Jobbo wrote: Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:28 am I am hoping I can tick the box for 'deep gloom' option on my next car. Sounds cool.

Sound awful.
Jobbo wrote: Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:28 am I am hoping I can tick the box for 'deep gloom' option on my next car. Sounds cool.
Totally agree with everything you’ve said Matty. For my next purchase, I’d love an R8, Lotus Elise S2 with K20 (inspired partially by Duncs and his S1) or an Evora. Ricky’s buying guide videos highlighted potential pitfalls and ones to avoid, particularly in respect of the early ones. Harry’s enthusiasm does push it back up the order though…Matty wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:22 pm This ones interesting as I've been keeping an eye on the R8 market for a bit.
I get the impression that finding a good one could be tricky - especially after hanging around the R8 Facebook groups for a while...some of them look ropey as fuck, and it seems (as per the buying guide by RE Performance) the earlier ones are frequently purchased by GolfGTi/GolfR/AudiS3 chavs because they hovver around the similar money...only they realise how much they cost to run, then ditch them once a big bill looms, skip servicing or just bodge them.
The only way I'd buy one is getting Ricky to find one - otherwise it looks like too much of a minefield. They seem quite reliable, but there a few big bills that can easily catch you out. It's the V10 that appeals for me, as I've owned plenty of configs, but would love to tick that V10 box.mikeyb wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:40 pm Totally agree with everything you’ve said Matty. For my next purchase, I’d love an R8, Lotus Elise S2 with K20 (inspired partially by Duncs and his S1) or an Evora. Ricky’s buying guide videos highlighted potential pitfalls and ones to avoid, particularly in respect of the early ones. Harry’s enthusiasm does push it back up the order though…
I always thought an R8 would be a nice replacement for the CSL if I ever got bored of it...but I think the running costs would be too high compared to the M3 and predictably I haven't got bored of the CSLMatty wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:09 amThe only way I'd buy one is getting Ricky to find one - otherwise it looks like too much of a minefield. They seem quite reliable, but there a few big bills that can easily catch you out. It's the V10 that appeals for me, as I've owned plenty of configs, but would love to tick that V10 box.mikeyb wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:40 pm Totally agree with everything you’ve said Matty. For my next purchase, I’d love an R8, Lotus Elise S2 with K20 (inspired partially by Duncs and his S1) or an Evora. Ricky’s buying guide videos highlighted potential pitfalls and ones to avoid, particularly in respect of the early ones. Harry’s enthusiasm does push it back up the order though…
We'll be seeing values tumble as we head into Christmas I reckon.
Agreed. I can’t remember if he said on his video that he sells cars too, or whether he was considering it. A pre-sale inspection from him would be invaluable.Matty wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:09 amThe only way I'd buy one is getting Ricky to find one - otherwise it looks like too much of a minefield. They seem quite reliable, but there a few big bills that can easily catch you out. It's the V10 that appeals for me, as I've owned plenty of configs, but would love to tick that V10 box.mikeyb wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:40 pm Totally agree with everything you’ve said Matty. For my next purchase, I’d love an R8, Lotus Elise S2 with K20 (inspired partially by Duncs and his S1) or an Evora. Ricky’s buying guide videos highlighted potential pitfalls and ones to avoid, particularly in respect of the early ones. Harry’s enthusiasm does push it back up the order though…
We'll be seeing values tumble as we head into Christmas I reckon.
According to REP, it's not an issue; only seen in the States and feels it's accident damage at root cause.240PP wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:42 am I seem to recall they have issues with chassis cracking. Don’t know to what extent that’s overblown internet chatter.
Mag ride?
Yeah, can't remember the full details but it is something like you can't buy the ball joints seperately, only the whole arm - of which you can't the V8 ones any more. It's another thing that seems minor but can cost serious £££ to fix.V8Granite wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:12 pm From memory when I looked there are a lot of suspension parts which are no longer available.
There are more but the main one was bottom ball joints. The arm gets damaged when they are removed or something and you need to upgrade to the V10 ones, which require other bits to be bought aswell.
Yep, Mag ride.Matty wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:58 pmAccording to REP, it's not an issue; only seen in the States and feels it's accident damage at root cause.240PP wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:42 am I seem to recall they have issues with chassis cracking. Don’t know to what extent that’s overblown internet chatter.
Mag ride?
REP buying guide said he had someone come in for a basic service, had just sold his Golf GTi to fund it and after putting it on the ramp, needed £15k's worth of work doing. Large chunk of that was damper replacements.
Yeah, can't remember the full details but it is something like you can't buy the ball joints seperately, only the whole arm - of which you can't the V8 ones any more. It's another thing that seems minor but can cost serious £££ to fix.V8Granite wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2023 5:12 pm From memory when I looked there are a lot of suspension parts which are no longer available.
There are more but the main one was bottom ball joints. The arm gets damaged when they are removed or something and you need to upgrade to the V10 ones, which require other bits to be bought aswell.
Edit - Audi charge £5k to replace the rear pair with V10 ones![]()