[s-cars] WTB: S8

[Lee Levitt]

Sure. And sport seats, and a more powerful motor, and some other 
goodies.

Nathan's friend may find the sport seats more comfortable than the 
A8 seats, or not.

I'm just starting to look for a replacement for my wife's A6, and 
an A8 or S8 is in my sights. 2001 S8s are a *screaming* good deal, 
with typical 64K-75K cars going for $28K BIN on ebay.

Wonder what $10K service is at 75K...

Ideally, I'd like to find a 2002 S8 (blue ming please) still under 
factory warranty, but I've got almost a year before I'm ready to 
make the purchase...

Lee




On Mon May 16 09:39:51 PDT 2005, tony.curran at sympatico.ca wrote:

> Isn't a difference between S8 and A8 a stiffer suspension?
> 
> Tony
> 96 S6
> 
>> 
>> From: Nathan Belo <nathan at license2sell.com>
>> Date: 2005/05/16 Mon PM 12:30:52 EST
>> To: AudisNorthwest <audi-nw at u.washington.edu>, 	S List 
>> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Subject: [s-cars] WTB: S8
>> 
>> I've been preaching about Audis for a decade to a friend (also 
>> in real
>> estate) that has owned BMW's (currently 2nd X5, had the 1st one 
>> in WA), E46
>> M3 Convertible, 500SL, '67 Camaros, 928S, Lincoln Navigator 
>> (stolen from
>> SouthCenter Mall) & Dodge Ram truck.  He agrees with Eliot that 
>> the interior
>> of a current MB S-Class is plain & all the reliability rating of 
>> MB & the
>> S-class is abysmal for luxury cars.  He's 40 with a bad back due 
>> to an
>> accident he had when he was 16 in his souped up '67 Camaro & the 
>> X5 with the
>> sport package isn't helping it.  It's the back thing that's 
>> making him get
>> rid of the X5, so he's looking for comfortable seats.  The fact 
>> that the A8
>> has been on the top of the luxury cars over $45K for the last 3 
>> years above
>> the BMW 7series/S-Class must mean something?  I tried to 
>> convince him on the
>> RS6, but he said it's too much car/expensive & is worried about 
>> the turbos &
>> it's only 6" smaller than the S8.  He doubts an owner of a S8 
>> would've
>> thrashed the car around like a RS6 owner (unless they've seen 
>> Ronin) & the
>> complaints he's read on the RS6 is that the suspension is too 
>> stiff & owners
>> wished it had a push-button suspension adjusment like MB.  Stiff 
>> suspension
>> is bad for his back.  If anyone has a line on a S8, please let 
>> me know.  He
>> realizes it's a rare car & will go out of state to get one.
>> 
>> I've also been trying to get him to come to a ACNA/NW DE day 
>> too.  So if he
>> gets the car he'll come.
>> 
>> -- '01 Ducati 750 Monster Dark, like the owner & I ride naked!
>> '92 Audi //S4 IA III+ w/95.5 S2 (CGR) 6-spd Pearl/Ecru
>> Nathan Belo
>> Associate Broker (Residential, Commercial, & Business 
>> Opportunities) &
>> Notary Public
>> Skyline Properties, Inc.
>> 9709 3rd Ave NE, Suite #500
>> Seattle, WA  98115
>> 206.686.8989 Accessline Voice/Fax
>> 
>> "Brake later & open the throttle before normal"- Valentino Rossi
>> 
>> 
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