'Ex Audi Fleet' A8 for £1300? JUST HOW BAD IS IT?!

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  • Опубліковано 2 лют 2025

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  • @jackjones6748
    @jackjones6748 Рік тому +15

    Still looks smart for 20 years old. Can waft around being clarkson on a eco run 😂

  • @kylewhisman
    @kylewhisman Рік тому +8

    Love the front on those before the facelift

  • @pdglisa9087
    @pdglisa9087 Рік тому +3

    Hi Joe. You are fast becoming one of my favourite channels. I love the new cinematics and music. Really interesting to see the inner workings of a car dealer. Keep it up, and thank you.

  • @henrykravitz468
    @henrykravitz468 Рік тому +5

    Still looks great 20 years down the line, just a shame it has all the small niggles plus the suspension to be done

  • @TJC156
    @TJC156 Рік тому

    You videos have come on a huge amount in the last 6 months or so. I love the weekly updates as it’s very insightful- please keep it up!

  • @HugoJunkers-lc4kk
    @HugoJunkers-lc4kk 10 місяців тому +1

    A very good car that lasts a very long time and can be passed on to children and grandchildren without rust. The rear axle support is a work of art made of aluminum welded with a laser. It will last longer than most new ones offered today.

  • @davidclarke9767
    @davidclarke9767 Рік тому

    I put Pirelli P Zeroes on my Range rover and it made a big difference to the road noise now it's considerably quieter all round.

  • @martinbardiovsky7698
    @martinbardiovsky7698 8 місяців тому +1

    I bought face-lift version for 2K 3.0D with almost 180k on clock changed both intake manifolds , driver side suspension airbag, lower pasanger suspension arm, both track rod ends, new battery, fluids and filters and of course cleaned windscreen drainage + changed passenger seat module...amazing car now driving like a dream. Love to drive it on long journeys all over the UK... few hundreds pounds spent but lot off saved by doing all repairs my self just watching UA-cam videos

    • @nemo.87
      @nemo.87 3 місяці тому

      i just bought the 2008 a8 3.0 tdi in cherry black pearl. I also intend to take it on long journeys in UK and europe. :)

    • @nemo.87
      @nemo.87 3 місяці тому

      with 160k miles.

  • @julienwill3284
    @julienwill3284 Рік тому +5

    If you want to look like Russian Mafia, this is the car for you. When you think what it cost in 2003 absolute bargain. Cannot understand why it's still not sold Joe. Another great video of a great old motor well engineered for the price of a Ford Focus!

  • @richardwigley4942
    @richardwigley4942 Рік тому

    Thanks lam Richard thanks for your honesty

  • @mdwroblewski
    @mdwroblewski Рік тому

    I've seen this car on the website for a few months. It's good to see a summary video about it.

  • @LCOF
    @LCOF Рік тому +2

    Apart from the suspension, a lot of what's wrong could have been sorted out after an afternoon on ebay hunting down bits. You could update the infotainment with an aftermarket solution. But I understand all of that would take time.

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому

      The aftermarket Apple Carplay/Android Auto solution costs quite a lot of money. Usually about £650-700 with labour.
      Some of the other bits are cheap enough but I don't think it's worth Joe's time to fix.
      There's a good car lurking here judging by the MOT history which is largely impeccable. Someone needs to fall in love with this car and spend a couple of grand on it.

    • @ChrisPatrick-q6k
      @ChrisPatrick-q6k Рік тому

      Nah, too many issues, breaker.

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому

      @@ChrisPatrick-q6k - Well that depends on what the budget is. The car probably needs 2 grand worth of remedial work. Maybe 3k at most. Even the last MOT wasn't that bad. 8 advisories, most of them pretty minor.
      Prior to the 2 year 43k mile stint, the car had 15 years of near flawless MOT history. The car has never failed an MOT. This is highly unusual for a 20 year old car.
      There's a pretty good car lurking underneath. If this was an S8 D3, the remedial work would be done in a flash. As this car is only worth £3.5k, it's probably not worth doing from a purely logical sense. If someone falls in love with the car however, then it may be worth bringing this back to its former glory.

    • @ChrisPatrick-q6k
      @ChrisPatrick-q6k Рік тому

      @@Jimbo8012 Well you've just done a full 360° and come to the same conclusion as me. It's worth about 3k at the most, and requires that and probably more to bring it up to retail standard. So off to the breakers it goes.

