A6 turbo shot

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Ya, still under warranty, I agree if it was out of warranty K04's would make sense, the dealership wouldn't have anything to do with K04's, so he just had them fix it for free.

Javad

>Your friend can either (a) slap K04's in there or (b)
>get rid of the moody K03 car altogether.  If he's
>still under the factory warranty, have them fix it.
>If not, wish him luck and pay the money for K04's.
>
>Joe
>--- Tim Reilley <treilley at syseng.com> wrote:
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>> A friend of mine with an A6 turbo is having major
>> problems and needs the
>> list's collective knowledge and advice.
>>
>> Here's the story:
>>
>> Was driving to work(not hard) a few days ago and all
>> of a sudden he sees
>> a cloud of white smoke behind him.  He pulls over,
>> shuts off the engine
>> and removes the dipstick to see oil gushing up out
>> of the engine.
>> Immediately calls the local dealer(Morong Falmouth)
>> and has the car
>> towed in.  Today they call and say the turbo blew up
>> and took out the
>> kitty with it.  $7000 in parts and $3000 in labor.
>> He loves this car
>> but may now be thinking BMW.
>>
>> Is this a reasonable explanation?
>> Is this a fair quote or can he do better?
>>
>> Please CC me so I don't need to search the digests
>>
>> Thanks
>> Tim Reilley
>> Windham, Maine
>> '91 90q20v, Pearl(for sale at $5950)
>>
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