Hi,
I am looking to buy an 2001 Audi A8L Quattro.The car has 69,000 miles on it.The car is wearing the left front tire from the inside,any thoughts on what this could be.How is these cars and how is the all wheel drive on these car and how is the suspension on these cars.
-Thanks
Nilesh Patel

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2006 E320 CDI
1963 220S
1994 S500
1995 S500
2005 BMW 545i sport
2007 GL320 CDI
2007 ML320 CDI
1991 Toyota Previa White over Blue
2000 Lexus RX300 White over Beige
2008 Audi Q7 Black Opal over Grey
1993 Toyota T-100 Silver over Grey
2002 Chevy 2500 Express White over Grey

Great in the snow.

It'll need a timing belt change by 90k miles. An expensive car to own, on par with Mercedes.

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Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

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don't those a8's have aliminum frontends(fenders,hood)??

I drove an 04 A8 with the W12 in it and I liked it alot. My friend who ones it said that other then some weird electrical issues its a solid car.

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2005 CLK55 AMG Coupe.Kleemann Tune. For the sound and style
2004 CLK320 Cabriolet. 2005+ Interior swap. For the sunny Florida days & beach days

I have been doing alot of research on these cars as I have been lusting after them for over a year. When/if my Subaru dies and my school loan is paid off, I am buying one.

Be careful of the front control arms. There was an issue with them on these cars. Also, like someone else said, ask about the timing belts. SOP is to replace the timing belts and water pump at the same time. Average is $1500 service.

The entire chassis on the A8 are made of aluminum. Never heard anything bad about the Quattro system. The A8 and S8 both have the aluminum 4.2L V8. The early A8 had about 310HP and the S8 were a little more sporty with a lowered suspension and same motor but tuned to 360HP.

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'72 Triumph T100R

Hi,
Could the tire wear which is wearing on the inside drivers side front tire be caused by control arms.Is the aluminum bad.

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1998 S500
2006 E320 CDI
1963 220S
1994 S500
1995 S500
2005 BMW 545i sport
2007 GL320 CDI
2007 ML320 CDI
1991 Toyota Previa White over Blue
2000 Lexus RX300 White over Beige
2008 Audi Q7 Black Opal over Grey
1993 Toyota T-100 Silver over Grey
2002 Chevy 2500 Express White over Grey

The control arms are what causes this odd tire wear. Easier to do the arms than replace the bushings; you'll get new ball joints in addition to just bushings if you replace whole arms. They're aluminium. You can handle this yourself, no spring compressor or other special tools beyond 13, 16, 18 mm wrenches, jack, and stands. Do all four upper arms, they should cost about $75 each. I think of this as a 75k maintenance item on Audis.

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Formerly owned:
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1983 300D
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1976 300D

Funny...Sounds just like my 210 diesel.

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Hi,
How is the aluminum.How much would this car be worth,it is clean black over beige.

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1998 S500
2006 E320 CDI
1963 220S
1994 S500
1995 S500
2005 BMW 545i sport
2007 GL320 CDI
2007 ML320 CDI
1991 Toyota Previa White over Blue
2000 Lexus RX300 White over Beige
2008 Audi Q7 Black Opal over Grey
1993 Toyota T-100 Silver over Grey
2002 Chevy 2500 Express White over Grey

With the mileage it should be around $10k, give or take. I was just looking at a beautiful '01 with 120k. It just had the control arms replaced and new tires and brake work. He wanted under $9k.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Control arms and pinion have been bane of Audis since the 4000 series, surprisingly nothing seems to have changed. I thought they would learn from the past.

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Hi,
Where is a good place online to get Audi parts.
Nilesh Patel

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1998 S500
2006 E320 CDI
1963 220S
1994 S500
1995 S500
2005 BMW 545i sport
2007 GL320 CDI
2007 ML320 CDI
1991 Toyota Previa White over Blue
2000 Lexus RX300 White over Beige
2008 Audi Q7 Black Opal over Grey
1993 Toyota T-100 Silver over Grey
2002 Chevy 2500 Express White over Grey

You can buy Audi parts via this website. Just select "Buy Parts" from the home page.

You can select "Audi" instead of Mercedes.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

I have a customer with a silver on black one with only 28,000 miles. Quite literally the "Little Old Lady from Dallas." The only drawback with A8's is only a handful of body shops around the country are certified for any chassis welding should you be involved in more than a fender-bender. I like the 2004-up body style better and they're going at bargain prices right now. If I had the $$$$, we just sold a 2008 S8 with 1800 miles for $85,900. The first owner paid $115,000 in July. They traded it in for another daughter's 2009 A4 cuz the seats were too snug for mommy's behind...

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Do I miss being a service advisor ???

A8 seats weren't wide enough for mom's behind?

That's what bench seats are for.

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1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k