Overpriced maintenance parts

[Phil Payne]

> Working on a friend's car I noticed that the tail pipe behind the cat on 
> his '95 80Q V6 is leaking exhaust. I checked it out and it's rusted 
> through just in front of the flange and it looks like it can be welded. 
> Just for fun I decided to check out the price in case I really screw up 
> the welding job, or so I'll know how much I'm saving him if it works ;-)
> 
> Can $1500.00 !!!! That's for one side ! Haven't the Germans found a 
> replacement for the gold and platinum that they put in the Cats?

Is that the sale price (a number Audi seems to grab out of the air) or the exchange price?

Exchange prices are usually a fraction of the full sale price.

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  Phil Payne
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