Big freaking vent against Audi

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Mihnea Cotet say:

> Andrew, I feel for you, sorry for the loss!
>
> Actually, this may not have any value in the US, but if you're getting an
> expert to see the car and he confirms the T-Belt snapped because of a bad
> TB itself, then Audi should replace or repair your engine at no charge as
> this is their fault. If however, the T-Belt was due for 5 miles and hasn't
> been replaced, you'll get nothing... at least this is how it works here,
> and in some cases it's lawyer time as well, but it works if the fault is on
> their side.

The specified replacement interval for my engine is 102K miles, twice
what the car had on it. Evidence of a long term oil leak in the t-belt
compartment that went unnoticed by the dealer despite regular maintenance
(including one 6 weeks ago in July) seems to be the cause of the failure.

We'll see....

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