ant Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 just bought this 1997 3.7 v8 anthracite pearl black with black leather. 3 owners and just over 50,000 miles with a years tax and test awesome car in stunning condition... love it to bits Its going to get bagged and eventually it will be sat on 20's. Spent today cleaning the engine bay and giving it a polish... looks more like 1 year old not 10!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Welcome & congrats. Looks pretty sheened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyMcC Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Lovely! What a whole lotta car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoneman Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 clean lookin base car u have there mate good luck with the air bags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT_S8 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Looks really swell, like its been loved and well cared for.... I drove my first 3.7 non quattro today, and I was quite surprised at it.... It drove a little different, but not in a bad way at all... Far better turning circle, and even with 180K miles on the clock, it drove smoother than most quattros I've driven..., so at 50K miles, I reckon thats probably a really nice motor with a lot of life left in it.... Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jettadeluxe Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Compromised and got a 3.7, eh Ant? Glad you found the one you wanted in the end. The bags are here waiting for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Nice colour and great condition You missed a bit in the wheel arches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoneman Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Nice colour and great condition You missed a bit in the wheel arches [/ QUOTE ] i hate the arch liners on the a8's im forever black dressing them to look clean , not a easy job with my wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 What do you use to dress them with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoneman Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 i use megs hot shine tyre dressing on there just spray it onto a small towel put it on and then buff it so the dust wont stick to it sorry for going slightly off topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 its alright mate, i used turtlewax platinum tyre shine on the black plastic under the bonet wiped the access off with kitchen towel came up like new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 try AG bumper care; wash, dry then work it in and buff off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyjag Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Wow, I have had my 01 S8 for 3 weeks now. Man is it hard to keep clean. I have waxed it 4 times. The wheels really show the dirt. What did you use to clean yours? Don't you love the space shuttel look of the interior at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Waxed 4 times in three weeks your more nuts than me I use meguiars APC on the wheels but if you've got tar spots then use some WD40 to remove them withthe wheels off, once all dried then I seal the wheels with some Klasse AIO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 4 times in a week!!!! badges will be coming off tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiganer Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Try rubbing vaseline into the wheels, strange I know, but it works.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 before after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 you can't tell from the pics but all the dealer stickers have been removed aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoneman Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 glad u kept the rings wots ur plans exhaust wise?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 not sure yet and i haven't really research it either i like the quad look.... but all that will have to wait suspension and wheels come first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A8_Tony Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Your zorsts could look like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Your zorsts could look like this [/ QUOTE ] nice... .... how much will that cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jettadeluxe Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Allow £800-1k, apparently, I've had mine priced up, should be being fitted in a month or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A8_Tony Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Your zorsts could look like this [/ QUOTE ] nice... .... how much will that cost? [/ QUOTE ] Have a word with LPS tell 'em Tony from Bath sent you These are the guys who fitted mine, and you can see the build up in my galler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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