[V8] Stealer parts

[Buchholz, Steven]

... for some of the older Audis you can even consider Porsche ... 

Back in the days where Didi worked at Carlsen [sob!] ... I needed to order some clutch parts ... and Didi thought to check prices there ... for some Audi models there is commonality with the 914 or 924 Porsches ... she found that I could get the Porsche version of the metal throw out bearing sleeve for cheaper than Audi or VW ... I don't remember if I ended up using it on the 4kQ or the urq, but one of the two of them is using a Porsche part ... ;-)

I don't think it is that much of a surprise to see this sort of difference between the VW marques ... just keep the fact in mind and if you think there might be a common application, try calling a VW or Porsche dealer!

Steve B
San José, CA (USA)
> 
> My very first experience with Audi prices was for my 1984 4000 when it needed 
> a new O2 sensor at 60K miles - as per the service recomendations.
> I went to buy it - and they wanted something like $70 for it. When the counter
> dude brought it out I noticed that the packaging said VW all over it so just
> for
> fun, and without telling him what I was up to, I asked for another sensor for
> a VW of the same year. He came right out with it and what do you know - they
> were the same part, but the "Audi" one was twice the price.
> He stood there with his mouth hanging open for a while then sold me the "VW"
> one for a few bucks off the list price.
> 
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Quoting Michele_Deltergo at KeyBank.com:
> 
> >
> >
> > IMHO, you want to make sure they are indeed dealer only parts as many of
> > our sponsors offer discounts on the Bosch parts etc.
> > Excepting that, dealers do have diffent costs and prices some as dictated
> > by Audi or general market.  It also depends on whether there is another
> > dealer around.  If you really want to have fun, get a price on an Audi/VW
> > part (some are identical) from the dealer that has both brands!
> > Mike