Drove the new A8 today

[cobram at juno.com]

US $135,261.00?  Wow, that must include some serious taxes.  For that
kind of money here you can get a 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, and still
have enough left over for insurance, taxes, license and a nice used A8Q
for the winter months.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/


Tom Nas <tnas at euronet.nl> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> Had the opportunity to spend some time behind the wheel of the new
> A8 today. It was a 3.7q, the 'base' model. What an incredible chassis,
> what a superb engine. I even liked the Tip 'box, a perfect companion
for
> the 3.7.
> The MMI is really easy to use, nav is excellent and TV reception is
> great.
> The Bose surround is also pretty good, after tweaking the settings
> slightly it sounded very good indeed.
> The price of the car I drove, with lots of options, was EUR 118,650.
> About what you'd pay for a nice starter home. Guess I won't be ordering

> one anytime soon... :-)

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