LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

bear1

Not according to the sales of goods act

commited

Does anyone know of any decent A8s for sale at the moment? Ideally looking for 08-10 3.0 TDI SWB.

bear1

Budget?
There are quite a few on dd below 10k but personally I'd look for an L.

Big Nasty

commited wrote: »

Does anyone know of any decent A8s for sale at the moment? Ideally looking for 08-10 3.0 TDI SWB.

Tax is horrific on the 08 / 09s :eek:

Twenty Grand

Big Nasty wrote: »

Tax is horrific on the 08 / 09s :eek:

Thats what makes them so cheap. Only an idiot would buy one (I'm an idiot )

commited

Budget is flexible, happy to pay the right money for the right car.
I've been paying 3.0 tax for years so €1200 seems a comparative bargain

I like the D3, test drove a nice 2012 D4 and it really didn't seem like it was worth €15k extra for €600 less tax and a 4 year newer plate to be honest.

mickdw

D3 is a beautiful design. Only the face lift D4 from 2014 on is acceptable looking imo.

Big Nasty

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Thats what makes them so cheap. Only an idiot would buy one (I'm an idiot )

I gave up Luxobarging when tax hit €1809 / €511 per quarter. It's one thing paying €2k+ to run a V8 petrol. Fecked if I'd pay €2350 / €663 per quarter on a 3L diesel. :eek::eek::eek:

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/audi/a8/used-2008-audi-a8-3-0-tdi-se-quat-dublin-fpa-246062473451825

Idbatterim

E2350 a year tax on a 3L diesel? I drive a 5.6 petrol and would never ever pay that tax for that that a bloody 3L diesel?! How much is an 08 one on the old system?!

I just checked carzone, this appears a lot better value. Even buy a 2008 one on older lower tax rate. But Jesus, don’t buy the one you linked too, you’d probably get half the price you paid from a dealer, if you tried to flog it the next morning ...

Eric Cartman

Big Nasty wrote: »

I gave up Luxobarging when tax hit €1809 / €511 per quarter. It's one thing paying €2k+ to run a V8 petrol. Fecked if I'd pay €2350 / €663 per quarter on a 3L diesel. :eek::eek::eek:

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/audi/a8/used-2008-audi-a8-3-0-tdi-se-quat-dublin-fpa-246062473451825

at that point ye may aswell keep going up in engine, I saw a w12 petrol one for that kind of money, atleast you'd be getting some smiles for your 2350

Truckermal

Eric Cartman wrote: »

at that point ye may aswell keep going up in engine, I saw a w12 petrol one for that kind of money, atleast you'd be getting some smiles for your 2350

That's dreamer money anyway M17 posted a 2012 one last week for 20k you would be mad to buy one of the older ones.

commited

Jaysus lads, I'd never consider paying €2350. The tax on a 08-on 3.0tdi SWB is €1200, carzone have made a mistake:
https://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1868570&r=s.php%3Fm%3D7%26o%3D47%26g%3D0

I've actually looked at the car you've linked. It's nice but it's been sitting for a long time, has quite a few issues and I'm always wary of cars like this that haven't been regularly used.

bazz26

This one is a grand cheaper and has a bit less mileage:

https://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1453943&r=s.php%3Fm%3D7%26o%3D47%26pp%3D50%26g%3D0

Time

bazz26 wrote: »

This one is a grand cheaper and has a bit less mileage:

https://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=1453943&r=s.php%3Fm%3D7%26o%3D47%26pp%3D50%26g%3D0

Those alloys absolutely ruin the aesthetic of the car

bazz26

Sure alloy wheels can be swapped if it's that much of an issue.

frozenfrozen

that leather looks quite broken in for only 116k miles

is it a different type of leather than would be in the A6? softer etc? or did that car carry 4 heavy people every mile it ever drove

I like those alloys tbh

commited

A few miles on this
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-audi-a8-3-0-tdi-quattro/19385569

Voodoomelon

It would give me great pleasure to clean that drivers set, mmmm.

bazz26

The repair needed to the air suspension on that A8 would worry me, cannot be cheap or it would already be done.

blingrhino

commited wrote: »

A few miles on this
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-audi-a8-3-0-tdi-quattro/19385569

must have been a turf accountants car

cadaliac

commited wrote: »

A few miles on this
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-audi-a8-3-0-tdi-quattro/19385569

Dreamer. 
over half a million KM's and work needed for air suspension.....
it's worth about 2 k max.

frozenfrozen

Note how good condition the seats are in for 570,000km. You'd have to wonder how many kms some of the UK cars that come in with fcuked audi leather and barely 160,000km.

bazz26

To be fair, I'd expect the quality and durability of the A8 seats to be better than those in an A4 that cost less than half the price.

frozenfrozen

bazz26 wrote: »

To be fair, I'd expect the quality and durability of the A8 seats to be better than those in an A4 that cost less than half the price.

there was an a8 recently enough in the thread that had horribly worn seats all around and was nowhere near 500k kms though

bazz26

Maybe that A8 got a haircut at some point?

Black_Knight

Maybe someone just cared for their car enough to not let it get shabby. Like most of us here.

That said, where would they find the time? It's an average of ~160km a day for 10 years on that A8. It's been moving at a brisk walk speed for 10 years! (6-7 km/h)

Mickiemcfist

Black_Knight wrote: »

Maybe someone just cared for their car enough to not let it get shabby. Like most of us here.

