wanted S8 V10 wanted

[A8 Doc]

Sold mine 5 months ago mate

Don't get ceramics if I were you buddy. Could be a nasty bill!

[daviesbike]

but im sure the W12 has the same size brakes ? apart from the ceramic and different calipers ?

could you not buy the ceramic option and when the discs go just replace them with the steel ones of the W12 and then you have the benifit of haveing the 6 pot callipers but get rid of the expencive ceramic ?

just a thought if they are both 380mm

[PsYcHe]

Does the W12 not have the 363mm brakes? Thought the 380 were S8 only?

[roberto]

oh,i thought ceramics were a must have

[Adrian E]

Depends if you get the 4x life they claim to deliver and can swallow the 4x up front cost of new discs and pads there's comparative prices on ceramic vs non in another thread I think

[roberto]

ok,perhaps not so an important extra then
makes sence what you say
thanks
just been offered a 2006 95,000 miles £15k
tempted

[darrenjoe90]

Originally Posted by PsYcHe

Does the W12 not have the 363mm brakes? Thought the 380 were S8 only?

My W12 has same brake setup as the S8 including caliper. ( 380mm discs )

[roberto]

well i never ! nice brakes then on both V10 and W12
what about high milage say over 120,000
what to look for ?
is the gearbox going to let me down ?
i would imagine the V10 is bullet proof ?

[daviesbike]

V10 is a strong engine its lambo after all and was made to produce over 500bhp and its running 450 de-tuned so yes they are very good engines the W12 has its draw backs no room what so ever in the engine bay cant really do much power and torque are very respectable and the W12 has a more exotic feel to it if you ask me yes its more refined but the W12's distinct engine note is more like a bugatti W16 kind of sound and the V10 Well as you would expect its a lambo V10 and sounds like a lambo V10 witch to be honest i like the idea of it because with a nice exhaust set up you really turn heads when people look down the road and can hear a gallardo and yet the engine note is coming from the back of what is an audi A8 really and i like that it will get people thinking unless your a petrol head and know your cars

15k is a good price for the S8 even if the miles a touch high if its been well maintained then you should have no problems with the S8

and just to confirm the brakes on my W12 are 380mm i measured them just to make sure
so if you do get the ceramic option dont worry too much about the 4k cost to replace the discs because the dimensions are the same and you can use W12 discs with the 6 pot callipers and that would still be a hell of a set up i think the D3 4.2 has a 363mm set up but the W12 has deffo got the 380mm

[tonupkid]

You should find a 2007 @ 95k miles for £15k. And if you get lucky a facelift 2008 for not a lot more.
I'd stick out for the B&O and the Adaptive Cruise.

Footnote. I think that the S8 ceramics are smaller than the standard steel discs