wow.

[Larry C Leung]

Thanks for the update. This occured in my Autocrossed GTi and my friend's
non-autocrossed A1 GTi, so I don't think the abuse is related, as I've
heard of it from all sorts of GTi, GLi models.

LL -  NY

On Sat, 17 Nov 2001 23:09:12 -0800 "Dave Glubrecht" <daveglu at hotmail.com>
writes:
>I can tell you that I did this to an 84 GTI.
>But I wouldn't/shouldn't be able to sign as my car's engine was
>modified and
>the car was autocrossed hard.  Severly abused.  Shortly after I sold
>it, I
>was told that it broke a valve too.  Owner wasn't asking for warrenty
>as I
>made it clear the car had been abused.
>   Dave G
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Larry C Leung" <l.leung at juno.com>
>To: <Dave.Eaton at clear.net.nz>
>Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 10:06 AM
>Subject: Re: wow.
>
>
>> Where did you come from (and did your GTi suffer the pinion gear
>shaft
>> hammering the case open problem? I'd like to start a class action
>against
>> VW if I can get enough signatures. It's a much more common problem
>than
>> you might think. Only seemed to happen to short ratio 5 speed boxes
>from
>> '84 through '86).
>>
>> LL - NY
>>
>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 20:19:31 +1300 "Dave Eaton"
><Dave.Eaton at clear.net.nz>
>> writes:
>> >not where i come from it's not.  how about the audi mechanics
>staying
>> >after
>> >work to help me strip and repair my wife's golf gti transmission,
>over
>> >three
>> >nights - using their facilities, with the sales folks supplying
>the
>> >beer?
>> >
>> >dave
>> >'95 rs2
>> >'90 ur-q
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Subject: RE: wow.
>> >Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 22:00:29 -0500
>> >
>> >Well that's all fine and dandy, but it is very atypical of
>> >how most Audi customers are treated, from my own and others'
>> >experience.
>> >
>> >Taka
>> >
>>