[s-cars] AUDI S8 QUATTRO FS- Maine

[Mike Claire]

Well OK, but now that makes me feel stupid for letting that beauty go for
$19K yesterday   :)

But what about the transmissions?  Last time I really looked at these cars
(couple years ago, and it was an A8 actually) it seemed like people were
having problems?



ike

On 9/12/06, dave flagg <dfautohaus at adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> <<going to be EXPENSIVE to run and maintain
> Gotta disagree vigorously on this point. These cars are no more costly to
> own than anything else. It's the best car Audi ever built up to that
> point.
> still
> quite simple/staightforward compared to the latest generation cars.
> services
> are at 40 and 80 k for for plugs and filters 105k I think for the T belt;
> brakes are no more expensive than the rest of the Audi's (which is cheaper
> than my Chevy S 10) and when is the last time someone had an exhaust part
> rust out??? My S 10 is on it's third exhaust repair at 95 K miles
> plenty of glorified oil changes in between. Our experience has been that
> these cars don't break big very often at all. Couple that with 24+mpg (S8)
> on the hiway with the biggest grin on the planet and they are without a
> doubt the car to own. they won't own you with decent care.
> take that .02 to the bank.
> DF
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Claire" <mike.claire at gmail.com>
> To: <pkrasusky at ups.com>
> Cc: "Scar" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 8:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] AUDI S8 QUATTRO FS- Maine
>
>
> > I've been looking at these too - I want one sooooo bad.  But it's a
> > left-brain/right-brain thing.  No matter how cheap they are to buy
> they're
> > going to be EXPENSIVE to run and maintain.  So my left side keeps
> winning
> > (or is it the other side - I forget).  Check out this one that just
> closed
> > last night - winning bid $19000 for a 2001.  88K miles, but looks real
> > nice
> > and had the right color combo (for me).
> >
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=160025848376&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On 9/12/06, pkrasusky at ups.com <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Dave compared then Dave noted:
> >>
> >> <<<Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:17:32 -0400
> >> From: hoog23 at aol.com
> >> Subject: Re: [s-cars] 2001 AUDI S8 QUATTRO FS- Maine
> >>
> >> What with all this talk about deals on S8's I see there are also good
> >> deals on c5 S6's.
> >>
> >> There is a private party 31k mile '02 S6 local to me (NY) for $27,xxx.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: forgied at ae.ca
> >> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> >> Sent: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 4:07 PM
> >> Subject: [s-cars] 2001 AUDI S8 QUATTRO FS- Maine
> >>
> >> Steve:  But the 2002 S8 I was looking at was "offered" at CDN$39,900
> >> (about US$35,000).  Makes either the Maine car or the Colorado cars
> look
> >> positively inexpensive.
> >>
> >> Dave F.>>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> As Dave (to now the third power) Flagg noted, //S8's have fallen ***out
> >> of the sky*** in the past 6 months.  No way those online asking all
> >> those dollars for them will get that - dreamers.  Definitely wayway
> >> under book right now.  Dunno why, no one wants them.  Misunderstood
> >> vehicle I guess.  Think that CO car looks positively inexpensive Dave,
> >> have a peek at what they're doing @ auction.  Must be nauseating to be
> a
> >> seller!
> >>
> >> Sure is a LOT of car for the $$$ tho.  And even the pundits are being
> >> swayed - my buddy Brian was driving one yesterday and called me
> >> exclamating "I take back *all* I previously said about these not being
> >> worth the premium over an A8...   short of the RS6 THIS is THE best
> Audi
> >> I've ever driven - all my preconceptions are OUT the window - this is
> an
> >> amazing machine and the tranny rocks - car out handles and outperforms
> >> my UrS all day".
> >>
> >> Coming from the man who pilots a tuned GT2, etc., that's pretty good
> >> feedback.  So much so he's likely making new effort to move his '95.5
> >> RS2'd UrS6 to make way for one, I know of one lister looking at his
> >> likely soon (MUwhahahaa to him).  Bruce and Edweirdo here are two that
> >> have made the jump thus far.  Wunder who's next 8-).
> >>
> >> On the C5 //S6 Avant front, they appear to be holding ground a bit
> >> better.  Tho the one Dave notes above seems to be a heck of a deal.
> >> But, Avant aside, I still think the //S8 is entirely more car, and
> >> cooler, IMO of course.
> >>
> >> -Paul things in motion in CT K.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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