Rant: why do the Audi gods suddenly have it in for me?

[Huw Powell]

>> Letting the driver's window go unfixed?  Bad symptom.  Not telling the
>> repair shop and then blaming them in any way for the problem you knew
>> the car had?  Time to move on.
>
> No, it wasn't like that. The window went out only in the last month, and
> I didn't think it needed to be fixed right away. My practice when having
> a car aligned has always been to drop the car off, go about my business,
> and pick it up later. So I haven't watched anyone actually aligning a
> car, and I just didn't know that they'd need to open the window.
> Ignorance on my part. In hindsight, I am NOT blaming the alignment shop
> for opening the window or for failing to read my mind. Of course, in
> hindsight I would have gotten the window fixed before the alignment. If
> I had let the window go unfixed for months, then you'd have a point.

It is general shop policy to open the driver's window to avoid lockouts. 
  "Oh hey, your driver's window doesn't close" is usually covered by 
keeping the car indoors or taping it up.

> My garage informs me that one of the newly installed suspension links
> broke. They'll be replacing it and getting the car re-aligned at no
> charge to me. IMO if there's anyone to be annoyed with, it's the mfr of
> the piece that broke. So I'm feeling a bit better about it.

Obviously they stand behind their work, that is a very good thing. No 
need to find a new shop.

> I'm thinking in terms of replacing the 4kq, but I plan to take my time,
> do my research, all that good stuff.

Yes, you need a new daily driver.