[ba] A8

[no1of consequence]

what i read [forget where] is that a body shop requires totally separate 
facilities, tools, etc for alum and steel, because if any steel shavings, 
dust, etc get onto bare alum  it will corrode the metal. aka if a sander is 
used on steel it can not be used on aluminum. i actually had never heard 
that before i had read this in reference to the A8, but hey im NO engineer.

that said the 8 is a KILLER used deal.  =)

jr




>From: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>
>To: "BA quattro" <ba-group at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [ba] A8
>Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 16:50:16 -0700
>
>... and they would only need to get involved if the *space frame* was
>damaged ... this would be for repair of the "ASF" parts.  I thought that
>today Audi had built more cars that made use of the ASF.
>
>Steve B
>San Jose, CA (USA)
> >
> > one thing to note, i THINK that there are 15 or so Audi approved body
>shops
> > to fix the A8.  But, what about Rovers?  I bet that there are a lot
> > "approved" shops for these rigs meaning why could they not fix an A8?
>In
> > terms of reliability, I have looked at several A8s in the past and
>found the
> > ones to buy is the "series 2" A8s.  I think they were released in 2000
> > (maybe 2001).  The major update being a new transmission.  I have
>"heard"
> > these series 2 A8s are much more reliable then the original A8.
>
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