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#31
30th June 2012, 05:40 PM
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I have today driven more than 500 miles from Estepona to Valladolid and the 8 did not miss a beat on the whole journey, Wafted everyone up here in comfort.
At least the 19c temperature and cloud is giving the body a chance to adapt to the UK weather.
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30th June 2012, 09:57 PM
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Hi Mannyo,
Sorry you could not spare the time to meet up while you were down here. Would have been great to see the 8, as not many about down here. Hope you have a safe journey back to blighty and the 8 delivers you back in one piece. I'm sure she will. Have a safe journey and maybe will will meet at a meeting in the UK. If not, then next year down here in Estepona. Safe journey, David 
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2002 S8 Final Edition, Avus Silver with Red leather interior Guildford, Surrey Tiptronic with Sport mode button. Sony rear entertainment package. Bose sound system. Audi Navigation Plus. 20 inch Final Edition alloys Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble  :1997 A8 Quattro Sport - Now sold when S8 FE purchased 
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#33
2nd July 2012, 05:14 AM
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Dave, I agree about there not being many in Spain. I think I have seen just one other 8 and that was yesterday up here in a small beach town called Comillas.
I am back on the Portsmouth ferry today, so tomorrow evening the car will arrive back at home in Blandford. This is the 8 parked outside a cloudy and cool Posada in a village called Viveda, our last overnight stop in spain.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles Last edited by mannyo; 2nd July 2012 at 05:29 AM.
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#34
3rd July 2012, 07:47 PM
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Now back in a very wet UK, got home at 4.30pm. Raining cats and dogs, so no change from when we left the UK 3 weeks ago.
All in the 8 has covered 2200 miles since leaving the UK, I'll add up the value spent on fuel and calculate the MPG for the whole trip.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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#36
3rd July 2012, 09:19 PM
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Daren't add up the petrol bills though, no Gibraltar cheap stuff up in Sutherland - 154p/litre if you're lucky! 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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#37
4th July 2012, 11:49 AM
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Quote:
 Just checked - this was posted 2 days before John had a go at my spelling! Something about glass houses and stones springs to mind! 
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!). Last edited by The_Laird; 4th July 2012 at 11:54 AM.
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#39
4th July 2012, 12:02 PM
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Ah, it's the quick wit and intelligent comment that makes this forum what it is today.
Just needs a spell checker!
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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