These Are Quite Inexpensive Right Now

"Party-vi" (party-vi) 12/11/2015 at 08:37 • Filed to: None

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I think a D2 S8 would be a lovely replacement for my E46. Now, if I can just convince my wife that I should purchase another decade-old German car for $11k...

Tripper > Party-vi 12/11/2015 at 08:53

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Do it! These look awesome.

whoarder is tellurium > Party-vi 12/11/2015 at 08:57

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As I’ve had a D2 A8L for a while now... be prepared for some non-working electrics, leaking sunroofs/clogged sunroof drains and clogged evaporator drains. All fixable. Well, I happened to have a chain tensioner go bad too... but otherwise.

Love the S8, mainly because... Ronin.

#justgermancarthings

Party-vi > Tripper 12/11/2015 at 09:08

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That, and I would think a D2 is more reliable than the V10 model that came out later.

Tripper > Party-vi 12/11/2015 at 09:12

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Yea V10 and reliable are rarely found in the same place at the same time.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Party-vi 12/11/2015 at 09:19

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“I should purchase another decade-old German car for $11k...”

You do know how that sounds to sane people right?

You should do it btw.

BlackberryShawtyHasAnE46 > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 12/11/2015 at 09:31

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I never thought about it this way lmao

functionoverfashion > Tripper 12/11/2015 at 10:01

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We had a V10 Ford F350 single cab with a 6-speed manual at my old job... that thing was awesome. Slightly different animal than an S8 considering its features included a straight vinyl bench, hand-crank windows and AM/FM radio only (with 5 presets!). They still have it and I want to buy it when they get rid of it. What a beast. It has a nice new flatbed on it now, because the stock bed rotted away and nearly fell off. What were we talking about again?

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Party-vi 12/11/2015 at 10:04

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Do eet

Tripper > functionoverfashion 12/11/2015 at 10:08

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Funny I almost mentioned the Ford V10. I was not sure about the reliability, but we had a Ford van with a V10 at a furniture store that I worked at as a kid. It was a beast!

Party-vi > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 12/11/2015 at 10:14

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I need to see what my commute is going to be like next Summer when I change locations. If I’m just driving into Baltimore then hells yes. If I’m driving to Patuxent River every day then hells nah.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > Party-vi 12/11/2015 at 10:23

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Do it! also it isnt hard to manual swap these, if thats your thing..

functionoverfashion > Tripper 12/11/2015 at 10:46

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It was dead reliable. It did have its share of other issues relating to its hard life as a commercial plow truck in winter, marina boat-towing truck in summer. Exhaust leaks, spark plugs that were nearly impossible to remove due to rust, coils occasionally dying, the bed falling apart - in fact the tailgate almost fell off onto the street while I was driving it - brake lines rusting away... but the engine always started and ran awesome. The lowest gear on that transmission was super low, too - you could really start in 3rd pretty easily. The shifter read: L-1-2-3-4-OD which I found really funny. “4 speed with low and OD” aka 6 gears. Moving around in tight spaces, you didn’t need any throttle. That thing was phenomenal to plow with, too. SO much faster back and forth with a manual than with an automatic.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Party-vi 12/11/2015 at 10:48

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But seriously tho. Wat could go wrong.

Party-vi > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 12/11/2015 at 10:53

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Transmission, timing chain, just important expensive things.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Party-vi 12/11/2015 at 10:57

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Pretty much. It'd (probably) be worth it though

JR1 > Party-vi 12/14/2015 at 22:14

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The Cadillac STS is good choice as well. And for 11k you can get 320hp and rwd/awd all day long.

Party-vi > JR1 12/14/2015 at 22:18

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It’s more of a looks thing, and seeing one race around on Ronin really did it for me too. The STS is a good looking car, and the V would be fun, but I’m just not digging it. Plus the D2 S8 is looking good around $10k for a good example.

JR1 > Party-vi 12/14/2015 at 22:20

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I on the other hand am very much digging the STS. If I sell my truck this is the number one contender. I don’t have to worry about German maintenance and I get near German luxury

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Party-vi 12/14/2015 at 22:54

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I have nothing but positive things to say about mine.

Also,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audi-S8-4-…

Party-vi > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/14/2015 at 23:18

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I was looking at one in SC for $10k with 113k miles on it. Same sport seats but in red.

nerd_racing > Tripper 12/24/2015 at 08:23

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except viper or ram v10

Somecarsalesman > Party-vi 12/30/2015 at 12:49

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Just watch out for mice/squirrel nests in the engine bay. Claimed many a D2 A8/S8.