Speaking of A8s

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Alexander,
That's a lot of A8/S8s. There are a ton of A8s near my old office,
but I've only seen two S8s on the road, ever.

The shocking thing is, A8s have no resale value.

I was at a local dealer recently and found an '00 A8L with every
option- sunshades, parking assist, nav, heated seats, forged 17s,
etc. with only 6k miles on it for $54k, Audi Assured warrantee extending
an additional 2yrs/up to 100k miles over and above the existing
remainder of the factory warranty. For a car that cost approx. $72k
new, that amazed me that it lost $18k in value in about 18 months.

I think I may be recommending that Dad trade up to a pre-owned A8
for his next car. I think a regular A8, 2000 or 2001 model, could be
had for around $50k or maybe even just under that. Then all it needs
are some Bilsteins and those lovely 9-spoke 18s. :-)

Taka