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#1353 of 1466 Blk and others by anthonyp Feb 08, 2007 (3:12 pm)
My swb Audi has kept my intrest for the past year + and is still something to look forward to...One of the fine features is how quickly the heat will come out of the vents..On my car this happens with in two blocks which is way quicker than any other car I have owned....There are many other small things like this that makes the car a pleasure all the time.....Blk I can understand how your wife is a Mercedes fan...I was a Lexus fan for a long time, and now kick myself for missing what I have now. Maybe I just got the Audi at the right time and missed nothing---but I`l never know.....Eric is doing fine on the d3 board but I`v not seen him here in a long time...Tony
#1354 of 1466 Re: dealership [foster1] by jamesfletcher2 Feb 21, 2007 (6:52 pm)
Replying to: foster1 (May 17, 2006 7:01 am) Holy Moses, this Web site of Audi/VW ratings is scary. Of course, much of the real bad stories are VWs but too many are Audi related.
#1355 of 1466 Re: It's almost here [blkhemi] by jamesfletcher2 Feb 21, 2007 (7:45 pm)
Replying to: blkhemi (Sep 24, 2006 12:35 pm) BlkHemi -   I was curious as to how many mile you put on your W12? I am getting more interested in an Audi after having been away from them for awhile. I alway loved the Quattro AWD system in big Audis.   By the way, one of my vehicles is a RAM 4x4 CTD. I have seen that you also are partial to Ram PUs Replies to this message: reality2 (Feb 22, 2007 3:31 pm) jamesfletcher2 (Feb 22, 2007 3:58 pm) harbo (Feb 22, 2007 4:14 pm)
#1356 of 1466 Re: It's almost here [jamesfletcher2] by reality2 Feb 22, 2007 (3:31 pm)
Replying to: jamesfletcher2 (Feb 21, 2007 7:45 pm) I own a W12 as well. I put about 7000 miles per year on it as I use my A6 for daily driving mostly. My W12 is a 2005 as is my A6. Both have had only required oil changes and that's it. Perfect in every way and reliable like tanks so far. On my 10th Audi and all have been excellent in more ways than one. Replies to this message: jamesfletcher2 (Feb 22, 2007 3:58 pm) harbo (Feb 22, 2007 4:14 pm)
#1357 of 1466 Re: A8 Mileage Usage [reality2] by jamesfletcher2 Feb 22, 2007 (3:58 pm)
Replying to: reality2 (Feb 22, 2007 3:31 pm) reality2,   Thanks for the reply. I guess I am trying to find out if anyone on this forum has been putting significant mileage on an A8. If I was to get one it would be the car that would be my primary driver and have serious mileage put on it.   I already have too many more specialized vehicles that I only use for very specific purposes but that are really not suited for significant long distance driving. When possible and time permits, my wife and I also prefer to take our luxury car on vacation rather than driving. In my case, I have to fly multiple days for business almost every week and getting on another commercial plane flight is not my idea of a vacation. Therefore, I am trying to find out how the A8 holds up to really racking-up the miles. Replies to this message: harbo (Feb 22, 2007 4:14 pm)
#1358 of 1466 Re: A8 Mileage Usage [jamesfletcher2] by harbo Feb 22, 2007 (4:14 pm)
Replying to: jamesfletcher2 (Feb 22, 2007 3:58 pm) My 2004 A8L is at 44K and humming beautifully. The only work that has been done are the factory updates, truck hinges and the like. Just took a 300 mile run from Scottsdale to Palm Desert in 3'10". My TC said it felt like we were driving only 50 mph. Love that woman! <(-;
#1359 of 1466 Jamesfletcher by blkhemi Feb 27, 2007 (5:08 pm)
Yes, the big Audi's hold much to be desired and are definetely in the top of the heap of best kept secrets in the biz.   I currently have about 29k miles on the W12, and it wouldn't have been that much if I hadn't let my daughter borrow it when she had my grandson. Her S4 Cab simply wouldn't do. But I did have fun driving the Cab tho.   And yes, I love Dodge Rams. While the class has definitely moved on, the Ram is still competitive. Especially the new 6.7L Cummins HD's.
#1360 of 1466 A8 Lease Question ... by timincali Feb 27, 2007 (8:55 pm)
I started my quest for a new car this week and had no intentions of buying an A8. Well needless to say, one look and I was hooked. The offer I have on the table is the following:    A8 Short w/ premium, 19”, massage, Sirius MSRP - $77970 Invoice - $72574 (according to KBB) Offer - $73608 Residual – 44% (45% if I have them throw in the $599 maintenance program) Money Factor – 0.00145 Payment with 7.75% tax - $1322.79    I’m in So Cal and wanted to know if the Residual and MF sound right for my region thru Audi Financial. A couple of posts back you stated that they were 46% and 0.0013. I just want to be sure that they are not marking these up. Also, do you think that there is room for further negotiation?    Thanks, Tim-in-Cali Replies to this message: timincali (Feb 28, 2007 10:15 pm)
#1361 of 1466 Re: A8 Lease Question ... [timincali] by timincali Feb 28, 2007 (10:15 pm)
Replying to: timincali (Feb 27, 2007 8:55 pm) Forgot to state that this is a 36 mo 15K/yr lease.
#1362 of 1466 Re: A8 Transmission issues?? [martin12] by estreed Mar 12, 2007 (8:28 pm)
Replying to: martin12 (Nov 08, 2005 2:55 pm) I have worked on a rebuilt many of these A8 quattro units(5HP24A). They are a very heavy duty unit. The size of the gear train is about like a 3/4 ton truck. I have never seen a gear train failure yet. One quirks with this transmission is that audi constantly slips the torque converter intentionally about 20 to 60 RPM for drive ability purposes-in other words it doesn't feel like the engine is getting lugged down. The side effect of this is that the torque converters wear out and when you try to do a light acceleration the engine rpms will constantly bounce about 300 RPM's. The reason for this is that the lining is worn off the torque converter. I've tried to change the transmission computers in several cars and it didn't fix a thing. I also checked the throttle position sensor and it was ok. Many times there will be no trouble codes in the transmission computer. VAG-com software is great but it can't do more than Audi's computers allow it to do. Many times there are problems that drive you crazy but the computer says everything is ok and from what the computer sees everything is ok because it's within tolerance. There is one valve that sometimes also sticks in the valve body from all this clutch material going through it. There are couple things to really be careful when changing the torque converter. It is very difficult to find a high quality converter since they are a very difficult converter to rebuild due to the design. Sometimes you can lose reverse with this trans as well. The most common reason is a piston blowing out in the very back of the trans and you pretty much have the rebuild trans when this happens.   Be very careful who rebuilds this trans. There are about 4 seal installers which are a absolute must. the trouble is the cost of these installers is so cost prohibitive that you wouldn't even think about buying them. I made them in my machine shop. Most rebuilders leave these seals alone and say that it wasn't leaking when it came in. I hate that kind of attitude. Do it right or don't do it at all. The reason these seals are so important is because there are actually three sumps in this transmission: Front differential; center differential; and transmission fluid. If they intermix it is big trouble and the trans won't last long. Replies to this message: jw786 (Apr 16, 2007 1:26 pm) pits944s (Apr 17, 2007 9:31 am)

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