Audi A8/A2 ASF

[Jim Haseltine]

I'd have thought that things would be easier for breakers - at the moment
they are stuck with steel bodyshells because the price of scrap steel has
dropped through the floor, a small investment in an electric furnace and an
A2 shell becomes ingots of rather more valuable metal. Breweries already
lose a fair number of kegs for that reason, how long before A2s are ripped
off because of their scrap value? Probably safer for the low-lives too -
there won't be a VIN on half a ton of ally ingots....

Regards,

Jim Haseltine

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ti Kan" <ti at amb.org>
To: "Audi Mailing List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 9:23 AM
Subject: Audi A8/A2 ASF


> While on the topic of the aluminum space frame and panels of the A8
> and A2, does anyone know what actually happens to these cars after
> an insurance company declares a total loss from accidents?  Surely
> the typical boneyards aren't going to be able to handle them like the
> rest of the steel bosy cars.  Does Audi have specially-designated
> aluminum-savvy salvage facilities?
>
> -Ti
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