[s-cars] Finding nice Audi's for family... was RE: Paging QShipQ, DJDawson, & other AAN experts- Pls help Paul D in LA!

[chris chambers]

My S6's engine has 300,000+ miles on it, never been opened up.
The chassis it's in has over 207,000 miles on it, it had was 180,000 miles 
on it when the original engine (stll running) ws pulled.

So yeah, I think they are pretty reliable....

BUT I plan on rebuilding the engine that came out of the S6 and swapping
it back in as I drive back n forth from Kalamazoo to Toledo 2-3 times per week.



Chris
still waiting for baby boy to be born




----- Original Message ----
> From: Martin Kozaczek <mkozaczek at gmail.com>
> To: JC <jc at j2c3.com>
> Cc: Scar <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:01:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Finding nice Audi's for family... was RE: Paging QShipQ, DJDawson, & other AAN experts- Pls help Paul D in LA!
> 
> It's funny.  I opted to buy my nwe to me S6 (haven't picked it up yet) and
> get rid of my 02 Stage 3 S4 because I thought this car might be more
> reliable.  I used to own a 91 100 which had 200k miles and just would not
> die.  So, here's hoping that I made the right decision.  I do think that
> opting to keep the S6 as stock as possible will help.
> 
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 6:27 AM, JC wrote:
> 
> > > and then he donated it.  It was, at one time, a very nice
> > > black and black car, albeit with 15" wheels.  Barely broken
> > > in when I found it for him.
> > >
> >
> > Arrgh...  Painfully familiar story! This is why I no longer get involved in
> > putting people into good cars.  Because they (including my beloved friends
> > and family) are likely to be idiot knuckleheads and not have an perspective
> > on maintenance or the big picture of 'occaisionally pay up to keep it in
> > good shape and you'll continue to have a great car for far less than you'd
> > need to pay to buy another one'.
> >
> > I have one friend who for years continues to remark how great my cars seem
> > to be and why don't I hook him up with one...
> > But same guy complains about every quality mechanic reference I've given
> > him
> > as "a ripoff", argues with every one of thos mechanics for the cheapest
> > do-the-least-fix how-little-can-I-possibly-spend, and then gets furious
> > with
> > them ("why did you send me to that guy, he ripped me off!") when down the
> > road, the stuff he cheaped out on and/or refused to fix, actually goes bad
> > again.  He recently cheaped out so extremely on a collision paint job for
> > his Honda that it looks like they painted it with a couple cans out behind
> > the local Quicky-Mart. And then he wants me to help him find a nice used
> > Audi...
> >
> > At least one friend who is on his second C4 under my assistance loves his
> > cars, but even he still whines about doing anything that doesn't involve a
> > part of the car falling off or failing inspection first, and he's I think
> > he's snuck out of patronizing the VW/Audi specialist garage I set him up
> > with in favor of some cheap corner operation...
> >
> >
> >
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