Re: Help please: search V8 4.2 for buy - www.AudiV8.com

This site has a very comprehensive buyers guide here. Unfortunately, it is in German ONLY. I have run the text through a translation program and tried to smooth out the most obvious errors with my limited french. If you want this in french, send me an e-Mail (I will NOT post the here as it`s really not good)

There`s other V8 owners in France/french-speaking people registered in this forum: him, him and him come to mind. Maybe contact them directly if you have questions answerable only in french....

Some points pertaining to owning a V8 in France:

The V8, especially the 4.2, has outrageous insurance costs in France - my 6-speed is rated at 23 (!) CV, the 3.6 has 18 CV. That will make finding insurance hard, more so if you happen to be young....
The car is extremely rare in this country (prix neuf: 600.000F). That has some disadvantages when it comes to servicing it. Audi "garages" in France generally have no fu****g clue about this car (excuse the language, but I`ve had my share of experiences). Fortunately, I can have my cars serviced in Germany.... Finding an independent garage with experience in your area is a must if you can`t work on the car yourself.
These cars are easily stolen - get an immobilzer and top alarm system! This adivce also comes from personal experience - one theft and three break-in attempts within 18 months of living in France with the V8; they know me by name at Carglass now.... :mad
The "procedure d`importation" at the service des mines is a major PITA. I would strongly advise you to buy a car in Germany that has been left mostly original (brakes, wheels) and has NOT been converted to run on LPG (you`d have to yank the installation) or there will be problems.

If you have any questions regarding importing a V8 into France, just ask. I have done this twice before (no, mine is not for sale...)

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