Is it wierd....

[jezza16v]

Having a cool old car that is still on the road because you have kept it going also gives you satisfaction.
I see my car as more of a hobby,i like getting under the bonnet at weekends and searching for parts and writing daft questions on here asking whats wrong buts its a learning curve and i would be bored sh!tless otherwise.
Think it all boils down to whether you ve got the patience to get your hands dirty or spend lots of money.
Im on my 8 th one now and i take a bit of stick for it but at the end of the day no matter what car ive had ive always wanted another mk 2.

+1

[AudiA8Quattro]

you seem to think that going fast in a straight line makes it a performance car. it certainly does not. a mk5 golf would knock an a8 senseless the minute you introduce any kind of corner.

Actually you would be very surprised how well it takes corners. The sport model is exceptional(which i have), the non-sport isn't as good. But you wouldn't have a clue because you've never driven one 

the cars are cheap because the running costs are high (insurance, fuel, maintenance.)

Correct. Its probably the maintenance costs more than anything. Parts don't usually fail, but worn out or failed parts can cost a fortune, and its not easy to repair.

there is no denying it's a big pimpin car, but don't try to argue that it's something it's not.

Its a great car. The A8 certainly is a performance car, but i would probably only count the sport model as the true all rounder. Forget the 2.8 and 3.7, the 4.2 is a must.

I've been out in one a friend of mine has a couple of times (very rarely admittedly) but he hardly drives the thing due to the petrol it uses.

Was that a sport model or a normal model? It does make alot of difference. The non sport bounces all over the place. The sport is very firm and has endless grip.

I have driven an a6 but not an a8

So how can you really comment at all? That would be like me saying bmw's are crap, but i've never driven one 

[Chris-White]

If you want reliability, buy an old Audi.

+1. You won't go far wrong there.

I beg to differ 

What was your experience?

i has an s2 avant. Its fooking awesome for short periods in between bits falling off. 

[Jkctr]

This threads doing well.....i thought this only happened in the mk6 section 

[AudiA8Quattro]

I was going to comment about how crap mk6's are, oh yes i've never driven one 

[AudiA8Quattro]

If you want reliability, buy an old Audi.

+1. You won't go far wrong there.

I beg to differ 

What was your experience?

i has an s2 avant. Its fooking awesome for short periods in between bits falling off. 

Awesome machine. 2.2L 20v 5 cylinder turbo, 220bhp?
What fell off of it? 

[Jkctr]

Imagine a mk5 but tweaked to be slightly (but only just noticeably) better.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Imagine a mk5 but tweaked to be slightly (but only just noticeably) better.

But they are crap too. Have i driven one? no 

[Jay]

If it's only for a year or two you should get one just for the experience and hopefully you'll get a goodun that doesn't break down (I've had two that haven't needed much work mechanically, so there must be more out there).

[Jkctr]

If it's only for a year or two you should get one just for the experience and hopefully you'll get a goodun that doesn't break down (I've had two that haven't needed much work mechanically, so there must be more out there).

Thats what im thinking...not much can go wrong if its only going to be doing around 30 miles a week tops!