Advantages: Class, Understated Looks, Ride, Luxury Toys Disadvantages: High running cost, and err..high running costs
...made it in life", the Audi A8 takes a refreshingly different approach to luxury transport.
The car looks highly understated, but the muscular, stealthy lines simply say "I'm well endowed, wanna make something of it?". The shape does however exude the kind of class expected of a car costing the same as a small house.
And NOBODY would EVER call it ugly. Take that BMW 7.
As for the interior, age just cannot date this vehicle. The interior lives up ... ...Hyundai Elantra for the same dosh.
Running this car will be expensive, but the purchase price certainly won't (if you buy used, obviously).
However, the sheer joy the Audi A8 will provide you with, will make whatever money you spend it seem like a bargain.
Good day. ...
kebabhead 29.10.2002
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: very helpful Review of Audi A8 4.2
Advantages: Looks, value for money, secondhand. Disadvantages: Depreciation.
If you can afford the depreciation on a car like this then fine, go ahead and buy one. I would wait a while however and wait for that fantastic value for money. They've recently brought out a facelift so that will make them depreciate even quicker. Then again look how S-Class and 7-series depreciate as well. At least this won't rust. Get one with all the toys. Sat Nav, drivers information centre etc. However when you are accelerating hard, don't ...
rancethebus 11.10.2004
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Audi A8 4.2
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