OmegaV6

Hi all, new to the site and not, at least not yet, an Audi owner. We are seriously considering purchasing a 2014 A8 3.0ltr petrol to replace the ever faithful Omega we have had for 15 years and 175000 miles, she is starting to succumb to the dreaded tinworm, and there is not a lot I can do about that ... So after some information please if you can help.... questions so far are ...

1. What is the A8 like for towing an 1800 kg caravan for extended periods ?? (the omega has towed ours to the south of France on many occasions) The weight, power and self leveling suspension imply the A8 "should" make a decent towcar .....

2. Has anyone converted a petrol A8 to LPG ?? There are kits (prinz do one) for installing direct injection LPG, but I have no experience of them, only "normal" injected LPG

3. How much DIY servicing is it possible to do without purchasing a shed load of specialist tools? I have a fairly extensive toolkit and reasonable knowledge, the Omega only goes to a garage for its MOT .....I do all the rest, but it is an older car !!

4. Are there any well known problems with the A8 that would make you reconsider owning or recommending one?

5. Do you consider spares to both easily available and reasonably priced ???

Many thanks for any answers, and any further advice you may wish to offer.

Regards ... O

laurent0613

Franceeeeeeeeee powaaaaaa !

1- plenty of power. EU version of the 3.0L is 290hp mini, more than enough to pull a trailer of 1.8T
2- no but I just saw a few days ago a Maserati Ghibli filling up its LGP tank...
3- all regular stuff you do on a ICE car. The only tricky part is the electronic. Except from that if you really want to code something like battery, injectors, or code the trailer module, go buy OBD11 dongle and voila: cheap and easy.
4- the stealer ridiculous price for maintaning the car? hahaha

-- pulling a 1.8T : I guess you are already used to the high fuel consumption of the car (Omega). It might not be higher with the Audi as the engine is more powerful. Still the car itself weight more then the Omega.
How many liters / 100 do you get with the Omega?

19?