So, almost 2,000 miles on a quick update on the £530 1996 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro I bought towards the back end of last year. Somewhat surprisingly, to me at least, it's been an entirely uneventful 5 months. 500 of the miles were getting it from Edinburgh to W Sussex, so it hasn't been used that much since we got it back...
But, nothing's gone wrong. It's averaged just over 20mpg, but then the journey home was just under 27 mpg so I reckon that means running around locally has achieved 18 mpg or so. Oh well...
Lovely V8 burble, but the double glazing mutes the sound a bit from the inside. Creamily smooth, and supremely relaxing to drive. Heated seats and climate control still fully functioning, which has been nice. 300 odd bhp shifts what, in modern terms, is an average weight car pretty well, though when pushed its a bit of a barge. 17" 55 profile tyres mean it's comfortable, but a bit wallowy at the extremes. Still, it's a cruiser not a sports car. Very comfortable though, and the electric memory seats are still fully functioning.
Nothing has gone wrong since I've had it, but at the same time I've only fixed things that were either illegal (faulty windscreen washers), consumables (tyres) or 'essential' (U/S thermostat). It's used no oil or water, and the gearbox 'clunk' I was slightly concerned about is unchanged and, I think, nothing to worry about...yet :-)
Costs to date, excluding fuel which I'm ignoring, are only 12 months road tax (pre emissions measuring so just £260 IIRC), a replacement thermostat and washer pump (£160 fitted), and 2 tyres. So roughly as much as the purchase price.
But then if I bin it tomorrow and get nothing that's just £200 a month. What dos that get you? A Hyundai Getz from Avis I expect!!
It's booked in for an MOT next week so, all being well. I can ebay it with 12 months MOT, 10 months tax and a pretty comprehensive service history. Fingers crossed the MOT is fine!
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