$500 A8L: Deal of the century or life-ruining mistake?

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 08/25/2019 at 15:47 • Filed to: npocp, craigslist

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On one hand it’s a fourteen-year old Audi that needs unspecified work. ‘Nuff said. On the other hand, though, the seller seems very motivated and the work could end up being easy & relatively cheap so this may be a bargain.

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Priced to Sell! I have a 2005 Audi A8L for sale. It has 158k miles. The cars battery is currently faulty, the car doesn’t start because of that. There are also a lot of other problems with the car, none of which I’m sure specifically what they are. The price is so low because I am leaving in a month and I’m not taking the car with me. The car will need some work, not sure how much. For $500 I think it would be a good project or worth the gamble.  

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dogisbadob > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:00

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LOL like a battery is all it needs

CP even at scrap value

Under_Score > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:02

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Willing to only take $500 for a vehicle that was $70,000+ in 2005? Yep, Martha’s Vineyard.

Nibby > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:04

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there’s nothing more expensive than a cheap european land yacht

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:05

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ahahahahaha a 500 buck audi

currently doesnt start

ahahahahahhaha

yeah......your probably looking at an engine rebuild there

CB > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:08

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CP.

Unless you’re planning on LS swapping it and running it at LeMons.

Then NP.

Grindintosecond > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:12

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LSx....megasquirt.....you got a perfectly running car!

sony1492 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:13

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Not worth $500 but itd be worth it as a trade, maybe for an xbox and an old VHS player

OmerCarrothers333 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:19

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All the Oppos talking LS, why not Focus ST motor? Let's get weird.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:19

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Do you have another 5 ,000 sitting around for parts? If not then nooo

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Grindintosecond 08/25/2019 at 16:21

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Probably cheaper too. Might as well end in a Corvette transaxle,and some Chinese Tubros too,  manual RWD 700hp A8L? Sign me up!

MrDakka > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:28

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If you do, y ou’ll be known as EssExTee has a pocket full of broken Audi parts

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Grindintosecond 08/25/2019 at 16:38

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You guys get how to fix cars 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:46

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Turn the seats into living room furniture, a la Top Gear, the engine block into a table or wine rack, and part out the rest or sell it as scrap metal. You’ll probably make your money back.

Or check out DeBoss garage on YouTube. They've turned some old Audi into a racecar of some sort. LeMons would make a great home for these remnants.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 16:48

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Solid NP, if you have the time, tools, and storage to part it out. There’s thousands of dollars of parts, even just selling simple stuff like seats, trim, and basic body parts you can easily multiply your money 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > OmerCarrothers333 08/25/2019 at 17:03

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Weird? I’m all for that. How about a quad Hayabusa swap - two in the front and two in the back. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 17:07

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Yes. 

shop-teacher > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 17:27

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Negative Ghost Rider, pattern is full.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 17:33

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The  problem is, this thing could easily have enough problems to the point where fixing it would end up being more expensive than just buying a clean one.

someassemblyrequired > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 18:33

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A buddy had a first gen   one when he lived in the UK - he said it was fantastic. He said maintenance was even reasonable, though he had a good specialist and he’d scour the interwebz for used parts. Can’t go too far wrong for $500 - especially if it’ll start/drive with a jump.

Kiltedpadre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 18:36

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As a project car, massive CP.

If you’re looking to turn those nice looking seats into some man cave furniture. Then scrap whatever you can’t part out it’s a NP. Weren’t these predominantly aluminum? That’d be worth more than $500 in scrap.

Nick Has an Exocet > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 18:45

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How long has the sunroof been open? Hahaha.

I have a friend in MA that this would be perfect for if he had the money to fix it. Though my guess is that it has some kind of engine problem, transmission failure, suspension failure, or water ingress that make it completely useless except as a parts car.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/25/2019 at 22:33

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So the LS swap has been tried, not sure if they ever got it to work.  But the LS is actually longer than the V10, and that barely fits.  But if you ditch the front transaxle and push the engine back in the chassis a bit, go rear drive only,  you might have something.  But for $500 you should be able to part it out for decent money.  If the interior bits are still good.  150k miles isn’t unheard of in these, but nothing is cheap for parts.  But it’d be a kickass platform to make a crazy swap project out of.  

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/26/2019 at 06:47

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If it was closer I’d gamble on it, I’ve always wanted one of those.

I mean, it can’t be worse than daily driving 90s Mopar can it?

pip bip - choose Corrour > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/26/2019 at 08:23

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RUNAWAY!