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому

      @@ChrisPatrick-q6k - Off to the breakers if you're not that bothered about A8's. Some people are. Also, this A8 doesn't require 3k worth of work to bring it up to retail standard. 2k-3k is what it would cost to bring this car back to the immaculate standard it was 2 years previously when it passed its MOT with no advisories.
      I've seen far worse cars saved. In fact, my Dad had a 1996 XJ Sport that he bought from new. Only had 46k miles on it after 23 years of use but it had a fair bit of rust and wasn't running (autobox had seized). He ended it up giving it away to a mechnic friend who could and should have sold it off for spares. It was worth 2 balloons. Instead he fixed it in his own time and spent another £3k on the bodywork/paint. It made no financial sense for the mechanic to do this but he loves the car. Still on the road and cherished.

  • @Jimbo8012
    @Jimbo8012 Рік тому +1

    I saw this on your website and thought someone had bought it. It's tempting tbh.
    Probably a money pit but my god, an A8 D3 has aged so much better than an equivalent BMW 7 Series and Mercedes S Class. This still looks like a modern car and the body work is in pretty good nick for a car that's 20 years old. Beautiful inside.
    I'm surprised no one bought this. I do wonder whether the 43,000 miles over the last 2 years sent this car a little over the edge tbh? Looked like a very low mileage, incredibly well kept car before that 2 year stint. The MOT history before the 43k miles in 2 years was utterly impeccable.
    Just needs someone to fall in love with it and throw a grand or 2 at this. It'd be a cool luxury barge again.

    • @dominykasgerd291
      @dominykasgerd291 Рік тому

      i heard from owners bmw 7e e65 is cheaper to maintain

    • @TheWhiskeyMan-rk7qv
      @TheWhiskeyMan-rk7qv Рік тому

      Would be good, but sad reality is it’s likely going to be scrapped instead. There’s just not a big enough market for old cars.

  • @d.b.cooper1
    @d.b.cooper1 Рік тому

    Looks great, really reminds me of the Transporter movie with Json Stamtham rocking about in one of these. Hard sell in this environment, but kinda thing you'd see still around continental Europe. They love these things

  • @CF21LDB
    @CF21LDB 2 місяці тому

    Clarkson drove a blue one which was also OU03 doing the fuel economy challenge from London to Scotland and back.

  • @allan4787
    @allan4787 Рік тому +2

    I had a 4.2 version of this I forget the year possibly the same age as this.
    At one point had battery going flat issue which turned out to be due to seat motor continually on

    • @allan4787
      @allan4787 Рік тому

      I was a fabulous car I think 6 years old when I bought it. Quattro used to click occasionally Audi never found the cause.

    • @chriswilkinson7431
      @chriswilkinson7431 Рік тому

      Hi, how did you narrow it down to the seat motor? My 6 month old battery is going flat quick but not found the drain yet

    • @prckata
      @prckata Рік тому

      ​@@chriswilkinson7431 how quick?

    • @prckata
      @prckata Рік тому

      ​@@chriswilkinson7431and did you found problem?

  • @alundavies5171
    @alundavies5171 Рік тому

    Totally agree with ur final sum up of the car Joe no such thing as a cheap Luxuary V8

  • @chrisharraway1425
    @chrisharraway1425 Рік тому +2

    I'm avid watcher of your channel, but this is the first time I think I've comnented. I've just started watching this episode and I'm going to make a prediction in answer to your question:
    No, you cannot buy an aging luxury car like an A8 for cheap and expect it to be a cheap or reliable car 😄
    I will as always watch until the end to see how things go though

  • @split_pin
    @split_pin 10 місяців тому

    Im just starting this journey with a 3.0 TDi example. It was very cheap though so I can live with its foibles. The suspension doesn't seem right on the featured example. I can hear the shocks coming through to the cabin. Mine is like driving on a cloud.

  • @joeyontheblock
    @joeyontheblock Рік тому

    The 'last legs' infotainment opening panel cracked me up 🤣

  • @DaleSteel
    @DaleSteel Рік тому

    My E92 m3 bmw has those folding out things on doors. They are the best thing I ever did see

  • @ianhaynes5898
    @ianhaynes5898 Рік тому

    This type of car may seem cheep when 10 or so years old but that is because the people who like that sort of thing generally have the money to buy new ones and not 10 year old cars. I had a Mercedes E class for 18 years and the only problems I had were things that just wear out - every exterior bulb went except the driver’s side head lamp. In the end I gave it away to a friend. It was still in decent condition with everything working, including air conditioning, but I did not think it worthwhile to try and sell it.

