Nice car, but...

Post #270,512 by Another Scott 10/17/06 12:10:39 AM Reply	Nice car, but... You're aware that (much?) of the body on the A8 is aluminum? Meaning if you ever need bodywork, it'll be very expensive. Maybe look into a [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Phaeton\|VW Phaeton]. They're basically a Bentley with a different motor. They haven't sold well in the US, so you might find one cheap(ish). ;-) Luck! Cheers, Scott.
Post #270,518 by pwhysall 10/17/06 2:44:38 AM Reply	Don't crash, then. At least rust won't be an issue... I've also been whispering about big old S-class Mercs to adminscott, but he rightly points out that in snowy Michigan, AWD is a definite plus. The ultimate in the luxobarge-that's-depreciated-down-to-peanuts is probably the Lexus LS430 - these things have a fridge on the options list, ffs. And they go for both halves of bugger-all with full service histories. Plus you get that creamy Lexus quality and reliability. I recall a story about a bloke whose 430 got snowed in in Switzerland and spent the winter encased in ice. Did it start first time in the spring? I think it did, sir, I think it did. The Phaeton is, in a few years, going to be the ultimate steal. I think it's likely that this \ufffd60K+ car will dip to sub-\ufffd10K levels, at which point it'll be a shoe-in. Just don't get the diesel. It's rubbish. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator]
Post #270,524 by admin 10/17/06 8:24:43 AM Reply	Re: Nice car, but... Aluminum is good in the wonderful salt flats of Michigan. And any bodywork I might need should be covered by insurance. Which is one thing I need to check; I imagine it's not cheap for a car like that. I'm also looking at Subarus. :-) Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #270,535 by Another Scott 10/17/06 9:59:00 AM Reply	I hope they're better than in the mid-90s. My SIL had a Subaru in Ithaca and in Cleveland. It rusted very badly and was basically a worthless rattle trap in a few years. She still loved it though. Ah, cars. Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em. Happy hunting. :-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #270,538 by folkert 10/17/06 10:55:08 AM Reply	How long ago? until about 1991 or 1992 when they changed body construction and painting methods... this was true. Although you could basically drive the body right of the pre 1992 models, and then still keep driving them anyway. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #270,542 by Another Scott 10/17/06 12:13:04 PM Reply	I honestly don't know. It probably was a mid-late 1980s model. I would expect that they're much better now. Cheers, Scott.
Post #270,540 by admin 10/17/06 11:49:21 AM Reply	My father-in-law has had newer ones No problems, loves them. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."

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