Greetings. With apologies for the repetitive nature of this thread - and, yes, I did search and leaf through a number of previously posted threads - but I have a bit of a conundrum. Practically without warning I came across a 2007 S8 V10 on Bring A Trailer (with 62k) and I said to myself, “yes, that would be a splendid car to have”. 1) Having had a 2004 A8L which I purchased from a friend in 2005 with 42k on the odo and which provided me with another 130k fairly care-free miles, yes, I know how the gremlins start to surface and any repair - assuming I even made them (some non-essential items I left alone) - is costly. I sold that car last year to a friend of a friend. So I come across this car on BaT and I didn’t buy it (it sold for $22,500 which included buyers premium). It just didn’t feel right; plus it didn’t have the carbon fiber interior which I would prefer.

Lo and behold I am now confronted with a 2009 S8 V10 with the carbon fiber interior and with about 95k on the odo. I am waiting to see the service records - my understanding is it’s a 2-owner car and all the service has been done, including 95k, at an Audi dealer - and the price is about $18k.

How crazy am I?

Thank you very much. It’s more an impulse - lustful - buy than anything else (but that’s not going to be news to most anyone here). 1) I don’t “need” this or any car; there again, “need” versus “want” not a new concept here and 2) Believe me when I say I know the gremlins any of these, or similar, cars can have. My 2004 A8L was pretty fantastic and relatively care-free [care-free not the best term to use] but I quickly learned that it might take a NASA engineer to work on it plus high costs to maintain. Still, in balance, it was a fabulous car. My wife’s 2006 BMW 325 XI wagon - a 6-speed no less - bought new has 227,000 miles and runs like it did the day we bought it. And because it was the first completely redesigned model year, still looks fabulous. IMO I still love the looks of this 2007-2009 A8/S8 series. I’ll let you know....