  • @pit_stop77
    @pit_stop77 Рік тому +1

    Still be a good car especially if you can resolve the power drain, or. Alternatively buy a topdon 😂

  • @Kingdonnerkebab
    @Kingdonnerkebab Рік тому +1

    Ah at last the video I have been asking for for a long time. Sadly not what I was expecting, such a shame its been meticulously looked after then not at all in its later life. Hopefully you get most of your cash back Joe on this one. I would have loved it but too many faults for me to deal with now. Be a great project for someone though.

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому

      Yeah, I think there's definitely a good car lurking underneath. It's just a 20 year old A8 D3 that was impeccably maintaned until 2021 and then did a tonne of miles in 2 years and probably didn't have the same level of maintenance during that time. Did it have 4 services in 2 years? Probably not. Did it have 8 oil changes in 2 years? I highly doubt it but this is what a car really needs if it's doing over 20k miles a year especially if it's a 20 year old A8.
      I agree that it'd be a great project for someone. A couple of grand would likely sort this.

  • @markfoden765
    @markfoden765 Рік тому

    Thankyou for showing us a video of how to buy a car,have the wheel's refurbed etc then send to auction or something to probably loose money🤔🤣🤣👍

    • @ShiftingMetal
      @ShiftingMetal  Рік тому +2

      No problem at all, I have loads of tips like that, make sure to follow for more! 😂

  • @owensteele1645
    @owensteele1645 Рік тому +4

    Pre-facelift front looks really understated, far better than the post-facelift grille which looks like it came off a Rover 45.

  • @pauld7861
    @pauld7861 Рік тому

    Should do the cinematic drive bys & dramatic music at the very beginning Joe, showcase the car until you hit us with the things not working & dodgy suspension

  • @krizdofr
    @krizdofr 10 місяців тому

    Just bought an Audi A8 D2 3.7L for £1550. It’s a lovely car. Surprised it is only 68,000~ miles

  • @ukultimaterc
    @ukultimaterc Рік тому

    Friend did similar with a stupidly cheap Maserati 3200Gt, its nearly bankrupt him!! Sold it and lost 4k in 3 months but what fun it was on the day almost everything worked.

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому +2

      The problem with this A8 was that it was obviously very well looked after until 2021 and then someone bought it and put 43k miles on it in 2 years. Just sent the car over the edge. Prior to 2021, it had 15 years of impeccable MOT history (not a single fail). Hardly any advisories.
      There's good car hiding in there. Just needs someone to fall in love with it and spend 2-3 grand to put it right again.
      As for your friend with the 3200GT, well he kind of got what he deserved. 😆Beautiful car and I think they're going to go up in price but you can't buy them cheap! Firstly, they were never the most reliable car out of the factory. Even good ones are money pits and they cost a fortune to service. It's the same with any 20+ year old Italian sports/GT car tbh.

    • @ukultimaterc
      @ukultimaterc Рік тому +1

      It was bought for a laugh out of a car auction at a price that was ridiculous quite frankly, he made the mistake of falling in love with it before his wife took his credit card away!!

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому

      @@ukultimaterc- The 3200GT is a lovely looking car and brought back Maserati from the brink. It's easy to see why people, like your friend, buy without thinking rationally. Even good ones are money pits though.
      Well, if you look at this A8 objectively, it's an ex fleet car that has never failed an MOT. It had 16 years of near perfect MOTs with no or few advisories. Obviously very well looked after until its 43k mile stint in 2 years. It was only the last MOT that had 8 advisories on it.
      It was worth a punt based on the above. Sometimes you win some and sometimes you lose some.

  • @Vehiclescore
    @Vehiclescore Рік тому

    Great video!

  • @mrd64
    @mrd64 Рік тому +1

    It's a shame you couldn't fix it. Compared with the contemporary BMW and Mercedes of the period, it still looks like a modern car.

  • @zzhughesd
    @zzhughesd Рік тому

    Never had anything much respect for the ‘8’. Loved an S8 had for 12 months but torque converter slip so ended up being part exchanged.

