I never thought I’d be writing a post about my new to me R8. This was never in my realm of attainment, but hard work pays off!
First, if you don’t mind, a little history. I’m a Peruvian immigrant who arrived in the US when I was 5 years old. Terrorism in the early 90s led us to flee the country. I had a modest upbringing in a small mountain town in upstate NY. My amazing parents never made me feel like I was underprivileged or anything, even though we had some hard times. Anyways, I made my way through school and the corporate world, took some risks on myself and here I am!
Now, on to cars! This is my 4th Audi. I’ve had a B6 A4, B6 S4, B8 S5, and now an 09 R8. I guess I’m a brand loyalist. Growing up in a mountain town I always needed all wheel drive, but the great body lines and amazing interior kept me coming back.
Side note, if anyone wants to put together a forum snowboard/ski trip I’m down to organize!
I made the “decision” last year that I wanted to go for an R8 this year. I said, it would be nice to make this happen before my 30th (made it with 30 days to spare lol). I sold my S5 and my Touareg (don’t worry i commute to work via train lol), stacked some money and waited...
My non negotiable requirements were black in color, manual transmission and <30K miles.
Finally, I found an excellent condition Phantom Black R8 V8 17K Miles with a manual transmission and black Alcantara interior in Raleigh, NC. Score!
I scouted various sites for a few months and it popped up in my price range on Autotrader. Previous owner was a cool dude and easy to work with. I asked for an Audi PPI and I flew in the same week to scoop it. It was a fun drive back to NY/NJ!
Only thing that’s annoying is clearing a lien from a digital title, and then getting a printed title for a state that doesn’t use digital titles. The whole process took almost a month.
I have a lot of plans for this car. My cars are always modified, with my S5 being the most recent. My S5 had a wrap, air suspension, custom trunk, 2 piece wheels, AWE exhaust, carbon bits, light engine mods, and tons of other small details. Here are a few pics:
My plans for the R8 are somewhat in a similar direction, but, a tad classier? Lol No wild color as of now, but keeping a sleek look. I know this may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the car will be getting air suspension. I love the look and the ride. Air Lift has done a great job developing their R8 system and I’ve heard great things. I’ll share that install and review on here. Other initial plans include Eurowise exhaust and some nice wheels. And take it from there!
I’m active in the local car scene. I’ll be at plenty of shows/meets in the tri state area. I’ll also be in Savannah for European Experience. Hopefully I get to meet some of you. Feel free to reach out to me.
I look forward to contributing to this forum/thread and sharing my progress. This forum has been extremely helpful and I look forward to continuing my membership.
Thanks for reading. Here are some pics in stock form!
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So I started writing this before any work was completed. Phase 1 of my build is complete so now I’ll share parts of the build over the next few posts in the next few days. I have a ton of pics of the progress... for now, here’s a peek!
THANKS!!
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^oops didn’t quite make it to the bumper on the original lol
Originally Posted by SQive
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