[v8] Conti Timing Belts .. (Too Long?)

[cobram at juno.com]

 Etdmail at cs.com writes:

>  all in of themselves .. In fact, have heard their quality
>  a better alternative, than many others .. Yes, seems
>  that OEM would be best .. Particularly if they offer the 
>  best warranty against premature failures ..  

Hello Mr. Mercyless Benz  ;-)

Conti's have always been the OEM belt.  I've bought Conti's from after
market suppliers, and I guess the volume is so small they didn't even
bother to remove the Audi Rings or part numbers from the belts.

More important is manufacturing date, the last Conti timing belt I bought
(no OEM number or Rings this time) came in a plastic bag with a
manufacturers date on it.  It was almost a year old before it reached me
in the supply line.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/