[s-cars] [V8] The end of the Black Mariah?

[Brian Armstead]

Igor,

You can probably minimize the wear in Elen's ignition by making sure
she's not hanging a lot of keys on it.  Weight is a factor I know with
mechanical keys, and probably electronic ones as well.

Brian


Igor Kessel wrote:
> 
> Taka Mizutani wrote:
> > Andy-
> > Can you detail what needs to be changed to convert an allroad to a
> > steel-spring suspension?
> >
> > That is great news- I'm copying some other lists about this info. That makes
> > a preowned allroad a much more interesting alternative.
> >
> > Any idea on the costs of conversion? C5 S6s are pretty rare. Will suspension
> > off of an A6 4.2 or a 2.7T work?
> >
> > Taka
> >
> >
> > On 9/26/06, andyschlueter <andyschlueter at 4techwork.com> wrote:
> >> I have looked into the air suspension on the allroads. If it goes bad, all
> >> you have to do is replace the suspension off a s6 of the same year. Just
> >> like a g60 to ufo, just don't forget to swaps rears too.
> >>
> >>
> >> Andrew W. Schlueter
> >> '90 Audi V8 Quattro
> >> www.westmotorsports.biz
> >>
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> 
> Thank you, Taka! I appreciate you copying the S-list. I will be
> following this thread attentively. My wife's 2004 Allroad is still under
> warranty but from what I hear its air suspension is prone to expensive
> breaking.
> 
> There is yet another issue that is even more important. I have just
> learned from Eric over @ Rosen that the keys "eventually go bad".
> //
> I personally can't figure out why, cuz the key fob houses a completely
> passive element comprised of a coil and prolly a capacitor. There is no
> power supply in it and as such how can it possibly go bad?.
> //
> Anyway, this means that one may get stuck with inoperable car in the
> middle of nowhere and will have to spend a lot of money to get to the
> nearest Audi dealer and have it reprogram the new key into the IMMO.
> Meanwhile Audi is _still_ in violation of the US antitrust laws by
> refusing to give out SKC to the car owners so that the owners could do
> it themselves.
> 
> Any news on that front by any chance? Did anyone manage to successfully
> hack the SKC yet? If I fail to obtain the SKC before the warranty is up
> I will get rid of the Allroad and will leave the Audi brand for good,
> 'cuz its ridiculous attitude to its loyal customers is pissing me off.
> 
> --
> Igor Kessel
> two turbo quattros
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