except of golf. golf is trash.

I wish Mercedes/Audi/BMW would make a basic design that has German car goodness and lasts forever. Don't want air suspension, CANBUS everything, and interior gizmos. The last car that fit this profile was the W123.

I have continually owned Audis since 2000 with ZERO regrets! ‘99 A4 Quattro 2.8; ‘07 A6 Quattro 3.0; A6 Quattro 3.0T; and now a 2019 A8L w/ the 3.0 turbo. Driven each one 80-100k (except current one) with virtually no problems. Wonderful cars. Used to be a great value, but now people realize how good they are.

Some people claim the Germans lack passion, but I think Germans probably have more passion than any other nation towards their cars.

Buy an old car then! @@encinobalboa

If you got rid of me talking it would have been silent 😜

I didn't think of that. It's very quiet.

No wind no noise no movement at mechanics shop

You overpaid by $50,000

I think this one is dull and bland

OMG !! I love my 2020 a8L

a8 one of the best car. if you get the chance try 4lt diesel ones. they are much much better than tfsi models.

$48 lmao

🤯🤯🤯 WOOOW‼️. 48 bucks, huh⁉️

How did you get an extended cpo warranty? I cannot find anything online about that, it seems to max out at 20k additional miles

hey bro what is difference from normal used and CPO??

@@startingtech3900 CPO gives you the peace of mind of the new warranty. In these luxury sedans, there are all types of switches and electronics for all the gizmos and gadgets. Having them is cool, but when your massage seat breaks or your rear window switch pops off, you lose functionality. The CPO warranty will cover that stuff so you don't have to worry about the thousand things that can go wrong. You're going to pay more, going to have to go through the brand-associated dealer, but for me the peace of mind is worth it. A normal used car, you can buy an aftermarket warranty, but in my experience the dealer's take better care of me, cover more stuff, and give less problems when it's a CPO car.

It's an interesting trade off between the v6 and the S8. the S8 is faster...but it's 500 lbs heavier. V6 is more nimble. They both ride on the same size tires, so the lesser weight will benefit the v6 is all circumstances.

wait till the transmission fails - minimum $10k repair, know someone who had an A5 newer than yours.

@@KO-sx9uy A5 uses a DSG, the A8 has a regular automatic. It’s a bit more reliable. I also know where to get a remanufactured transmission at a fraction of that cost.

@@TheGersh18not bad, still though hard to beat Toyota and Mazda transmission reliability

@@KO-sx9uyToyota and Mazda aren’t Audi or Mercedes. Stop tooting this reliability horn. People who buy these things new don’t care about that.

@@Kumar-bg6nr A lot of rich people I know dumped their Euro cars and got Toyotas and Mazdas. One Ferrari owner I know is buying a Hyundai as his next SUV.

not if you fix them yourselve ;)

not if you fix them yourselve ;)

I am so happy your driving this

I love the design of the A8 better than the Mercedes, but curious about the reliability 🤔🤔🤔

reliability sucks.. Audi is Volkswagen and these cars die at less than 100k miles normally. Have $5000-$10,000 for problems, watch Craig from Flying cars on youtube, his A8 70k needs a rebuilt motor ( I try to warn him.. all the 2.0t engines die between 60-70k miles but that's how long a 4cyl boosted engine should last unless its a very well made car and Audi is very well unmade lol. @@pungolay6586 the cars that have the chain behind the engine need the engine to come out and if you have the v6 with the supercharger add another 5k to that already 5-7k job. Audi and Saab drivers are the most delusional drivers I ever met, make an excuse fir everything, mean while y first car handed down to me from my parents was a 91 brougham d'elegance that made it to 280k miles with only 1 transmission change from the junkyard that had 80k on it and worked perfect for the 100k I added to it and it was the 305 chevy v8 with every option, gold key, black on black on black with auto start moonroof CD player and was had the best bosch ABS brakes in the world. For a heavy car the car stopped in a dime! My Toyota Tercel, 1995 couple, paid 500 for it and it had 0k miles sold it at 150k miles while still looking and driving like a brand new car, the $20 co2 sensor from ebay took 3 wires to cut and reconnect to fix. Sold the car for 500 later and the girl I sold it to drove it for another 5 years with no problems till she crashed it one day in a blizzard. I hate a Jetta in high school spent crazy amount of money of upgraded Ko4 turbo blow off valve R32 wheels and the car had like 30k miles and spent more than 50% of its life at the mechanic shop, sure it was fast made cool noises and was probably making every girl wet with those blow valve sounds but it was the worst car I ever owned and I owned a lot of bad cars.

Why do they sell so well? In my experience, it's been that if I take care of the car, I dint have all these problems. So school me. On a 180 thousand mile with no problems and only a mile repair on my A7 of 4 years. My cousin's Audi has been the same and my mom's Benz is similar.

