{"id":1336,"date":"2013-03-27T11:36:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T18:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2013-10-01T19:33:22","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T02:33:22","slug":"our-06-a8-d3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/audi\/our-06-a8-d3.html","title":{"rendered":"Our 06 A8L D3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7VXn2JQRATs\" height=\"315\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>March 23, 2013 I took the bus to OC to see some friends and get ready to pick up the &#8220;new to me 06 A8L&#8221; in Brentwood (LA) on Sunday. After almost 1 month, I and the seller agreed to materialize the deal. Everyone was happy, win-win, as they say (he did try to sell for more and I did try to find better deal). The &#8220;nice man&#8221; was so motivated to sell, he took <a title=\"Audi A8 pictures\" href=\"\/\/www.dognmonkey.com\/media\/jalbums\/06a8\/\" target=\"_blank\">over 100 pictures of his car<\/a> and sent them to me over the internet with his iPhone one picture at a time (100 emails &#8211; amazing).<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"preview\" title=\"Edmunds Appraisal March 13\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_edmunds_3_13.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"Edmunds appraisal in March 13\" alt=\"Edmunds appraisal\" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_edmunds_3_13.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The deal was on Sunday, the cashier check was copy and emailed to the nice man for him to verify with the bank to make sure it&#8217;s bona fide. The rest is just making sure I&#8217;m happy with the actual condition of the car before I give him the check and take the package: car, keys, pink slip, records. Everything was based on trust after 1 month long of emailing back and forth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The car was kept very well, nothing to complain about with a great deal I got from &#8220;the nice man&#8221;, BTW, it&#8217;s not the car from an old lady in Pasadena.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I&#8217;ve had A8 before, but this D3 is amazing, solid and has many more options. It&#8217;s fast and agile, comfortable and safe. It&#8217;s beautiful and drives wonderfully.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_P1060761.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"A8L\" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_P1060761.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_P1060762.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"06 A8L \" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_P1060762.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_P1060763.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"A8L\" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_P1060763.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_P1060764.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"06 A8L \" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_P1060764.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_P1060765.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"A8L\" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_P1060765.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_P1060766.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"06 A8L \" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_P1060766.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_P1060771.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"A8L\" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_P1060771.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_P1060772.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"06 A8L \" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_P1060772.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>4.2L V8 335hp with 6 speed Quattro gives great gas mileage for highway &#8211; 335 miles over 13.77 gallons. City mileage is much lower 15-16 or so.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_P1060775.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"A8L\" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_P1060775.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_06a8_31.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"06 A8L \" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_06a8_31.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>All options and indicators are working.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_06a8_10.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"A8L\" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_06a8_10.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_06a8_32.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"06 A8L \" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_06a8_32.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_06a8_34.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"A8L\" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_06a8_34.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_06a8_35.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"06 A8L \" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_06a8_35.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_06a8_39.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"A8L\" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_06a8_39.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"preview\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" href=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/sm_06a8_42.JPG\" rel=\"shadowbox[06a8]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"06 A8L Quartz Gray\" alt=\"06 A8L \" src=\"\/media\/audis\/06a8\/tn_06a8_42.JPG\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The ventilated seats, I can&#8217;t feel much, but the massage seat really helps on long drive like this, especially when the lower back got tired and sore. It does release the pressure. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The handling of the car is wonderful, I took the 152 hwy for being a winding road to test the car, it performed beautifully.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S_aOd3LVPo8\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Options<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/01mcAZ1y8_A?rel=0\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recommended Posts<\/p>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 23, 2013 I took the bus to OC to see some friends and get ready to pick up the &#8220;new to me 06 A8L&#8221; in Brentwood (LA) on Sunday. 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