  • @chriswilkinson7431
    @chriswilkinson7431 Рік тому

    Hi, how did you narrow down the battery drain? My 6 month old battery is going flat quick but not found the drain yet

    • @ShiftingMetal
      @ShiftingMetal  Рік тому +1

      The mechanics used a multimeter and pulled fuses until the drain stopped

    • @chriswilkinson7431
      @chriswilkinson7431 Рік тому

      Thanks for the reply

    • @prckata
      @prckata Рік тому

      ​@@ShiftingMetalwhat is normal power drain for a8?

  • @thornymedia
    @thornymedia Місяць тому

    Not as good as High Peak Autos, but I get the gist. Happy Christmas! 🎄😏

  • @bassicuk1986
    @bassicuk1986 Рік тому

    Looks decent but shocking how nothing works well inside.
    If this was a same year Lexus LS. EVERYTHING would work flawlessly.

  • @volt8684
    @volt8684 Рік тому

    I’d love something like this but the road tax and maintenance makes it impossible

  • @duljmadahar414
    @duljmadahar414 Рік тому

    How much is it advertised for

  • @Aero93
    @Aero93 Рік тому +1

    In my country, that same car with a hole in the floor instead of seat going around 8k euros...

    • @allan4787
      @allan4787 Рік тому

      Which country??

    • @Kingdonnerkebab
      @Kingdonnerkebab Рік тому

      Must be Portugal, I live there and the prices are ridiculously high.

  • @tomwall7966
    @tomwall7966 Рік тому

    Must visit this guy and his motors where you based up north or down south😊

  • @leeallen1407
    @leeallen1407 Рік тому

    My sort of car that....but then i also like the smaller car........basically i like old cars

  • @aljack1979
    @aljack1979 22 дні тому

    Aged well.. Looks great

  • @skodakatie7341
    @skodakatie7341 Рік тому +1

    This must have been some car in its time, sadly though, as with all prestige cars, when they become old enough to be affordable, the parts prices remain the same as if they were new.
    It’s the age old problem, they are affordable to buy, but not affordable to run.

  • @AshRowland
    @AshRowland Рік тому

    What's the crack with the Merc in the background at 9 minutes?

    • @ShiftingMetal
      @ShiftingMetal  Рік тому +1

      That’s Josh’s 190E, there’s a video in the channel. It’s up for sale at the moment 👍

    • @AshRowland
      @AshRowland Рік тому

      @@ShiftingMetal must have missed that one! Thanks 👍

  • @jonathanfrankel6787
    @jonathanfrankel6787 Рік тому +2

    Still looking modern after 20 years! £1300 bargain . Stick a private plate on there and nobody would have a clue it was 2 decades old.

  • @Kogaion78
    @Kogaion78 9 місяців тому

    folks...how much should anyone put into this to refurbish it to an acceptable level ???...

  • @lucythemoggy1970
    @lucythemoggy1970 Рік тому

    Joe, you would love my car! mine scored 999!

  • @jawadarif5676
    @jawadarif5676 2 місяці тому

    Allway wanted one of these 10 year ago know I wouldn't touch these

  • @andrewgabbott102
    @andrewgabbott102 Рік тому

    It's a shame that these once desirable cars just end up with fairly small but hideously expensive things go wrong with them like the gear mechanism on the display and end up as not worth fixing.

  • @williamegler8771
    @williamegler8771 Рік тому

    You can buy it for fish and chips money but can you afford to repair it when something expensive fails or fuel insure and maintain it?

  • @tom-c1j2p
    @tom-c1j2p 7 місяців тому

    Put air in your tires, they're flat on one side .....IT WILL RIDE A LOT BETTER !

  • @Smithy_nakabignac510
    @Smithy_nakabignac510 Рік тому

    Need deep pockets for maintenance

  • @johnmurdock3591
    @johnmurdock3591 Рік тому

    What auction is this? All I buy is mistakes at my auction

  • @clairebroughton3244
    @clairebroughton3244 Рік тому

    Make sure you get to spec savers 😅

  • @aceace5457
    @aceace5457 Рік тому

    a good buy but as you have said its too much and the age its a no no . 😀

  • @parvinkukar1259
    @parvinkukar1259 Рік тому

    It’s a shame to put brand newly refurbished wheels on a car that’s going through auction possibly. Surprise you did not swap them over to a another set of wheels and use these wheels on a car you are going to retail, or is that not possible?

  • @DaleSteel
    @DaleSteel Рік тому

    I never knew they did a 3.7 v8. Ha ha that cars bouncing Round like a mating kangaroo suspension def needs attention

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому +1

      The last MOT raised a couple of suspension issues.

