out-of-date Etka Oops! So if it ended in 2009 / 2010 then parts should be available until 2024/2025

I now have 8.3 installed. It also has a VIN function which is handy although you have to initially input the PR codes from the build sticker. If you fancy upgrading, let me know. It is working native on W10 Pro 20H2

[steamship]

Originally Posted by homer simpson

I now have 8.3 installed. It also has a VIN function which is handy although you have to initially input the PR codes from the build sticker.

I tried the VIN function using the VIN from the S8 I had and it shows it as a 3.0 tdi. Never checked to see what other functionality the VIN lookup offers though. Have it running on both Windows 10 Home and Windows 7 Pro.

[homer simpson]

Originally Posted by steamship

I tried the VIN function using the VIN from the S8 I had and it shows it as a 3.0 tdi. Never checked to see what other functionality the VIN lookup offers though. Have it running on both Windows 10 Home and Windows 7 Pro.

If I type my VIN in, it also shows as a 3.0 tdi. However, there is a 'VIN Creator' with this version (3rd party) in which you enter the PR codes from the sticker and it creates a txt file in the correct folder. ETKA then greys out the irrelevant data. PM me if you want to have a go

[steamship]

Originally Posted by homer simpson

If I type my VIN in, it also shows as a 3.0 tdi. However, there is a 'VIN Creator' with this version (3rd party) in which you enter the PR codes from the sticker and it creates a txt file in the correct folder. ETKA then greys out the irrelevant data. PM me if you want to have a go

I saw the 'VIN Creator' option but didn't check it out, as it didn't seem to make sense i.e. why create a VIN for a car? Now that you explained it, I might do it for my D2 to at least reduce the options.

[sarg]

Well, this has all gone way off topic.

So, back to that, my point about wanting a return of investment has been misinterpreted.

What I meant was that if I paid, say, £10k for a car, that when I come to sell it, it should return at least £10k.

The running and maintenance costs in between are the cost of the hobby, I do not expect to get any or much of that back.

And this is why, for me, lower miles is important. Maybe not the be all and end all, but an important consideration, and partly why I've ignored most of the cars that have come up for sale.

A higher miler that had been through a part rebuild, such as one that had passed through the D2 Doctor workshop, might be considered mind you.