a8

[Dave Eaton]

agreed.  the fundamental quality of my old s8 was substantially greater than
my rs6 and manifests in may "unimportant" ways.  there are many thing on the
a8 that you just look at and admire....

later cars definitely better (transmissions, wiring)

dave
'03 rs6
'04 allroad tdi
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 13:14:31 -0400
From: "Mark R" <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>

Trans: I think that was 97-98 cars.... pre tiptronic?
Heated steering wheel: The 1999 had it.  I thought it was stupid until I
used it.  LOVED it.  It was dropped in 2000 (supposedly they had a few
fires).  It was back for 2002? 3? 4?  I've not checked if it is currently
offered.
First owner was rarely a DIY.  After all, these cars stickered for $70,000.
Not many guys out there with $70K to drop on a car changed their own oil.
My father (an engineer) helped with anything non-warranty, but I did most of
it.

If you have an engineering background, you'll ADORE the A8.  The front crash
tubes and the machined door hinges were awesome to admire.

Mark Rosenkrantz