Well, I wasn't expecting that...

[Phil303]

Today I finally collected a lovely Dolphin Grey 2002 S8 which I'd had stored since the beginning of the month due to imminent house move.

It's lovely; just one previous owner from new who sold it for another new Audi at a local dealership. Service history, cam belt change and obviously a cherished example - exactly what I was after.

Anyway, despite talking about it with my wife, showing her photos etc, she got home tonight and burst into tears. To get to the point, she hates it; the boot and rear lights (my favourite bit as it happens), the aluminium door mirrors, the sat nav aerial on the boot lid and most of all, she hates the front of it. She reluctantly said the 20" alloys are nice.

Compared to my 2002 A4 Quattro - which she loves - the nineties styling of the S8 doesn't sit well with her. She wasn't massively keen on a previous 1999 Audi Cabrio either but I've never seen her cry over a car before.

Anyway, before I bought it I said if she really didn't like it I'd sell it. We definitely need a bigger car than an A4 so I'll be looking at an A6 or newer A8 to replace it; whatever is available around the £5000 - £5500 bracket.

If anyone is remotely interested, message me for more info while I get a proper advert worked up. I can't quite believe I'm trying to sell a car I haven't owned for more than 9 hours

This is totally genuine, if a little odd, I grant you that. Any inspection is welcome and the car has a brand new MOT plus I've just stuck a years tax on it. Complete with all the manuals, 3 keys, old tax discs etc….