[V6-12v] Audi 2002 A8

[Casimiro Izquierdo]

Kent:

Thank you for your reply. I went to see the car today and was not impressed at all.  I do not think that it is a 2002 model.  It is claimed to have only 60,000+ miles, but the wear on the door handle wells and the seats suggest that this may be the mileage on the second engine.  I was also not impressed over the fact that the hood latch was broken and I could not see the engine compartment.  The car also made a funny high pitch noise.  I guess there will have to be a different car for me.

As you mentioned, the dealer also agreed that the things for which to look are the transmission for leaks, and all the electronics.  The service person said to make sure that everything worked.  By the way, I was at the dealers because my A6 had started showing very high water temperature since last night.  I had to go and rescue the wife and children who had left on a ski trip and were about an hour away when the car alarm screeched and the high temperature symbol started flashing.  The dealer said that it was probably a problem with the CPU, or the water pump, or the thermostat... They will not know until Monday.

Casimiro

----- Original Message ----
From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
To: Casimiro Izquierdo <caig01 at yahoo.com>
Cc: Audi Fans <v6-12v at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2008 11:05:36 AM
Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Audi 2002 A8


Casimiro 
Izquierdo 
wrote:
 
> 
There 
is 
a 
2002 
Audi 
A8 
being 
sold 
for 
a 
reasonable 
price 
in 
my 
local 
area.
 
> 
What 
is 
this 
group's 
opinion 
of 
this 
particular 
model 
and 
year?

My 
understanding 
is 
that, 
the 
newer 
the 
A8, 
the 
better 
the 
transmission. 
I 
think 
  
2002 
is 
first 
of 
the 
"good" 
years. 
The 
consensus 
seems 
to 
be 
that 
the 
A8s 
are 
complex 
machines 
just 
waiting 
to 
time-bomb 
-- 
lots 
of 
electrical 
do-dads 
waiting 
to 
fail. 
YMMV.

> 
How 
do 
I 
check 
for 
flood 
damage?  

*If* 
someone 
claimed 
the 
damage 
on 
their 
insurance, 
it 
might 
show 
up 
on 
a 
Carfax 
report. 
But 
if 
not, 
it 
shouldn't 
be 
too 
hard 
to 
hide 
the 
damage. 
The 
real 
damage 
from 
salt 
water 
into 
crevices 
might 
not 
show 
for 
years. 
Same 
for 
corrosion 
of 
electrical 
connections. 
And 
mold 
will 
grow 
over 
time.

I 
would 
think 
that 
going 
over 
the 
car 
with 
a 
fine 
tooth 
comb 
would 
help 
you 
find 
any 
issues 
- 
corrosion, 
funky 
moldy 
smells, 
etc. 
But 
if 
in 
doubt, 
there 
is 
always 
another 
car 
for 
sale; 
look 
elsewhere.

-- 
Kent 
McLean
'99 
A4 
Avant, 
w/ 
quattro, 
V6, 
Tiptronic. 
"Yeah, 
Baby!"
'94 
100 
S 
Avant, 
"Moody"
'91 
200 
TQA 
#1, 
undecided
'91 
200 
TQA 
#2, 
up 
in 
smoke 
2
'89 
200 
TQ, 
"Bad 
Puppy", 
up 
in 
smoke






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