D3 S8 Project Thread

[Delboy]

Good stuff Ian, was the box fluid change a painless experience?

[Oli18]

Looks awesome Ian

What else is on the list to do?... Looks like your list is almost done!

Oli

[Norretal]

Originally Posted by Oli18

Looks awesome Ian

What else is on the list to do?... Looks like your list is almost done!

Oli

The list must have been completed Oli, he sold it two months later

So glad he did mind, it's an awesome car, despite it's thirst and some initial problems. I'd struggle to find a car as enjoyable to own and drive.

[Norretal]

I haven't yet found the solution to the insatiable appetite for V Power this thing has but at least I got 380 miles out of a tankful this weekend

Average speed of 60mph over those miles, DIS showed 22.5mpg, actual was 21.2mpg. Doesn't sound much but I wasn't hanging about and those miles were almost entirely motorway, and the consumption was significantly better than the 15mpg I see when using the car around the doors

[Architex_mA8tey]

That's not too bad at all Ron - must be down to how slow you were going!!
If you're gonna keep up with us 3.7 owners you will have to step it up a bit!!

[Norretal]

Can't complain Neil, had to smile at an average of 60mph over 380 miles, steady progress was made

I used sport mode on the A69, such a pleasurable road, and aptly numbered if you're driving an S8

[tonupkid]

Ron.
After a full wheel alignment at Audi a few months ago, the economy of My D3 S8 improved and I'm regularly seeing 25 mpg on a 100 mile round trip, with a mix of dual carriageway, M1 and urban.
I use V Power and I don't hang about.

[Norretal]

Originally Posted by tonupkid

Ron.
After a full wheel alignment at Audi a few months ago, the economy of My D3 S8 improved and I'm regularly seeing 25 mpg on a 100 mile round trip, with a mix of dual carriageway, M1 and urban.
I use V Power and I don't hang about.

Interesting observation fella, I'm sure my wheels are properly aligned (even tyre wear all round) but I'll make sure an alignment is done when I change the tyres after a wheel refurb, which needs to happen soon. I start every journey with good intentions but as soon as the opportunity arises I can't resist hammering it, and that makes any thoughts of economy fly out of the window. The idea of getting nearly 450 miles out of a tank of V Power seems surreal

[tonupkid]

My tyres had no feathering and have always work evenly, but I've always found this 8 to be fidgety. I put that down to the lack of tyre wall and abundant tyre width, but when it got more twitchy I gave it a go, and its improved more than the mpg:-)
I'm with you on the good intentions, and for me Its the bellowing exhausts that chuck them out of the window. That noise is Irresistible and addictive. The sound of money burning