Checklist for Reliability of Older Audis

[Huw Powell]

That is pretty much what people are doing these days, though the UrQ 
isn't the usual starting point, more likely an S4 or Coupe Quattro.

On 8/18/2011 7:32 AM, Jeff Waterstreet wrote:
> Hmm, not exactly.  Aircraft in general aren't a good example, because they
> usually totally replace entire systems in the plane, to the extent that many
> of the major items are not original; they are updated designs.  Maintenance
> is not the only element in this "life-extending" process.
>
> This would be like taking an early Quattro, and putting a 2011 braking
> system in it, all new dash gauges out of a late model, late engine and
> transmission, etc.  Still an older car, but updated with new stuff so that
> it wouldn't be comparable to a car of the same model that has been
> well-maintained.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Huw Powell [mailto:audi at humanspeakers.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 8:14 PM
> To: Jeff Waterstreet
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Checklist for Reliability of Older Audis
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> Then the B52 would be a better example?
>
> On 8/17/2011 2:41 PM, Jeff Waterstreet wrote:
>> "Major airlines still fly DC-10's or even older, alongside 777's, and
>> they achieve comparable reliability by doing more maintenance on the
>> older members of the fleet."
>>
>>
>>
>> This comment uses a bad example; the last DC-10 was retired in 2007.
>> They don't fly passenger service anymore; just freight.
>>
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