If you think Audi parts are expensive....

[cobram at juno.com]

Spoke with a friend of mine today, he works at a Mercyless Benz/Maybach
dealership as a tech.  Swapped out an alternator on one today, a water
cooled alternator.  When the alternator went out it took out some
electronics in the instrument cluster.  Car is still under
warranty....warranty repair submitted to Maybach.....$21,000.  Yep,
twenty one thousand dollars.  Alternator is around $10k, cluster around
$10k + $1k in labor.

Still going to bitch to Mac at Clair about those dealer only parts I have to
get on occasion, but not quite as much.

BCNU.