A8 Purchase thoughts

Hello.

My apologies for my German...

Drive a BMW 740, E32 from 92 for 8 years. Now 380 tkm, of which 280 tkm from me. I've been driving without much of a lack.

Think about buying an A8-D2. Absolutely a quattro, if possible a manual transmission.

I studied the A8 forum and fasted together I noticed below:

- The A8, every performance seems to be very good.
- The 5-speed Automatiek transmission is ok if you either do not use the gearbox by volume or at least each 40 tkm change the oil and zief.
At full utilization, the oil becomes too hot and loses the Smier properties for a long time.
- The dental belt has been changed every 60 tkm, every 120 tkm you can change the rollers and the tensioner.
- The upper crossbar is to be changed from about 150 tkm.
- The lower crossbar might be more open.
- At the demanding wheel bearings one can expect damage too. I'm sure you'll dive.
- You'll need to change the track bars more often.
- The water pump's a bit stoer-like.
- The W12 does not bring any extras then high entertainment costs, the 4.2 is good, but the 3.7 one should drive most comfortably.
Or maybe the 3.3 TDI, but it's very expensive to buy.
- The Nav (+) is ok by then standard, but according to today's standards honor a "lame duck".
Today's "after market" Nav Geraeten are much better and today almost always DVD based. For me absolutely necessary because of many trips abroad.
- Double glazing will be to guess (have me today too and that is very much to me.
- Mostly no electronic alterations.


I have a few more questions:
- Is there a lot of 3.7 with manual transmission?
- Most A8 is only available with Nav (+), if it doesn't have a Nav, it usually has no quattro and certainly no double glazing.
Will it be possible to get out the Nav(+), install my Becker Mexico as a radio and build my Pioneer DVD Nav unit ?
- Are there many A8 with green color and white leather interior?

Or maybe something else?

Thank you.

Martin