1998 Audi A8 Consumer Discussions

Audi A8

How reliable is a used 2006/2007 A8?

Written by: djt21 on Jun 15, 2009 08:08 PM

I have several friends with older 1998-2003 audi's of various models (with moderate mileage - about 60k), they often complain or electrical gremlins and various other component failures with their cars. I'm looking for feedback from 2006/2007 A8 owners and their reliability experiences. Read More...

1998 Audi A8 4.2 quattro

Re: 1998 Audi A8 4.2 quattro [iankzoo]

Written by: dstehle on Nov 19, 2008 00:16 PM

I'm considering buying this car as well. 95K miles. How was your experience? David dstehle@icnsystems.com Read More...

1998 Audi A8 4.2 quattro

Written by: iankzoo on Sep 30, 2008 04:16 PM

hi, what do you guys think. A dealer has an audi A8 4.2 with 100.500 miles on it selling for $6500. When typically you change your timming belt for A8? is there anything i should know besides carfax report? Read More...

High End Luxury Cars

Re: ljflx [ljflx]

Written by: merc1 on Mar 25, 2005 11:05 AM

Interesting points, as always. I do think you're looking at from just a hp/price standpoint and I think it will take more than that and a fuel economy edge to crack the market at the high end, especially on a proposed 600hp car. Mercedes has played their hand as far as the S600 and S65, you're right they aren't going to get any cheaper. However we really need to see what ... Read More...

Re: ljflx [ljflx]

Written by: merc1 on Mar 18, 2005 08:02 AM

Yes there was a 6-cylinder 735i at one time from 1988-1992, just before the last S320 came out. The previous S320 made up 40 percent of S-Class sales during certain years from 1992-1999. The Audi S8 is/was performance model and doesn't "die" like you say it does. Its the same has MB not having an E55 from 1996-1998, or BMW and M5 from 1997-1999, those models always ... Read More...

2005 Detroit Autoshow Report!

Written by: merc1 on Jan 19, 2005 02:22 AM

Fear not! Your annual Detroit Autoshow Report is here!   First off I'll say that the show is getting to crowded. There simply isn't enough space for every maker to display all their products. Only the luxury brands will be elaborated on here.   Audi - Each and every vehicle seemed to be a winner to everyone there. I personally love the new A6, grille and ... Read More...

lexusguy

Written by: merc1 on Jul 12, 2004 09:44 PM

"I've always been curious about something, why cant the Germans manage to put in-dash CD changers in their cars? That is something that Nissan and Honda were doing 10 years ago, and yet just recently Audi managed to actually put one in a few of its cars, and cars that just came out like the Taureg still have it shoved in the trunk. Whats up with that?" I'm going to surprise ... Read More...

Audi A8

New A8L

Written by: irisht on May 18, 2004 10:25 AM

It has been almost 3 weeks since I took delivery of my new A8L and I it is great. This 2004 replace a 1998 A8 (yea I like them) and I have no idea what lab4 and others are talking about. This is without a doubt the best car I have ever driven! One little issue has cropped up and that is the trim on the floor of the rear driver's door has come up and needs to be replaced. My dealer ... Read More...

High End Luxury Cars

ljflx

Written by: merc1 on Mar 02, 2004 09:32 PM

Your post # 4309 is right on the money. They built cars for the long term, and thus were appreciated for such. Now the competition has forced shorter production cycles and more people are leasing so the first impressions are more important than 10 year qualities. Gee, that is exactly the point I was trying to make, and you understood it perfectly. The root of MB's ... Read More...

Aluminum a mistake in mass-produced cars?

Written by: johncalifornia on Feb 28, 2004 11:48 AM

In response to Pat's request for discussion of other marques, I pose this question: Is Jaguar making a big mistake building their new XJ series in aluminum? I think so, because: 1) The XJ is already the lightest model in its class, so losing weight need not be the updated model's first priority. 2) Aluminum vastly increases the costs of manufacture and repair. ... Read More...