Round 3 of ANGRY Audi Gods

[JShadzi at aol.com]

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Man, you are organized...impressive  =)  My car won't smog, for a car that is
worth about $500 (85 4kq with peeling metallic paint option) I've put way too
much time into troubleshooting it already.  Just older cars in general I
guess, they need a certain amount of maintenence over new cars that takes its
toll...my 80tq, however, has been dead relaible, but then again, I have
re-enginnered practically every part on the car before it had a chance to
break, including the CIS and everything else in the engine compartment.
Honestly, there is not ONE stock part between the airfilter and the exhaust
tip aside from the engine block and cylinder head casting and vacuum assist
for the brakes..scary  =)

Javad
80tq.com


> What's wrong with y'all's cars all the time?
>
> I'm on my 6Th and 7Th audis, and the only problems I've ever had - other
> than accidents - are the following:
> '85 5000 Sedan (Owned 16 months, bought in 1993, 105K - 146K Mi):
> Starter, Alternator, CV joints, shocks, blower fan motor - and some little
> ¢5 & ¢10 stuff, like window switches, bulbs, and a broken wire in the driver
> door bundle.
> '87 5000 Avant (Owned 13 months, bought in 1995, 136K - 168K Mi):
> Starter, Alternator, CV joints, shocks, blower fan motor - and some little
> ¢5 & ¢10 stuff, like window switches, bulbs, and a broken wire in the driver
> door bundle.
> '90 100 Sedan (Owned 36 months, bought in 1996, 95K - 148K Mi):
> Starter, Alternator, CV joints, shocks, blower fan motor - and some little
> ¢5 & ¢10 stuff, like window switches, bulbs, and a broken wire in the driver
> door bundle.
> '89 90 Sedan (Owned 36 months, bought in 1996, 89K - 115K Mi):
> Broken alternator belt on the first day of ownership. That's it. Really!
> '90 V8 Quattro (Owned 36 months, bought 1998, 156K - 195K Mi):
> Air-conditioning compressor & receiver-dryer, starter, alternator, shocks,
> blower fan motor, A/C Again! - and some little ¢5 & ¢10 stuff, like window
> switches & bulbs.
> '98 A6 Quattro Avant (Owned 9 months so far, bought 2001, 57K - 65K Mi so
> far):
> It needs a little maintenance, like new tires, balance, alignment, and a
> brake inspection, but other than that - it JUST started to leak coolant.
> '90 V8 Quattro (Owned 2 months so far, bought 2001, 145K Mi? I think):
> Alignment - and is now leaking ATF a little tiny bit, and a few bulbs.
>
> Now, is this unusually light duty Audi maintenance, or is it just because I
> don't do the work myself that it doesn't seem like much...?
>
> I'd like to see an American - or for that matter Jap car with the kind of
> mileage that I had on the Audis, that had less maintenance that I have
> described here.
>
> --- For that matter - I'd like to see an American car at the same prices as
> what I paid for my Audis - INCLUDING the maintenance, that offer ½ the
> amenities and driving pleasure as any one of those Audis - and where can you
> find a US car - even with ½ the miles - that needs less maintenance than
> that???
>
> Just my personal opinion - and everyone is entitled to it... (lol)
>
> Michael Riebs
> Grand Rapids, MI
> '90 V8Q (#7)
> '98 A6Q Avant (#6)
> Only 6 & 7 remain.
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