  • @BrearleyTV
    @BrearleyTV Рік тому +3

    Raffle it? I’d buy a ticket

  • @visionsinblue7093
    @visionsinblue7093 Рік тому

    19:38 what music is that?
    Great video of a rarely seen Audi. Shame it's such a dog though 🙄

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому +1

      I don't think this A8's a dog. It's a 20 year old car with still relatively low miles that needs some TLC.
      Look at the MOT history until 2021. It was pristine. MOT after MOT with no or few advisories for 15 years. Then someone bought it and put 43k miles on it in 2 years. Obviously sent the car over the edge.
      Just needs someone to fall in love with it and throw a couple of grand at it. It'd be a cool luxury barge again.

    • @visionsinblue7093
      @visionsinblue7093 Рік тому

      @@Jimbo8012 okay, it's not a dog. Dogs are cute, warm, friendly and fluffy - the total opposite to the A8.

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому

      @@visionsinblue7093 - Touche.
      I don't think this is a bad car though. Just a 20 year old A8 D3 that was impeccably maintaned until 2021 and then did a tonne of miles in 2 years and probably didn't have the same level of maintenance during that time. Did it have 4 services in 2 years? Probably not. Did it have 8 oil changes in 2 years? I highly doubt it but this is what a car really needs if it's doing over 20k miles a year especially if it's an old A8.

  • @priteshchampaneri5101
    @priteshchampaneri5101 Рік тому

    For a ex fleet car you would have thought it’ll be kept in a pristine condition!

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому +2

      It was. Look at the MOT history until 2021. It was pristine. MOT after MOT with no or few advisories for 15 years.
      Then someone bought it and put 43k miles on it in 2 years. Obviously sent the car over the edge.

  • @tomwall7966
    @tomwall7966 Рік тому

    Animal❤ of a machine

  • @robloxfan4271
    @robloxfan4271 Рік тому

    your mic is way too quiet

  • @SportFury1966
    @SportFury1966 Рік тому

    Almost had a full moon incident.

  • @F4Insight-uq6nt
    @F4Insight-uq6nt Рік тому

    Price reflects condition. Agenda noted.

  • @brenglover72
    @brenglover72 Рік тому

    First big bill will see it parted out. A shame.

  • @Si1983h
    @Si1983h Рік тому

    I know what that interior colour is… it’s dentist’s chair!
    Still a nice place to be though!

  • @keyboarddancers7751
    @keyboarddancers7751 Рік тому

    How much road tax??🤣

  • @carfella7994
    @carfella7994 Рік тому

    This must have been some car in 2003

  • @smoothmicra
    @smoothmicra Рік тому

    Hmm, perhaps too honest? A luxury barge I wouldn't touch with a (luxury) barge pole.

  • @DaleSteel
    @DaleSteel Рік тому +1

    EX audi fleet lol. Maybe from the 2003 fleet.

  • @johnthorley8162
    @johnthorley8162 Рік тому

    From experience, the A8 does attract females i'm afraid, in that, my last 4 A8's, have been written off by female drivers.... go figure :).

  • @420somewhereG
    @420somewhereG Рік тому

    👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🚘

  • @Sam-vk3tz
    @Sam-vk3tz Рік тому

    So you bought an absolute dud then slated it for all the issues which are clearly apparent with it…Nevertheless a good spin off from this would be sourcing an alternative to review then giving your 2 cents on how good they actually are even in todays standards when properly maintained? 👍🏼

  • @toy838
    @toy838 Рік тому

    Shame thanks

  • @iainjackson5107
    @iainjackson5107 Рік тому

    Audi interiors when new appear really good design and quality. However after a few years as seen here it’s clear they’re just crap. Not engineered in the same way as BMW

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому +1

      Iain, it's a 20 year old car. It's going to have things wrong with it. I've been in plenty of E65 BMW 7 Series' and W220 S Class' of the time and they look and feel like utter shit now. Mercs of that time period are especially bad from a build quality perspective.

    • @bunter6
      @bunter6 Рік тому +1

      Yeah because the E65 7 series is praised for it's reliability and having no build or electrical problems 😂

    • @Jimbo8012
      @Jimbo8012 Рік тому +1

      @@bunter6 - Exactly. You'd have to be certifiable to buy a used E65. They're a fucking nightmare. As for a W220, it's even worse. I've never seen a W220 that didn't have a fuck load of problems with it (rust, electrics, bits falling off it inside and out). You couldn't give me one, they're that bad.