[A8] 2004 A8L anything in particular to be aware of issues wise? Thoughts on below?

[Kent McLean]

Mike Ryan wrote:
> Notorious but not as bad as 1997-2001?  Is it the torque converter
> typically?

Those years were just plain bad.  I've heard the new transmissions
are better (I've heard 2002 and newer, and 2004 and newer), but I
don't know what changes were made to make them better.  It may just
be that the cars are not old enough to show problems.

-- 
Kent McLean
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
1990 200 Avant mit V8 conversion
gone: too many to count, including my first, "Bad Puppy"