vertigobora

I think I've found a nice A8 locally. It's a 2000 SWB A8 and the interior is great, has every option I want, plus a few. The current owner has maintenance records since it was new, including a new transmission 6 months ago.

The only thing I'm not crazy about is the color. It's pearl white.

Looking back on the A8s, there aren't too many colors that really get me going (save for the Avus Silver and Ming Blue.) For the equivalent car in those colors, I'm looking to pay 3 times as much for the car.

The colors I'm considering are the Avus Silver, Nimbus Grey, possibly Aviator Grey. Has anyone had an A8 painted in the last 2 colors?

Aviator Grey
<img src="http://www.ttguy.com/pix/TT_grey.jpg">

Nimbus Grey

<img src="http://www.audittcca.com/photo_gallery/nimbus/tt_3.jpg">

Younger

Wait till you find the car you want at the price you want. Colour (color for you American's) does not weigh that heavily into price.

Zaphod A8

A good respray will run five grand anyway to change colors

mikeynyc

You can take a look at the pictures contained in my user name. Best of luck, rear window reveal is a pain in the ***, otherwise anything is doable.

B7Quattro Pete

at least it was on my '97. the wife had to have that color, I hated it...too much yellow in it.

vertigobora

The car is being sold by the owner's husband, apparently she wants a Q7 now. Looks like she'd misjudged the length of the car, front and rear. I think getting a Q7 is probably not going to solve the 'parking issue,' perhaps a Honda Fit is in order. The bumpers need a little work but it's not too big of a deal. Taillight was punched out from a mailbox accident.

I have access to a paint booth and used to prep and paint cars a few years ago. I still have the tools, but I just need to replace one of my guns. Only thing I need to pay for is material to fix bumpers (a little plastic welding might be in order) and the paint itself.

Should cost no more than $500 unless I need to replace seals on the windows.

And yes, the pearl paint is way too yellow for me. If it had a little more blue, I'd love it.

vertigobora

That looks great! It's steering me towards Nimbus.