We have owned luxury german cars for too many years to remember how many, i hear your comments all the time but we haven’t experienced these issues at all? Is it because we buy new then keep for many years, my wife’s Audi is a 2015 that we bought new and still have thanks to Covid and the replacement she wants not in stock anywhere. It is approaching 100,000 miles her prior car we bought form her sister off lease (deal couldn’t pass up) so it was 3 years old when she got it then we had for additional and like her current we had no significant issues at. Sister in law has been driving BMWs since we bought her Audi (2009) for some time with no issues. So weird I hear people comment on their reliability being poor yet we just haven’t experienced this yet with the models that we have had, I just bought a 2022 Q7 that has a ton of electronics so has pretty all this one haves so guess we will see how this goes.

@@theone5404 The car themselves are great as long as they are newer and under warranty. There are lot of people that lease them and never deal with much in repair and maintenance. Have you ever noticed how many of them are used car market as 4-6 year old cars versus the amount originally sold? That speaks volumes about people not wanting one out of warranty....and then there is that rock like fall of depreciation.

I hear you....years ago I had a used Mercedes S class and then bought a CPO BMW 7 series. Both sustained some repairs, under warranty, that would have been very scary to pay for out of pocket. In fact on the Mercedes , I found out that a $4000 warranty repair had been done once before when the car was about 2 years old with the original owner. Wonderful cars when they are sorted and under warranty. The other thing is that the dealers seem to have every method possible of extracting the maximum amount of money from your wallet.

@@msk3905 You sound like you have been very lucky

What went wrong? I have cpo extended warranty which gives some peace of mind.

@@EddieX Well your lucky then. my clown ass didnt

@@TheChicagoLuxDriverwhat went wrong and did you go to the Audi dealership?

@@TheChicagoLuxDriverwhat happened?

Yes, but ure not accounting in the reason why these cars depriciate the way they do. Youl lose those 10-15k$ sure, but ure gonna put another 15-20k$ into regular maintence,fuel and overall upkeep expenses. That leased Civic aint gonna go much over that price u paid for it. I see alot of younger people buying these cars due to their "low" price and then end up getting their reality check, also a part of how hard is to sell such a used car later on. There was a post I saw somewhere on facebook or reddit on a high milage A8 that someguy drove for 10 years and had crazy milage on it, statistics were that dude paid around 1x - 1.5x of another BRAND NEW A8 in repairs,parts and upkeep over the 10 year span. Sure that isnt a stable fact due to the reason dude rode it heavily out and needed more repairs than usual, but u get the point. These cars are HELL to own.

CPO w/ warranty and service is the best way for sure.

​@@OmgiamsotriggeredPure exaggeration!!!

​@@OmgiamsotriggeredMeh. I bought a used Audi (70% depreciated) and the cost was less than 1% of my net worth. After replacement of tires, brakes, fuel injectors, and temp sensor the cost was still less than 1% of my net worth. It's running like new now. So what's the problem?

The issue is many people who buy into these cars are certinely not on the list that the car costs 1% of their net worth. Majority of the buyers are younger people who see a luxury car for a good price and think its a bargain, then they end up getting a reality check. Not saying there arent exemptions, but in majority of cases youl pay another worth of car in running that car daily in a span of couple of years.@@robocop581

How long did it take you to afford? I mean no disrespect.

Thank you! I drove a W12 previous gen a few years ago. Such a smooth powertrain!

you didn't save a dime

German cars are notoriously overpriced crap!! Saying it’s better than a Ford is like saying a truffle is better than a mushroom!!

Good taste

@@fucuszullanti7877are u jelly?

They’re discounted for a reason - any bigger service and you’ll see why. However definitely enjoy it while it lasts!

rode* :) I can sort of believe that, considering the first gen Ghost was basically a glorified 7 Series and the Flying Spur based on a 23 year old platform (I still love the Phaeton though, and genuinely think it's comparable, if not better, than the last gen of luxury German saloons).

@@Hannibalmiles8494 that’s a bit misleading. A few Flying Spurs were made in the Transparent Factory in Dresden but only when the capacity at Crewe reached maximum (sadly a problem the Phaeton never had). They did share development and a lot of parts but the Phaeton had MANY MANY unique parts and they’re quite different cars

I’m going to have to disagree with you there. There is a serious reason that the Ghost and Flying Spur cost HUNDREDS of thousands more. Luxury doesn’t only mean the quietest cabin (which Rolls actually tunes because at a certain point not hearing ambient sound can cause motion sickness). The level of detail is unmatched in $100k-150k cars vs Rolls/Bentley. The materials are all more exotic and higher quality as well as offer more bespoke customization but more importantly it’s how far these material extend in the cabin. Basically plastic doesn’t exist. The buttons in the center console on Bentley are made of glass, the fuel cap is solid aluminum, the seat belt receptacles are wrapped in leather, the headliners are leather, the wood inlays are book matched. Blah blah blah.. but this stuff matters and it’s what sets the next tier apart

@@Hannibalmiles8494 Same here, also had a 4 seater Phaeton. By some margin the best luxury car I have owned, no other car has given me that same feeling. Just solid.

