Any pics of debadged D3 rumps??
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Cleeeeeeean boot-tay, Ehlo!! Are those Euro tails or do all S8s get them, or are they just newer than mine? Very nice!
The weird thing here is that even though only about 20% of the "Eights" (A8s or S8s) are S8s, there are a disproportionately large number of those S8s debadged! (Or at least posting here) Which proves my theory that Audis are modest supercars. People who choose Audi are not ostentatious for the most part. Another reason to love them (the cars or the people, you decide). I had a W210 Mercedes (Oo=*=oO) and never did get used to the "vibe", or the stupid anachronistic hood ornament.
If I had an S8 I think I'd leave the S8 badge (and the rings) but remove the rest. I dunno, though; all these in this thread look great!
Tom
The weird thing here is that even though only about 20% of the "Eights" (A8s or S8s) are S8s, there are a disproportionately large number of those S8s debadged! (Or at least posting here) Which proves my theory that Audis are modest supercars. People who choose Audi are not ostentatious for the most part. Another reason to love them (the cars or the people, you decide). I had a W210 Mercedes (Oo=*=oO) and never did get used to the "vibe", or the stupid anachronistic hood ornament.
If I had an S8 I think I'd leave the S8 badge (and the rings) but remove the rest. I dunno, though; all these in this thread look great!
Tom
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P.S. Mav, what's the deal on the Omega Man car?
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Ahhhh, my baby....
It's a 1993 Lotus Omega (see this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Carlton)
One of just over 900 made, all that colour (Imperial Green), made by Lotus taking already assembled Vauxhall Omega GSI3000's and stripping them down and rebuilding into the LC. You should've heard the fuss when it was launched... LOL... 377BHP, 419lbsft torque, twin turbo, six speed etc etc. Great car, looks soooooo old now
. She's in Wales, and just as soon as I can get 'da man' to let it in, she'll join me here. Shipping is easy, federalisation less so.., but there's two others here already... I had a RHD version before I came here (Lotus Carlton) but the Omega is the LHD European version...
From a time when 17" wheels were 'Ooooo, look at the size of those'.. Mine, being in the last 20 built, has 18's on. Big whoop!
Nice and subtle, 180mph, 20 years old... bit like Brozee....
K9
One of just over 900 made, all that colour (Imperial Green), made by Lotus taking already assembled Vauxhall Omega GSI3000's and stripping them down and rebuilding into the LC. You should've heard the fuss when it was launched... LOL... 377BHP, 419lbsft torque, twin turbo, six speed etc etc. Great car, looks soooooo old now
. She's in Wales, and just as soon as I can get 'da man' to let it in, she'll join me here. Shipping is easy, federalisation less so.., but there's two others here already... I had a RHD version before I came here (Lotus Carlton) but the Omega is the LHD European version...From a time when 17" wheels were 'Ooooo, look at the size of those'.. Mine, being in the last 20 built, has 18's on. Big whoop!
Nice and subtle, 180mph, 20 years old... bit like Brozee....
K9
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*Yeah, I have a '87 Alfa Romeo Milano that was so sleek and now looks like a box with wheels.
**Too bad you don't still have the RHD car, you could get a job as the world's fastest mailman here in the colonies!
***Since shipping is soooooooooooooo easy for you, could you get me a 2004 A8L, diesel, stick shift, with the rear seat desks and fridge, and "armoured" as long as I'm wishing. Send it to "Hold at Post Office, 37075"; I'll "collect" it there??
Jolly good, mate.
-Tom
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Cleeeeeeean boot-tay, Ehlo!! Are those Euro tails or do all S8s get them, or are they just newer than mine? Very nice!
The weird thing here is that even though only about 20% of the "Eights" (A8s or S8s) are S8s, there are a disproportionately large number of those S8s debadged! (Or at least posting here) Which proves my theory that Audis are modest supercars. People who choose Audi are not ostentatious for the most part. Another reason to love them (the cars or the people, you decide). I had a W210 Mercedes (Oo=*=oO) and never did get used to the "vibe", or the stupid anachronistic hood ornament.
If I had an S8 I think I'd leave the S8 badge (and the rings) but remove the rest. I dunno, though; all these in this thread look great!
Tom
The weird thing here is that even though only about 20% of the "Eights" (A8s or S8s) are S8s, there are a disproportionately large number of those S8s debadged! (Or at least posting here) Which proves my theory that Audis are modest supercars. People who choose Audi are not ostentatious for the most part. Another reason to love them (the cars or the people, you decide). I had a W210 Mercedes (Oo=*=oO) and never did get used to the "vibe", or the stupid anachronistic hood ornament.
If I had an S8 I think I'd leave the S8 badge (and the rings) but remove the rest. I dunno, though; all these in this thread look great!
Tom
LED tail lights are part of the 2008 update.
The previous owner debadged the rear S8 and two side V10 ones.
I thought the front S8 looked out of place, so I put V10 there;
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I didn't say 'soooooo' easy, did I?
It's relatively simple to find someone to move a box with a car in it to the US, but it is very difficult to find anyone who can get the 'evil, world polluting, seal pup clubbing, icecap melting, global warming Lotus Omega' federalised for use on the crappy, badly made, poorly maintained, overly taxed, badly policed, hopelessly unsafe, badly designed and stupidly speed limited US roads.
p.s. couldn't find one with the fridge, sorry...
K9
p.s. couldn't find one with the fridge, sorry...
K9
Interesting car!
*Yeah, I have a '87 Alfa Romeo Milano that was so sleek and now looks like a box with wheels.
**Too bad you don't still have the RHD car, you could get a job as the world's fastest mailman here in the colonies!
***Since shipping is soooooooooooooo easy for you, could you get me a 2004 A8L, diesel, stick shift, with the rear seat desks and fridge, and "armoured" as long as I'm wishing. Send it to "Hold at Post Office, 37075"; I'll "collect" it there??
Jolly good, mate.
-Tom
*Yeah, I have a '87 Alfa Romeo Milano that was so sleek and now looks like a box with wheels.
**Too bad you don't still have the RHD car, you could get a job as the world's fastest mailman here in the colonies!
***Since shipping is soooooooooooooo easy for you, could you get me a 2004 A8L, diesel, stick shift, with the rear seat desks and fridge, and "armoured" as long as I'm wishing. Send it to "Hold at Post Office, 37075"; I'll "collect" it there??
Jolly good, mate.
-Tom
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Ah, good point. Left Uk in '05, BUT...
...will someone PLEASE introduce NYS to reflective 'cats eyes' as opposed to just using shiny paint for road markings so when it rains you just get one big shiny sheet of stuff you can't see? LOL
At least there's no traffic Wombles here yet...
K9
At least there's no traffic Wombles here yet...
K9
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