95-97 A6q 4sp AT - maintenance interval

[Brett Dikeman]

At 9:50 AM -0500 11/15/01, MCTXR4 at aol.com wrote:

>It's inconceivable to me that we cannot service these transmissions
>to give us a chance at lengthening the service life.
><snip>
>It has to be replaced in toto with an entirely new unit.
>UNBELIEVABLE. I've checked cost on this as well, over $3k for the
>new unit plus labor.


At least you can GET a tranny for your car.  The 200q20v tranny
stands as one of the most difficult to obtain.  With less than 1000
cars in the US, GFL(good f* luck) trying to find one in a junkyard.

   I believe at one time you could get V8q 5 speed rebuilt trannies
from AoA, but not 200q20v's.  In the US, there are roughly 20
200q20vs to each v8q 5 speed.

You can probably count the number of v8q5's driving on US roads today
on your hands+toes.

95-97 A6's, in comparison, litter junkyards.  I suspect -someone-
will fill the gap and either deal in tested used units, or repair
them.  At a certain point, the market for rebuilding may justify the
equipment and experienced staff to service the trannies.

Brett
'91 200q20v
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