I see so many stunningly depreciated German luxury cars in pretty nice condition at the cheap self-service wrecking yards that they don't register in my consciousness much more than your typical Sebring or Sephia. These days, though, I'm making an effort to notice such cars, since it seems that many of you thought this big V12-powered BMW was interesting.
I was headed over to the Denver U-Pull-&-Pay last week, in search of some bits for my '41 Plymouth project, and I resolved to find and photograph a high-end Audi. Sure enough, here's this clean A8, not as new as I'd like, but still an excellent example of what happens to such cars soon after they get into the hands of their third or fourth owners.
The list price on the 4.2-equipped 1998 A8 was $65,000, or about 95 grand today. 300 horses out of this smooth runner. Don't postpone the timing-belt replacements!
The body looked to be in good shape prior to the junkyard employees (or maybe the tow-yard guys) ravaging the trunk to get the lock opened.
The interior is nice, of course.
If you know how to work on these admittedly complex machines, you always have a rich source of replacement parts at your local yards. The A8 may be your biggest-luxury-per-buck investment in a cheap used car.
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