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Old 01-20-24, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Striker223






Let's play a game called "guess miles, brand, and issues"

Both of the above cars are from the same owner driven the same routes etc, very much a interesting case of 1:1 comparison....
So what was this model?
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Q8 for some reason always feels cheap inside to me. Range Rover is just something I have always wanted, like the S Class. At some point I will have one.



i7 is a full EV, the 750e is the plug in hybrid. You really don’t lose any performance, the PHEV in both the S and the 7 have more power than the V8. In any event, what I like is the smooth EV powertrain. I don’t need or want any more performance than I have now.
For the Q8 and Q7 you need the top interior packages otherwise it's not really that great.....issue is it's very very hard to find a full spec example. I've only ever seen two that had everything
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
So what was this model?
VW CC, 87k miles and driven by a kid
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Old 01-20-24, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
For the Q8 and Q7 you need the top interior packages otherwise it's not really that great.....issue is it's very very hard to find a full spec example. I've only ever seen two that had everything
Yeah I would have to special order one. The A8 is really the only Audi I think always feels nice inside.
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Old 01-20-24, 06:25 PM
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VW CC, 87k miles and driven by a kid
Was thinking it might be a Hyundai/Kia. But the aluminum suspension gave away that it wasn’t a Toyota or Lexus
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Yeah I would have to special order one. The A8 is really the only Audi I think always feels nice inside.
Agreed on that....the A6/A7/Q7/R8 all need to be maxed out spec wise to be nice.
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
Was thinking it might be a Hyundai/Kia. But the aluminum suspension gave away that it wasn’t a Toyota or Lexus
Oh H/K rusts horribly lol!
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q8 is a poor man's urus.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
q8 is a poor man's urus.
Not a bad thing to be lol
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
q8 is a poor man's urus.
True lol! Or low key depending on how you see it....
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Parking heater for the win. Making a house call for a friend and it's cold AF so I'm testing this
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Originally Posted by Striker223
True lol! Or low key depending on how you see it....
I see Lambo as a high end Volkswagen

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Parking heater for the win. Making a house call for a friend and it's cold AF so I'm testing this
uh..what the hell you trying out? I don’t understand. Dumb it down for me
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
I see Lambo as a high end Volkswagen



uh..what the hell you trying out? I don’t understand. Dumb it down for me
My car can can be shut off but told to continue to heat the cabin via residual engine heat and the electric water pump included for this usage. It worked great and I came back 40 min later to an 80* car
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Originally Posted by Striker223
My car can can be shut off but told to continue to heat the cabin via residual engine heat and the electric water pump included for this usage. It worked great and I came back 40 min later to an 80* car
is that all stock or did you modify the engine? What model?
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
is that all stock or did you modify the engine? What model?
Its a standard feature on any A8, that was the W12.....this is the first time I've had a reason to try the system out.
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