100 Avant and brakes (VAG)

[John Larson]

On 10/23/2012 12:46 PM, Grant wrote:
> The C4s are quite stout and easy to maintain IMO.
>
> While many newer Audis did indeed have auto tranny issues, the C4 does 
> not have enough torque to hurt itself.  Do a normal service (drain, 
> clean, filter, refill) every 50k (miles) and all should be well.
>
> As to your brakes, your description confuses me. Sounds like the pads 
> don't extend to the edge an a ring is developing.Normal.
>
>
>
Oh?  Ask around.  My C4 A6 made it to about 190K before the tranny 
puked.  I called around to recyclers, an authorized ZF rebuilder, and I 
think even Chris Foley.  The consensus was I'd passed the "magic number" 
by about 10K.  Servicing it doesn't seem to extend it much past that, on 
average.

John