[s-cars] V8 vs A8

[Martin Kozaczek]

You can get an Allroad in a 2.7T with a 6-spd.

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dave,
> I would go with a D2 A8 out of the choices you've presented:
>
> 1. V8- way too old, not too much newer than the type 44s you're already
> driving.
> 2. UrS- the newest is 15 yrs. old, the oldest 18 yrs., again the same
> problem- quite old, but the advantage of a newer chassis, better electrics
> and still a manual.
> 3. D2 A8- oldest being a '97 and the newest an '03, you're looking at a
> roughly 10 yr. old car- I'd recommend getting a post-facelift '00 or newer
> car. The known issues of trans seal leaks and valve cover gasket leaks are
> not really huge. The cars drive well for such a large car and the engine
> bay
> isn't super-cramped like in the smaller cars with V8s.
> 4. C5 S6- rare car, '02 and '03 only in the US- very cramped engine bay,
> being that the C5 chassis was adapted after the design was done to fit a
> V8-
> not ideal and a lot of things are very hard to access in the car.
>
> Do you want or prefer a stick? I'd go with a C5 A6 2.7T rather than the V8
> version. If you have to get an Avant, then it gets a lot more complicated.
>
> BTW, with any of the newer cars, I highly recommend getting VAG-COM so you
> can diagnose the car properly.
>
> Taka
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-Martin