marine hardware for Audis

[Phil Payne]

> At 01:09 AM 6/28/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >It's after midnight but you really got a chuckle out of me with your line
> >about marinas and Audi dealers.
> 
> I was going to say that Audi dealers made boat parts look more reasonable.
> 
> The reason fasteners may fail more on boat motors is that you run boats at 
> higher Rpm more continuously than in a car engine.  I mean, how often do 
> you run your car at 4.5-5k rpms for an hour or two straight?

Regularly.  At least four times a week.

Heidelberg-Hamburg is six hours at 5k+, give or take the odd Baustelle where they're widening the Autobahn between Bad Homburg and Kassel.  I reckon to hit 140mph on the open sections - up to 150mph if I get someone playing hard to get.  Once I get to speed, I leave it there until I get blocked by a speed limit (short sections are very common) or traffic.

I think the vast majority of North American drivers would be stunned to see how Audis are THRASHED up and down the Autobahns.  I must make a video for you guys one day.

I used to have a Passat with an I5.  It also had the 'economy' gearbox - a very long fifth gear.  I never used it - the car was much faster in fourth from Cologne to Franfurt at 6k rpm.  I drove it for 90k kilometres and handed it on with no problems and zero oil use.

I don't know whether it still does, but a Type 44 once held the world record for the greatest distance covered in 24 hours.



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