cruiser647 Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Here's the eBay number:-4561570478 Pre-Facelift (R-reg 340 BHP), starts at £9K, silver just over 100K miles, 3 owners. Obvioulsy it will go up to £12/13K, but still............have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A8_Tony Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 nice looking car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacake Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] nice looking car [/ QUOTE ] That was one of the cars I looked at when I was buying my S8. I personally wouldn't go near it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted July 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 What was wrong with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacake Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] What was wrong with it? [/ QUOTE ] I am no expert in car inspections, so I would stress that these opinions are only my individual observations. The company has had this car for some months. I saw it in April. I didn't drive it, merely looked it over and started the engine. It appeared to me to have had paint respray on several panels. Several pieces of interior trim were loose or in the case of the centre armrest assembly missing entirely. The engine sounded rough (it was several weeks ago, so I can't remember exactly, but I think I noted top end noise) and it sounded like the exhaust manifold was blowing. There were enough concerns there to make me walk away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4tdi130 Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 It's an R reg with 100,000 miles though, and people don't buy an S8 to drive round at 20mph in...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigyb Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 more like 20 MPG !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacake Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] It's an R reg with 100,000 miles though, and people don't buy an S8 to drive round at 20mph in...! [/ QUOTE ] Sorry, xc90, you've lost me there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steph51 Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 wouldn't touch anything on e-bay with a pole, lets face it nothing nice sells for no money!!! Theres a 2000X S8 at my local Auction on Tuesday, 45000mls, that'll sell for about £13000ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4tdi130 Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] It's an R reg with 100,000 miles though, and people don't buy an S8 to drive round at 20mph in...! [/ QUOTE ] Sorry, xc90, you've lost me there. [/ QUOTE ] I just mean that the faults you've highlighted seem fairly consistent with a car of that age and mileage, it's hardly going to be pristine condition. People buy a car like that to hammer, so it's bound to be tatty and "well used". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 I'd agree with that totally. Although I'd say a lot of people are surprised when they see my A4's done 120k! I would confidently say it's near immaculate, if not a little sooty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A8_Tony Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] It's an R reg with 100,000 miles though, and people don't buy an S8 to drive round at 20mph in...! [/ QUOTE ] Sorry, xc90, you've lost me there. [/ QUOTE ] I just mean that the faults you've highlighted seem fairly consistent with a car of that age and mileage, it's hardly going to be pristine condition. People buy a car like that to hammer, so it's bound to be tatty and "well used". [/ QUOTE ] Sorry xc, don't agree with this comment at all. S8's are not your gti or turbo hatchback, so generally aren't purchased by people wanting to hammer them. My car has now done 135k, and I think it's in pretty good nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steph51 Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 I agree Bump.......its a cruiser, and as far as mileage goes(enginewise!) it'll go around the world with proper servicing, it is a V8 after all, one thing I would say that the P/W ratio isn't very good......first time I drove one I thought it was gutless for 300bhp, but then I was used to V8's in Mustangs/Cuda's etc and they were modified for Drag Racing and not carrying around 4x4 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacake Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] I just mean that the faults you've highlighted seem fairly consistent with a car of that age and mileage, it's hardly going to be pristine condition. People buy a car like that to hammer, so it's bound to be tatty and "well used". [/ QUOTE ] Oh, I see what you mean. While I agree those faults are the sort of things one would expect to start appearing on cars of that age/mileage, that doesn't mean one should settle for a car that has them. The sorts of problems described are good indicators of how well a car has been looked after, since a 7 year old/100,000 mile car doesn't *have* to have those faults purely by dint of its age or mileage. I may have been spoiled by my Subaru, which has never had a major fault, and never needed any paint or body repair in its 13 years and 185000 miles, but I would certainly steer clear of a car with obvious mechanical/body faults or big bits of trim missing. I also wouldn't necessarily class the S8 as a car bought to be hammered. I myself recognise that the car's limits far exceed my own, and drive well within the car's performance limits. Mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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