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Old 11-12-2010, 01:27 PM
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Three years ago, I wanted to replace my wife's car and looked for a used A8. Ended up with a 98 in great shape for a great price. Everywhere I looked in this area of Michigan, (autotrader, ebay, CL and local ads yielded a ton to choose from in D2 and D3 choices.

The A8 has been my wife's car and our trip car. After totaling my A6 Avant, I'd like an A8 too. I'm looking for a 2000 to 2003 A8 (L?). They seem scarce as hen's teeth. Any thoughts?
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Three years ago, I wanted to replace my wife's car and looked for a used A8. Ended up with a 98 in great shape for a great price. Everywhere I looked in this area of Michigan, (autotrader, ebay, CL and local ads yielded a ton to choose from in D2 and D3 choices.

The A8 has been my wife's car and our trip car. After totaling my A6 Avant, I'd like an A8 too. I'm looking for a 2000 to 2003 A8 (L?). They seem scarce as hen's teeth. Any thoughts?
I'm thinking that the older ones are owned by people like me; cheapskates who will drive it into the ground when it will have no resale value. Then it gets donated to a charity organization. Not for the tax writeoff (which may not apply thanks to Alternative Minimum Tax rules), but it makes the most fiscal sense. Buy a two year old (off of a lease) used Audi for half original sticker and get about 15-16 years out of it.
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i bet a lot of these old german cars are going overseas
to the 'new growth' areas like south america, mideast, and russia.
esp with exchange rates being what they are.
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