My New 97 A8 - AWESOME!

[Dan Simoes]

Congrats, sounds like a sweet deal (the car, not Kimberly) :)
Actually, A8s are depreciating like mad, and it's common to see them in
the mid to high 20s now, but that is of course still a very good price.

Paul Waterloo wrote:
> 
> Just took delivery of my New to Me 97 A8 4.2 quattro. All I can say is: WHAT
> A CAR!!!!
> 
> It's the cashmere grey with pearl effect, looks brown in the sunlight and
> grey at night. Has the ecru interior, looks nice! Has the 16" stock wheels
> and the tires were replaced. It has 42K on it and is a one owner car.
> 
> Saw it on ebay a few weeks ago, a wholesaler bought it from the dealer in
> West Palm Beach where it was bought and traded in. Flew down to FL with my
> LOVELY girlfriend last Saturday to pick it up, it is almost absolutely
> perfect!!!!
> 
> We drove back in it, I have to say, the radio controls on the steering wheel
> is probably one of the nicest options on the car!
> 
> Trip computer MPG was as follows: approximately 21 hours driving time,
> average speed of 67 MPH, and the average MPG was 26.2!!!! The car has a 23.7
> gallon tank which gives it something like a 630 mile range at this fuel
> consumption.
> 
> The stereo is awesome, the way the tape deck, radio, CD player and steering
> wheel controls are integrated, it is awesome!
> 
> The car is wicked fast, going from a 91 200q, I already know what a car with
> power is. I wish it had a six speed manual.......I don't necessarily like
> the way it downshifts when you want more than a little power. The tranny, I
> guess like a lot of them, sometimes clunks a little when it shifts. You just
> have to feather it correctly and it's very smooth.
> 
> The climate control did not have the manual control that I wanted, I think
> it has a sunlight detector, so if it is in manual and you go from shade to
> sun, the fan automatically turns up one notch or so. Also, had to keep the
> temperature at something like 67 to keep the cool air coming out of the
> center vents. Turn it up and it would kinda go into limbo mode and I
> couldn't figure out what vents it was coming from even though I had the
> vents set to the middle position.
> 
> My car is absolutely pristine, the engine compartment looks new, the
> interior and exterior looks new. 42K miles and I got it for -- are you ready
> for this? $25,100. I think it is the deal of the century......
> 
> Paul
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