Half Shafts for 4kq; LOBRO only?

[Donald Lamond]

Hi Josh:

I have to agree with you whole heartedly!

The rebuilders are not even close to the quality that they used to be.
I've often had the feeling when i've visited some of these places that
they are a bunch lf unashamed scam artists.  To scam someone is to show
their coworkers that they put one over on the customer.  Gotta make a
buck; right, and spend a couple of months in Fla during the winter
getting high and laughing at," ...the stupid bastards who pay the
bill."   I over heard the  owner of a  body shop I went to one time,
telling the story about a customer of his brought in his car because he
couldn't close the the driver's side door. The owner was told he would
have to leave the vehicle for a few days because of the new parts which
would be required.  When the owner of the vehicle left,  this guy shoved
a broom handle into the front hinges and sprung the door back to its
original position.  $1200.00 US dollars was the charge to the owner.

It would be nice if the people who were buying a product could make an
educated decision about that product.  Look at this case about the half
shafts.  Earlier, in one of the posts, someone spoke about what goes
into the rebuilding of a cv joint.  Grinding the holder and the bearings
used and whether or not the whole thing was hardened again after the
grinding removed the temper of the metal.  These are things that only
the rebuilder knows were done , and if done, were done correctly.  In
the highly competitive global business arena of today some of these guys
think that the only way to survive is to accept the dictum of, "...
screw them before they can screw you."  And, "...there's always somebody
new coming through the door."  Word of mouth, or passing on a good
experience to others is the REAL value of a list like Audi.fans.  And
Audi.fans is at the top of the list in my book.  Thanks Dan!

So let's keep the communication ,of both good and bad opinions, going
into the list so we can all build a better understanding of what in hell
is going on.

OOps- -, missed a gear,
Donald
84 4Ks