The DJP

I love them...
This was a 4.0 TDI, really smooth car!
I love this color combo to..
The only downside.. the price, 220k US Dollar (160k euro), that's exactly twice what I paid for my A6..


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V10_MAN

Yes with Premium

Life Rules

could you imagine the clutch damage in an S4 loaner if not auto?

Xavas

Most I've ever gotten was an A4 quattro 2.0T...automatic.

The interior of the A8 is unsurpassed in its class.

marmadogg

You don't drive an A8 or a loaded A6 and worry about gas mileage.

Depreciation makes the gas mileage cost differential insignificant.

I laugh when a owner of an Audi, BMW, Mercedes, etc. brings up gas costs.

Gas is cheap compared to owning a luxury auto mobile.

My wife drives an R500 (could not convince her to let me buy a Q7) and someone asked me about the gas mileage and I said it does not.

IanB

Gas mileage is not entirely about price. To be honest, I am extremely excited about getting better gas mileage. First and foremost because I won't need to fill up ever 3 days. Secondly I would rather be putting those extra gas $ saved into development of new products, or maintaining the car in a better way, rather than handing them over to the gas company.

Trust me, I am the last one to care about emissions and cars, but honestly being a investor in new technology I really appreciate the fact that I can NOT spend so much on gas and instead spend it on items that improve our life and hopefully make it better. If I had poor mileage like say 8 mpg, I would have to spend my money filling up oil companies coffers!

my .02 C

frybear

is it a W12?

AuditudeRS4

Last time I got a loaner at an Audi dealer it was a Kia.

The DJP

Nope a 4.0 TDI, it's the luxury tax here in the Netherlands

fca

I agree, I don't think even Bills Gates or Warren Buffett would discount the value of a dollor, or even a cent. They all add up to something, and sometimes something very big.

I wouldn't overlook the value of gas milage too quickly.

If my car could get 30 to 40 mpg I would save about $150/ month, that's almost $10,000 for a 5 year period. For a $50-60,000 car, that's a sizable percentage. (I think the dealer with appreciate that 20% mark-up.)

One can do whatever one wants with the money one works hard to make, but I can find a lot more useful things to do with my money than spend it on gas.

Just because it's a "luxury" car, shouldn't make it a money waster.