[s-cars] AUDI S8 QUATTRO FS- Maine

Tue Sep 12 11:00:20 EDT 2006

I drove an S8 yesterday - 2003 - 25K miles. Not happy with the seats - no  
support.  Torque is intoxicating, but I missed the boost kick. No way it  
handles as well as my urS6 - but very impressive for a big car. I've been  seriously 
looking for a 2002 S6 - is there really an advantage with the  S8?  Seems the 
S6 would be lighter, same engine, trans, etc.  20hp  less really does not 
mean that much, especially since I would chip it  anyway.  

Our local dealer just took in an RS6, sold immediately for  -  $60K - I guess 
I will have to wait a long time for one of these... 

Tom R
95 S6 MTM 1+
Mpls

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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