In a highly optioned S class, the wood is, likewise, book matched. You can get a solid aluminum fuel cap. The seat belts are likewise wrapped in hand woven cloth with airbags inside them. Headliner is Alcantara or leather depending on options. Not to mention the designo leather quality in an S Class is as good if not better than the standard leather in a flying spur / ghost. I too would've thought the "quality" of materials would be better in a flying spur / ghost but they're simply not. The air vents in a W222 S class are wrapped in real aluminum while those air vents in a ghost are coated in reflective plastic. Every single surface can be wrapped in leather in an S Class. Lower door cards in an S class are wrapped in leather. Speaker plates are real aluminum. I have a Bentley Arnage which, in my opinion, is where bentley left their true quality behind when they were bought by VW. Not a single new Bentley has felt quite as exquisite as my Arnage. I cross shopped the same year flying spur with S classes when looking for a daily and wasn't blown away. The steering & pedal feel are tuned perfectly in the S class. The flying spur was likewise well tuned but not any better. Up until recently, the last generation ghost was built on the same platform as the 7 series and it showed in its driving experience, too. Not to mention Mercedes' Magic Body Control easily beats the Ghost & Flying Spur when it came to ride quality. The only gripe I have with my S class is that the gear selector is plastic. Every other control is aluminum coated with perfect weighting.@@fourings

The German luxury 1 - 2 punch. Still better than the RR/Bentley depreciation and maintenance freight train that will run through your wallet.

Exactly, no free lunch

It’s not really a high maintenance cost. It’s more of a mandatory maintenance schedule that isn’t followed properly which causes people like you to scream high maintenance cost when it actuality is high cost of repair cause of poor maintenance

as audi A7 owner.. I tried this car a days ago model 2020 facelift g90 5.0 what a blast..I was totally shocked that korean went to this high level of comfort ride! no wind noise and more stable on highway

@@unkownguy962 For sure, I'd say right now they have no bad cars really. I don't love the GV60 looks but otherwise they've been knocking it out of the park with all of their cars since 2015. Maybe one day they'll get into higher performance sedans and coupes, but as far as luxury cars they're all good at the moment.

There are a lot of electronics that can go bad. It is not just about the powertrain.

the 7 series and A8 seem to deprecate a bit more then the s550 for essentially the same thing they all have a tons of options and amenities i guess people beat on them a bit more then s class owners

@@Tm0n3y762 It' because the S-class has been around way longer than the other two. S-class sells a lot more and it more widely known as the "ultimate luxury car". Also if you look at current MSRPs, the Benz is significantly more expensive. They jacked up the price a lot for the latest generation because of covid, as well as trying to leverage the name against competitors.

S550 is v8

Ill bet you youre not the owner. You just have posession lol. When you finance things you dont have the title and you dont own shit. Can you do me a favor? Divide your monthly net income, by your net car payment and give me the resulting number?

@@DutchManticore 10.9090

With Audi EVs you get all the fit/finish and creature comforts, but far less of the maintenance costs.

I also got a used 2019 with 26k showing (47 now) and love it. Im hoping Audi does one more A8 before full electrifying their fleet, because I will want one more - preferably 2-3 years old again

Nice. I am looking to pick up a 2012-2014 W12 myself. Absolute luxury.

Maybe, but are you ready to pay $20k a year in repairs after the warranty?

@@DavS827the W12 is one of the most reliable engines Audi has ever made, wildly more reliable than the 4.0T and the 4.0T doesn’t even come close to that maintenance figure. Count on maybe 10% of that

I think the 7 is already pretty tall to be a sedan

@@denalisiomontpellier4064 yeah lmao it looks like the X4/6 lifted af

Thanks! Was looking on sites like cars.com and the Audi inventory site. Had two selected and this one was coincidentally close by to me! Sometimes it takes some patience and luck to find the good spec. It took me forever to find an RS7 I wanted for example.

I hear you, but weirdly my dad's 2015 f10 5 series creaks more than my 2008 5 series (pretty much no creaks)

Even the smallest rattle if it happens often is maddening, I know most people wouldn’t even notice or care but it drives me crazy

My oldest Audi is an S4 2010 with 455hp and still no rattles or creaks. I have had since it was close to new and now only has 108000kms. The other new sportback is fine too. The s4 still has the original battery in a cold northern climate.

I've never had any trouble with creaks or other noises with the A8s I've owned.