zedbyers

It appears as though I am going to move into a D4 A8L (the 2015 facelift makes the exterior tolerable, but the interior is to die for). I will always have a soft spot for the D3 cars.

I just wanted to say good bye to all and thanks to all. The D3 A8/S8 forum is with out a doubt one of the best I have ever been a part of. The knowledge share as well as the civility and politeness here is unsurpassed. Too many of these forums are filled with opinionated keyboard jockeys that ruin it for many. This one does not.

If you are looking for a well cared for post facelift D3 S8 with just under 44k miles on it, Audi of Fort Myers should have one next week.....

cheers boys!

MP4.2+6.0

Good luck w/ D4. Agreed post facelift it has smoothed out some of the style hiccups. Plus the various engine performance and economy tweaks make several choices all the better.

I might join you at some point, though it may be a few years since my "search" criteria are pretty much 2015+ and "used." May well just catch up on the D5 though.

Mister Bally

Have fun with the new one Zed. Like MP, I will either get a D5 or an R8. looking more and more like an R8 though.

MP4.2+6.0

and Audi is leaking info. to seed the marketing. R8 owners are wishfully thinking the used market isn't going to head south, even with thousands out there and the dynamics of new car markets. Well poised for a good slide as they hit the trade in button on newer ones or other choices. Watching and waiting on the sidelines.

Mike911A8

+1 on the knowledge and civility of this forum. I have pretty much given up reading, for pleasure, the forums pertaining to my other vehicles.

Mister Bally

I am salivating for the new R8 and figure when the kids are done with college; daddy is getting a pre-owned 1st generatiom R8. V-10, six-speed stick..... For under $75k

mishar

+ 1 on all you said.

Facelift D4 lost some of that angry face and looks more like D3. Nice and smooth.

As for R8 ideas I can smell some midlife crises here.

I think I will keep my D3 forever. My plan is to drive it just ocasionaly, so to reach Mister Bally's millage it will take forever. In the meantime:



Girls not included. I have my own crew.

Mister Bally

To each their own on the boats. I personally prefer 90,000 tons or greater with either Royal Caribbean or Carnival logos on them. As for the "girls not included" line; they are available, at a significant upcharge.

Have not been on one (a cruise ship, that is) in eight or nine years. Now that the kids are sort of on their own (still on the payroll) I see a cruise in the near future.

My D3 was the mid-life crisis car for me. An R8 will be the exotic engineering toy I've wanted for awhile.

My D3 will have to get me into 2022 to match how old my '87 5000CSq was when I donated to a charity motor organization.

The bigger question is what will my daily driver be at that point?

halik

R8s will be coming down the same way Gallardos have already- they simply made way too many of them and obviously are still in production.

zedbyers

I might not be moving so quick. Took the car for 'extended test drive' this am so wife could drive and verification that it fits in garage. When I was at the dealer a few days ago the CEL was on and they attributed it to the gas cap being loose.

Cleared the code this AM and i took the car. While my wife was driving it came back.

Out with the handy dandy VCDS and it was no loose gas cap.

I am optimistic that they filled it up with low octane gas.....

Not the best way to start out a relationship with a new car, but i haven't signed anything as of yet.

What was amazing to me is it took about 2 times the amount of time to complete the scan as a scan on my S8.

Address 01: Engine (------CTGA) Labels: None
Part No SW: 4H0 906 014 J HW: 4H0 906 014
Component: 4.0l V8TFSI / H62 0004
Revision: NCH62---
Coding: 022A00326546010E3000
Shop #: WSC 49172 001 1048576
ASAM Dataset: EV_ECM40TFS0114H0906014J 001004
ROD: EV_ECM40TFS0114H0906014J.rod
VCID: 2A5BDB4F4DD43071104-807F

6 Faults Found:
4584 - Knock Sensor 1 (G61)
P0327 00 [237] - Signal too Low
MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Mileage: 182 km
Date: 2015.02.21
Time: 10:07:48

4586 - Knock Sensor 1 (G61)
P0327 00 [237] - Signal too Low
MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Mileage: 181 km
Date: 2015.02.21
Time: 10:07:19

4588 - Knock Sensor 2 (G66)
P0332 00 [237] - Signal too Low
MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Mileage: 183 km
Date: 2015.02.21
Time: 10:08:35

4590 - Knock Sensor 2 (G66)
P0332 00 [101] - Signal too Low
Not Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Mileage: 182 km
Date: 2015.02.21
Time: 10:08:15

4596 - Knock Sensor 4 (G199)
P1323 00 [237] - Signal too Small
MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Mileage: 185 km
Date: 2015.02.21
Time: 10:09:45

4598 - Knock Sensor 4 (G199)
P1323 00 [237] - Signal too Small
MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 2
Fault Frequency: 1
Mileage: 185 km
Date: 2015.02.21
Time: 10:09:26

Readiness: 0000 1101
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 34: Level Control (J197) Labels: None
Part No SW: 4G0 907 553 G HW: 4G0 907 553 F
Component: LUFE-DAEMPFER H19 0783
Coding: 008006
Shop #: WSC 02391 785 00200
ASAM Dataset: EV_AirSuspe 003025
ROD: EV_AirSuspe_AU64.rod
VCID: 2F6DCA5B76365559C7A-807A

1 Fault Found:
403200 - Function Shut-Off Active
C10C8 00 [008] - -
Intermittent - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00000001
Fault Priority: 6
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 53
Mileage: 128 km
Date: 2014.09.30
Time: 13:34:32