Another one bites the dust....

[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.

[The_Laird]

I'd agree completely!

I'm a real fan of the D2 and, IMHO, if you've got a good one then it's well worth keeping. I had my gearbox 'serviced' last year (it had been done once before) and plan to do that regularly. The ZF specialist advised annually, saying that you'd not leave the oiland filter in an engine for 60K miles or more, so why the gearbox?

But I know, if the gearbox did fail, then I'd simply get it sorted. The rest of the car is far too good to scrap. I know the sums would make an accountant have a fit, but I doubt any of us bought the car as an investment (ha ha!) and most of us love them (the cars, not the accountants! ).

But even so, the financial argument of what it will cost to swallow the loss and buy another car (carrying similar risks of unforseen problems) are valid.

So, if you love the car, keep it. In all probability, the gearbox is the worst thing that'll go wrong.

[Goran]

I hope you find a cheap-ish solution. The auto is such a nice car I am very tempted to keep mine. If only SynchroS8 could take us all on a gearbox repair course, didn't he take his apart recently and fixed it for a small amount of money?