Shouldn't his price be in PESETAS??!

geneandbolly · 10-02-15, 02:02 AM

nice car but WTF??!!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C575539

vorsprung durch technik · 10-02-15, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by geneandbolly

nice car but WTF??!!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C575539

Exactly what i thought the other day. What is it with these people??!

Hanuman · 10-02-15, 06:45 AM

But a manual box!

styler · 10-02-15, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Real MSH!

But a manual box!

was just wondering lately if they were available in manual!! question answered...

Hanuman · 10-02-15, 06:57 PM

It's rare. I wonder if like the V8, the transmission layout precluded a manual option on RHD cars. Or whether it simply wasn't that popular. But having less electronics to go squirly as they age is attractive.

styler · 10-02-15, 07:00 PM

theres one for sale over here with a dodgy slush box... maybe its a lesser A8 but i wondered if a manual conversion was possible.. was just a thought, cause the annual road tax is about €1800 !!!!!!!!! so unlikely to be in my yard!!!

styler · 10-02-15, 07:05 PM

just looked again, its an S8 alright!!! and its not £24,000!!!

Ringmaster · 10-02-15, 07:25 PM

WTF indeed

ChrisG · 10-02-15, 08:04 PM

I seem to remember that the dodgy slush boxes were usually the result of poor maintenance according to the A8 Forum guys.
IIRC the A8 Forum guys reckoned that they needed the pan dropped, everything carefully cleaned ,new filters etc, two or three changes of gearbox oil whilst running for a few hundred miles each time - and they were fine !

geneandbolly · 11-02-15, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by The Real MSH!

But a manual box!

is that really worth the extra £22800 over a auto s8 of this vintage tho'?!

10-02-15, 06:45 AM	#3
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,006	But a manual box! __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

10-02-15, 06:57 PM	#5
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,006	It's rare. I wonder if like the V8, the transmission layout precluded a manual option on RHD cars. Or whether it simply wasn't that popular. But having less electronics to go squirly as they age is attractive. __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

10-02-15, 07:00 PM	#6
styler Moderator Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Donegal, Ireland Posts: 3,443	theres one for sale over here with a dodgy slush box... maybe its a lesser A8 but i wondered if a manual conversion was possible.. was just a thought, cause the annual road tax is about €1800 !!!!!!!!! so unlikely to be in my yard!!! __________________ CRASH VALLEY CUSTOMS get 'er done... Last edited by styler; 10-02-15 at 07:30 PM.

10-02-15, 07:05 PM	#7
styler Moderator Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Donegal, Ireland Posts: 3,443	just looked again, its an S8 alright!!! and its not £24,000!!! __________________ CRASH VALLEY CUSTOMS get 'er done...

10-02-15, 07:25 PM	#8
Ringmaster Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,326	WTF indeed

10-02-15, 08:04 PM	#9
ChrisG Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bracknell, Berks. Posts: 1,465	I seem to remember that the dodgy slush boxes were usually the result of poor maintenance according to the A8 Forum guys. IIRC the A8 Forum guys reckoned that they needed the pan dropped, everything carefully cleaned ,new filters etc, two or three changes of gearbox oil whilst running for a few hundred miles each time - and they were fine !