[s-cars] Rust free not

[TMULLANE at snet.net]

>From what I hear about Audi warranty policy, I 
wouldn't be surprised if they bounce your claim 
because the car is chipped. =P

Seriously, as long as there has been no damage, 
bodywork or paintwork you should be OK.  

Tom

Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:01:28 -0500
From: bill mahoney <airbil at gmail.com>
Subject: [s-cars] Rust free not
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Whoa whoa whoa men!
You rusty hood guys will have to sart your own 
thread;)
I myself, speaking for myself about tailgates, can 
only report that my
rusty message to the dealer was totally accepted by 
the service
writers voice mail and Ah'm sure he will call me back 
tomorrow. oh
yes he surely will right?
But I am heartened by the seemingly general consensus 
that I will get
a new tailgate.
AND I must say that for my particular isatiously 
stupid but generally
okay avant, I would deem the tailgate as perhaps the 
most troublesome
part.
I would say to avant owners that there is seam about 
8mm above the
tail lights that runs the entire length of the 
tailgate that should be
looked at closely. You may have only 6 to 9 mos. for 
a warranty claim
that could save you 1 to 1.5 k in repairs. The body 
shop guy I went
to seemed pretty much uninterested in dealing with 
anything
uninsurance related.
Bill ~good hood/n bad tailgate~M