New Years discoveries, etc.

[tihol tiholov]

>the new cars have hoses so shitty they fall apart >with no physical contact, and if you touch an oil >breather pipe one of the valve covers?  every 
>dealer has about 300 of those in stock and sells them >off every month
>I found that as well. The rubber could be argued to >be normal life span, although short for my >experience, but that breather "stuff/hose"...

So, which are the "new" cars?  1996 and newer?  On a positive note, I might be lucky but my 1988 NG's breather hose is in one piece, once carefully cleaned from the yellow goo...  Another positive note - the car started this morning at minus 32 C, that's about the same in F units, without being plugged in (unplanned use).  Needed a minute or less of throttle massaging to idle on its own and off she went.  Long live Audi!

TT, '88 90 Q