DaveInSaltLake

We've been toying with the idea of picking up a TT as they're getting old enough that some are being dumped cheap when they have significant problems. So last night we headed out to a used car lot that Cars.com told me had about 6 TT's and "tried on" a couple.

Parked in front of one of the TT's was a nice silver A8L and I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to introduce her to one. Based on looking thorough the windows at the luxurious interior she promptly pronounced it an "old man's car". I had to chuckle... I dont' think a discourse on aluminum frame, body panels, and block would have impressed her much.

We had a 1994 Jaguar XL6 for awhile a couple years ago. We joked about how far away we were from each other in the Jag compared to my A6 daily driver. The A8 looked similar in that regard...quite a reach to hold hands or rest my hand on her leg while cruising down the highway.

In any case, I'm still pursuing a project A8...and more seriously than a TT project.

mkurak

This makes it easier to find one a good one. The dealer who sold me the A8 tried to sell it to his son - so convinced was he of its value. The son had the same response. When I got to the car it was "deal of the week". The title had to be called back from the auctioneer. "Old men" see a car with 100,000 miles on it and think it's had it. I imagine that your wife is fairly young.

dimitristx

She might be right. What's your age group? Family composition?

svxit

A friend of mine from my Subaru days said the exact same thing when I bought my A8 years ago, but when I took him for a spin in the S8, he hadn't a bad thing to say. In any event, I kind of like the whole "old man" aspect; cuts the attention being drawn to a minimum.

TOMAS7

usually on Saturdays and they watch movies for acouple of hours and hold hands (innocence how cool).
The other day his girlfriend's older sister was home from college and when she saw my car her remarks were "what a sexy car, nice, shiny and black!"
This statement came from a 21yr. old.

Push That Tush

It's the same here. The college ladies love the land yacht.

CalG

the comment made by one member of my wife's car-pool!

Yes, I like that very much thankyou!

CalG

skiracer1313

My 14-yr old's friends all think the D2 is a cool car. I get comments every time I pick them up.

pkrasusky

...12 doing so but who cares.

An A8 - esp. an L - is *SOOOOOO* much more car than a TT. Those don't wear well at all, like you said they start having signficant problems.

And they're chic cars - no offense. My neighbor scored a red ALMS coupe - that's about the *only* one I find acceptable IMO.

Next time don't just peer in the windows take it for a burn and insist she does too. They are something to BEHOLD, an experience like no other. Esp. the ride of an L... amazing. Show her the double glazed windows, the dual zone climate control, the rest setting on the climate control, etc. Then you can show her the backseat's power lumbars, and then demonstrate how the vacuous space back there makes it obligatory to go for a poke in the whiskers... er... was that out loud?

hranaRS9oolalathumpr

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