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    My boss is considering getting an A8

    towards the end of this year. I Didn't even know that Audi did an A8. Anybody know much about them?
    I'm not arguing...I'm just offering an endless series of contrary points of view.

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    like a bmw 7 series

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    very comfy to drive , had one for 4 weeks years ago , nice 3.7 or 4.2 v8 sound track

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    You talking the new A8? I did the training course on it a couple of weeks ago. $240,000 worth of car! You can spec it up to be $244,000 and then an extra $15000 on top of that if you want the 1600w 19 speaker sound system!

    It is a truly amazing machine the new A8. it has 3km of wiring loom in it to run all the gizmos!

    In nzwe are only getting the 4.2 diesel at the mo. I can't remember off the top of my head the kw of the engine but it produces 600nm of torque , so it is nothing to be sneezed at!

    The high tech stuff in it like it's crash avoiding systems are awesome

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    yeah he said the new one, but I think he has the price confused with the old one

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    My boss at the last company i worked for had the W12 quatro version, (about 2008)

    Took me out in it once, he didnt thrash it, but when he pushed it on m-way it was extremely rapid
    (and it had a fridge in the back seats)

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    (and it had a fridge in the back seats)

    Reminds me of an ex girlfriend
    Proverbs 20:29

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    Quote Originally Posted by John TheAntique
    (and it had a fridge in the back seats)

    Reminds me of an ex girlfriend
    FPMSL!!!!!

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    axeboy (Scott) has an A* with the v8 TDi
    BMW E60 525i (3.0) M-Sport.

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    Mo (zedy1) also has one. His is the A8L with the 4.0TDi (long wheel base with the twin turbo diesel) engine!
    1997 Mitsubishi RVR HSGR : 2.0 4G63T, 4 seats and the seating position from a truck
    2009 Ford Mondeo : 2.2TDCi, 4 wheels, some plastics, some metal and some seats
    Former owner of The Mongrel (RIP 2011) and The Rednum (RIP 2014)

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    I bought a 4.0 v8 tdi a month or so ago... its great.

    Very comfy, decent on the fuel and lots of toys...

    Im still finding things each week that I didnt know about.

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