Tempting...

jayzee · #1 22nd June 2011, 02:10 PM

You'd be very lucky getting that for £12k IMO. Depends if he is desperate to sell quickly I guess.

Adrian E · #2 22nd June 2011, 02:19 PM

Amar

You seen that they've been chatting about the car and ad on RS246? I'm guessing you have as you know its past ownership

Bottom has dropped out of the market, as we know - hate to think how much I've lost on the S8 since December, but at least having bought it cheap enough for what it is there's less distance for it to drop.

If the RS6 is due a service shortly and you're prepared to take the risk of it picking something unexpected up (or having the warranty cover it, of course!) then defo worth a punt. Sounds like current owner stretched himself too far in buying it to continue running it?

briang9 · #3 22nd June 2011, 02:51 PM

[quote=Adrian E;23740] - hate to think how much I've lost on the S8 since December, but at least having bought it cheap enough for what it is there's less distance for it to drop.

yeah with you there on the loss Adrian

, but would have struggled to get a half decent rep mobile for the same money I guess, on the plus side anything you might look at as replacement has also dropped dramatically so cost to change is probably not affected much, hoping by end of next year D3 S8s will be around £10k territory

gninnam · #4 22nd June 2011, 08:57 PM

Go for it Amar

Sounds like a well pampered RS6 and and if you can strike a deal at 12K, then a bargain to boot.

Singh · #5 23rd June 2011, 01:03 PM

It needs a major service now which is about £600 a cambelt change in about 10k miles (every 40k/4years) the belt change is about £1200. The warranty renewal is £720 a year and three years tracker subscription £300. If it needs a front set of discs and pads thats another £1,000. At least I'd be going in with eyes wide open. These RS 6s make the S8 seem cheap to run by comparison.

Thanks for the heads up Adrian, but yep. I know all about this one. Eddie really really pampered it. I mean, brand new Xenons because the old ones were stonechipped. Come on!

jayzee · #6 23rd June 2011, 01:29 PM

Ferrari beating performance = ££££

Mate, if you can get it for £12k, you'd have one heck of a car there!

Singh · #7 23rd June 2011, 05:16 PM

He wants 14k but it is negotiable. I might be prepared to go a little higher subject to it not having a single thing wrong with it so getting it up on a ramp at an RS specialist. Only thing is someone is bringing an M3 around to his, with an offer of swap and cash his way. I hope he hates it. Nervous now, I've kind of got my heart set on this, just waiting for my head.