sultaan:
Does cost matter in this decision or will practicality play any role of it is price I will pick the Dodge if practicality I will pick the Audi.If you are going to be hauling things around the Dodge wins, UK roads are not full size SUV friendly so not a practical dd.

Audi is good but I have a tendency of see your choice of A8 as weird because Usually won't change a car and buy the same model every couple of years you have owned about 3 A8 very unusual

The Dodge Ram, is priced lower than the Audi A8 Quattro W12, despite being 2 years newer.

For hauling stuff round, my Toyota Hilux will come in handy. I have gotten used to a certain degree of luxury...you could say I'm spoilt. The Audi will also perform much better than the Dodge.

Weird choosing an Audi A8 again? Not really. The A8L Quattro 6.0 W12 is an entirely different animal to my current A8 Quattro 4.2 V8. So different it might as well be a different car altogether. My previous 8 was a 2001 D2 S8 - again, a very different car to any D3. Sometimes the best way to move up in class is to sample from the bottom, then end up at the top.

The D3 A8 Quattro W12 is definitely NOT the same model as the D3 A8 Quattro V8, and the D2 S8 Quattro is as far removed from both cars as it gets.

Siena:
This is my current 2005 Audi A8 4.2 V8 Quattro, with the rear seat for 3 passengers. This is what I shall be getting in the 6.0 W12 LWB:

CityNG:


Nice to see a still firm seat back pocket.

Siena:


Thanks bro!

CityNG:


Nice to see a still firm seat back pocket.

oweniwe:
Abeg somebody should buy a mercedes for siena. A GL class wont be bad. E be like say audi give him love charm chop... The charm strong so tey, audi and siena be like naija married woman and wrapper (

oweniwe:
Abeg somebody should buy a mercedes for siena. A GL class wont be bad. E be like say audi give him love charm chop... The charm strong so tey, audi and siena be like naija married woman and wrapper

that dodge ram.... I once saw some guys using it to distribute pure water in abule oki area of iyana ipaja... I felt like removing my dusty slippers and flogging the them with it

CityNG:


What do you suggest that the owner of a full size truck use it to do otherwise?

oweniwe:


construction/site runs..... Long distance travels.... Oil/diesel barrel transport..... Etc

using a 3.7L^ engine vehicle for intra-city distribution doesnt just make sense..... If it were a hilux or mitsubishi L200, no wahala..... Thats from my perspective o.

@ siena
well.... Its about the market/sales...

Toyota learnt that long ago.... A automobile doesnt have to be 100% perfect.... Build what people want, add what your competitors dont have.... Add safety paraphernelia.... Roll it to the market and make your money.... Abi u want them to produce what wouldnt sell?

Well, so..... Are u saying you'll pick a picanto over an A class? Or an optima can match a C350? ... If u ask d common drivers what issues they detest most in a car, believe me, rust would be the least of responses.... You see it here every day on nairaland... "i want a rugged car that is economical with cheap parts"...... So.... In conclusion, dont blame Mercedes for choosing to shift market focus or relegate some quality specs.... If u want to make it big.... Give people what they want (toyota), not what is best for them (peugeot)...

People see all those loaded gadgets in Benz and they buy it..... They dont see the rust until 7-15 years later.... So.... Maybe we're at same junction sha.... Take the Benz...use it.... When u notice rust.... Paint it.... Sell it........!!....

Siena:

YOU buy the Mercedes-Benz, and be happy with it, leaving ME to make MY own choices, abhorrent they may be to you.

Siena:
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Bossforeva:
Before i pick one, am really disappointed that you didn't finish what you started in the Hiace, that could have been more fun, and more reasons for the A8.

sultaan:
Hey the Dodge is less than half the price of the Audi, can actually do real work to pay for its gas bill and will be a lifesaver during the impending zombie apocalypse .

There is almost not that the Audi offers you can't find in the Dodge but there is a lot that the Dodge does you can't do with the Audi.

Start with a 60' tv

Bud, every car has it's use. What the Dodge can do, I honestly don't need at this point in time. Besides, a Limousine can also work to pay for it's gas bills too, (not that I begrudge the W12 it's thirst, it IS a 6.0 engine, with 450hp and 580Nm torque). As a vehicle for visiting clients, and projecting a certain image, it's of greater value to me than the Dodge.

Believe me, there's plenty the Audi can do the Dodge can't - be pushed down long twisty roads and remain stable, and ferry myself and family around in supreme comfort. Practical things.

60" TV in a truck? When I'm not homeless, and have a decent TV I can watch at home, in comfort with my family around me?

Siena:


Bud, every car has it's use. What the Dodge can do, I honestly don't need at this point in time. Besides, a Limousine can also work to pay for it's gas bills too, (not that I begrudge the W12 it's thirst, it IS a 6.0 engine, with 450hp and 580Nm torque). As a vehicle for visiting clients, and projecting a certain image, it's of greater value to me than the Dodge.

Believe me, there's plenty the Audi can do the Dodge can't - be pushed down long twisty roads and remain stable, and ferry myself and family around in supreme comfort. Practical things.

60" TV in a truck? When I'm not homeless, and have a decent TV I can watch at home, in comfort with my family around me?

sultaan:
I meant getting it from the store to your house

CityNG:


I understand.

A country of opposites where they carve out the interior of a Volvo sedan and turn it into a pick up truck.

There are various levels of Rams. The V6 one can't do those duties that you listed.

Bossforeva:
Siena the A8 should probably be after the Hilux restoration

Possibly. Who can tell?

Siena:


If anyone bought me a Mercedes-Benz, I would sell it. I'm not a fan of MB, less so since production moved Stateside, from Germany and build quality dropped. Classic MB are a different proposition, they ooze class and durability.

Mercedes-Benz is still battling rust, when even the Koreans have got their rust proofing down to a T, and a 12-year-old Kia Picanto is rust-free.

zinaLPF:
Ideally, your stable would include a family vehicle and a work horse. The Hilux should provide that, yes?

oweniwe:


construction/site runs..... Long distance travels.... Oil/diesel barrel transport..... Etc

using a 3.7L^ engine vehicle for intra-city distribution doesnt just make sense..... If it were a hilux or mitsubishi L200, no wahala..... Thats from my perspective o.

@ siena
well.... Its about the market/sales...

Toyota learnt that long ago.... A automobile doesnt have to be 100% perfect.... Build what people want, add what your competitors dont have.... Add safety paraphernelia.... Roll it to the market and make your money.... Abi u want them to produce what wouldnt sell?

Well, so..... Are u saying you'll pick a picanto over an A class? Or an optima can match a C350? ... If u ask d common drivers what issues they detest most in a car, believe me, rust would be the least of responses.... You see it here every day on nairaland... "i want a rugged car that is economical with cheap parts"...... So.... In conclusion, dont blame Mercedes for choosing to shift market focus or relegate some quality specs.... If u want to make it big.... Give people what they want (toyota), not what is best for them (peugeot)...

People see all those loaded gadgets in Benz and they buy it..... They dont see the rust until 7-15 years later.... So.... Maybe we're at same junction sha.... Take the Benz...use it.... When u notice rust.... Paint it.... Sell it........!!....