That said, where would they find the time? It's an average of ~160km a day for 10 years on that A8. It's been moving at a brisk walk speed for 10 years! (6-7 km/h)

Is there really a way to stop leather sagging?

Black_Knight

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Is there really a way to stop leather sagging?

Not weighing lots?

mickdw

My fabric audi seat went to bits after 23k miles from new. It was the inner sponge that went. If I hadn't the car from new, I would have confidently estimated it had done 150k miles so you never know really.

bazz26

BMW E63 630i for under 5k:



https://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=2008400&r=s.php%3Fm%3D10%26o%3D88%26pp%3D50%26g%3D0

Asking price is reduced to €4950 in the description, looks clean and claims to have main dealer service history. NCT to Oct 19 despite the old disc saying Oct 18.

frozenfrozen

Those aren't sport seats I don't think? There's no under thigh extension

bazz26

You thinking of M Sport seats? That 630i isn't a M Sport.

jayo26

Flatest sport seats I ever see.

homer90

bazz26 wrote: »

BMW E63 630i for under 5k:


https://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=2008400&r=s.php%3Fm%3D10%26o%3D88%26pp%3D50%26g%3D0

Asking price is reduced to €4950 in the description, looks clean and claims to have main dealer service history. NCT to Oct 19 despite the old disc saying Oct 18.

The price on this has been bouncing around, for sale quite a while too, at this stage.

Eric Cartman

homer90 wrote: »

The price on this has been bouncing around, for sale quite a while too, at this stage.

uninsurable sadly, anyone want a 645ci with 66,000km for 7 grand :pac:

Twenty Grand

Eric Cartman wrote: »

uninsurable sadly, anyone want a 645ci with 66,000km for 7 grand :pac:

Sure! Shockingly expensive car to run, despite the fact they can be gotten for next to nothing these days.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

Eric Cartman wrote: »

uninsurable sadly

Even though it’s less than 15 years old?

Eric Cartman

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

Even though it’s less than 15 years old?

no idea why but in 2017 I was insured on my 645 for 1900 fully comp, can't get a quote under 3500 now.

unkel

Maybe because it is less than 15 years old. I could insure it fully comp as a classic for €100 for the year once it reaches 15 years of age (I have a legacy policy though, other people might need to wait until it is 20 years old)

terrydel

unkel wrote: »

Maybe because it is less than 15 years old. I could insure it fully comp as a classic for €100 for the year once it reaches 15 years of age (I have a legacy policy though, other people might need to wait until it is 20 years old)

Whats a legacy policy?

grogi

terrydel wrote: »

Whats a legacy policy?

Policy that was started back in 'the good times'

Tommyboy40

Eric Cartman wrote: »

no idea why but in 2017 I was insured on my 645 for 1900 fully comp, can't get a quote under 3500 now.

Are you 18? Larger engined cars have been getting a bit pricey. I was quoted €1860 on a 2005 CL500. This included a discount! I pay €1100 for fully comp with business cover. AXA quoted me €2600 for a 2003 Smart for2 which is now insured for €450. I'm 50 with full no claims, no points etc. I've historically paid under a grand for my V8's. The loading on older cars is a total scam, if it's nat'd it should be insurable.

Tommyboy40

bazz26 wrote: »

The repair needed to the air suspension on that A8 would worry me, cannot be cheap or it would already be done.

True, I had a shock and a wheel bearing replaced on the CL at a cost of €2660. The shock itself is €1400 + VAT. Main issue is that it's almost impossible to find an indie to do the job as the shock needs to be calibrated and ride height set.

mullingar

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

True, I had a shock and a wheel bearing replaced on the CL at a cost of €2660. The shock itself is €1400 + VAT. Main issue is that it's almost impossible to find an indie to do the job as the shock needs to be calibrated and ride height set.

I had to change an rear air bag on my 04 LS430 after it got punctured. The hardest job was just gaining access to the shock top bolts. After that it was plain sailing and a cheap chinese Toyota OBD tool helped calibrate the ride height.

€150 all in.

Tea drinker

Up a fair while not sure if gone:
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-95-3-0-v6-griffin/19221959

bear1

The fact it has no nct and I think that particular model isn't that quick coupled with 1.8k tax is the reason it's not selling.
Wouldn't call it a luxobarge either.

Brasso

2004 BMW 645i auto, 104k miles, claiming it will be sold with a new NCT (seller is marked as a trader). Asking €5k. Tactical placement of a white screw on the reg also.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-bmw-645i-automatic/19326258

Brasso

Two LS400s. The black one is a 1995 with 106k miles and NCT to October, asking €5k. The green is a 1999 97k miles, UK reg so should get 1 year NCT when registered in Ireland, asking €4k.
They do seem a tad expensive but I suppose they are getting rarer now and they're really great reliable old school luxury cruisers.



https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-400-v8-280-bhp/19385302
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-400-low-miles-full-lexus-history-5-keys/19313863

Eric Cartman

particularly clean examples but jays I remember you could get running examples of those for 850 quid in 2013

Brasso

Eric Cartman wrote: »

particularly clean examples but jays I remember you could get running examples of those for 850 quid in 2013

Yeah I feel luxobarges in general are going up in price compared to their equivalents 5 years ago. I suppose there's an increased demand now with more people in work and there's definitely a huge restriction in supply from after 2008.