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Do it! I had a 2002 S8 that I sold with 95k, one of the best cars that I've ever owned. Easily the best built and the highest quality. All aluminum, great motor, huge interior, and overall fun to drive. The A8/S8 was the Audi flagship, many of the common issues with lesser Audis aren't an issue on them (pixel fade is one good example). The only weak spot is the transmission, make sure it's been serviced about 80k. If it goes, there's a specialist shop in Chicago that rebuilds them quite reasonably. I looked at the comparable BMWs and Mercedes and found the Audi to be superior, at least for me.

Some of the comments here are funny. Go research early 2000s S-Class and 7-series reliability and get back to me. None of them is a Camry, and I found the Audi to probably have the least common issues.

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