This deal is profitable. The price is 9.5 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $30691
Fair price: $32355
High price: $34018
MPG: 18 mpg city / 28 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Black
Color: Brilliant Black
Dealer: Earth Motorcars
Mileage: 66,414
Year: 2014
Ownership Cost for 2014 Audi A8 (L 3.0T quattro)
Estimated: $58931 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$7085
$3401
$2976
$2692
$2409
$18563
Insurance
$2133
$2207
$2284
$2364
$2447
$11435
Fuel
$1696
$1747
$1808
$1880
$1965
$9096
Maintenance
$2330
$2069
$1430
$2069
$2092
$9990
Repairs
$848
$1020
$1160
$1282
$1480
$5790
Taxes & Fees
$2741
$2741
$2741
$2741
$2741
$4060
Total Ownership Costs
$16831
$10755
$10056
$10542
$10746
$58931
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Knee: Driver Seat Only
Air Bag Loc Side: All Rows
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2995
Displacement CI: 182.766113563
Displacement L: 2.995000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 333
Engine KW: 248.3181
Engine Manufacturer: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: A8
Model Year: 2014
Other Engine Info: Fuel: GAS (50-St); Federal / California Emission Standard: BIN 5 / ULEV II; Emissions Certification Test Group: EADXJ03.03UF
Other Restraint System Info: Restraint System: Side AirBags Front & Rear, Side Guard Air Curtain, Knee AirBag
Plant City: Neckarsulm
Plant Country: Germany
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: L
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MINE IS A WELL-MAINTAINED, NEAR-PRISTINE, LOW-MILEAGE CAR. WITHOUT WARNING OR PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY CEASED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY, FOUR-LANE URBAN HIGHWAY. IT RESULTED IN THE CAR HAVING LIMITED FORWARD MOTION, POOR CONTROL, AND VASTLY DIMINISHED POWER, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC. I NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION WITH OTHER CARS. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK ABOUT 20 MILES TO MY RESIDENCE IN THE LIMP-HOME MODE--ONE FORWARD GEAR, THE ENGINE REVVING BETWEEN 3000 TO 5000 RPM'S WITH THE FORWARD SPEED NO MORE THAN 35 MPH. I PARKED THE CAR AND LEFT IT FOR A WEEK WHILE TRAVELING. WHEN I RETURNED IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED ON A FLAT-BED TRUCK TO AN AUDI DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INOPERABLE, UNREPAIRABLE TRANSMISSION BROUGHT ABOUT WHEN "A BOLT SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING CAUSING A HOSE TO LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH RESULTED IN BURNT PARTS AND GEARS. THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS $6,800--ON A CAR WITH ONLY 50,546 MILES! AFTER REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO AUDI CORPORATE, I WAS INFORMED THAT AUDI COULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS EVENT BECAUSE THERE WERE "NO OPEN CAMPAIGNS OR SERVICE ACTIONS" RELATIVE TO THIS MODEL. I WAS VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS RESPONSE SINCE I HAVE BEEN A LONG-TIME AUDI OWNER/DRIVER OF THE A8 AND OTHER MODELS. MY INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION OF THE A8-D2 MODELS (1997-99) HAS BEEN A VERY WEAK COMPONENT PART ON THESE CARS. PLEASE HELP. *TR
