Is there such a thing as a cheap Audi R8? | Head-to-head with  

I was lucky, bought my '09 R8 V8 a year ago, private seller. He was cool with a pre-purchase inspection but wasn't willing to drive it from Bedford-Swindon to get Ricky to look at it. He seemed an honest and genuine guy and believed him when he said that anything that Audi dealer said needed doing he got done. I trusted my gut and bought it. Still took it to RE Performance straight away and he told me everything was in tip top shape barring a blown cigarette lighter fuse and a handbrake that was on its way out. £900 for a major service and MOT and while I was there, £800 to get the hand brake fixed by the main man. £1700 is all I've had to pay for it so far. Next year I plan for a carbon clean (and possibly a before/after dyno run) as preventative maintenance.