2008 A4 : post purchase work...

[Steve Mills]

OEM rubber mats (if still available) are great for winter use.

Failing that, Lloyds mats are typically cheaper and OE, and their Ultimats
are significantly nicer than OE. GG Bailey also makes very nice mats, and
they have more options in terms of trim, heel pad, etc. than Lloyds offers.

HTH-

Steve

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Louis-Alain Richard <5145727795 at bell.net>wrote:

> Hi again Audifriends,
>
> The lil' red wagon is now sold : only problem, it's not to Honey, it's to
> her sister... At least it will stay in the family.
>
> The good news : the car is very nice, according to the Audi dealer that
> inspected it. More, and that is a huge bonus, they told us that this car is
> still under warranty for 2 more years and 40 000 km... It turns out that
> the
> first buyer, a young woman, bought the extended warranty from Audi but the
> actual used car seller didn't knew that ! Or so he said.
>
> Anyway, the 185$ inspection revealed 2 things : a rear shock was leaking,
> but it is now replaced with a correct OEM unit by the seller.
>
> Audi also told us the automatic air conditioning system can't direct
> airflow
> towards the driver's feet. This repair is covered by the newly found
> warranty, and will be done next week, when the car will actually be in the
> new driver's possession.
>
> Now, over that, the car will need 4-seasons carpet and winter tires.
>
> What carpet would you suggest ? Audi Sport someone said ? Or Lloyds ? Or
> OEM's ?
>
> And for winter tires, is there any no-no for using 18" proper winter tires
> on the OEM wheels ? She doesn't know what to do with dedicated winter
> wheels, so it might be the easiest thing to do for her. Quebec mandates 4
> winter tires on all cars, but isn't some Nokians that are winter-rated but
> useable all year round ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Louis-Alain
> Quite jealous of that nice red Avant...
>
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