[V8] Audi Dealership

[Lanier Pratt]

Point well made and taken!


Lanier Pratt
'92 V8Q 4.2L
'90 V8Q 3.6L




On Jan 15, 2008, at 9:21 AM, Dag Bøsterud wrote:

> Here in Norway, the Audi dealerships have to have special  
> certificates to
> work with the V8 and A8-models.
> I assume this applies to the rest of the world. My local dealership  
> won't
> touch my V8, and I won't let them either.
> When they say that the car doesn't exist, how can I trust them to  
> hold a
> spanner within 30 yards of the thing?
>
> /Dag
> 92 V8 4.2
> 200 000 miles
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>
> To: "Lanier Pratt" <lanierpratt at mac.com>; "V8 Fans Audi"  
> <V8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [V8] Audi Dealership
>
>
> AoA is covering their butts.  They can't keep techs for five years,  
> let
> alone 18.  Because I work for a bank doesn't mean I'm up to speed on
> counterfeit silver certificates...
>
> Plus, it's practically a guaranteed money loser for them to work on  
> our
> cars...  I know when I first got mine I learned right quick that  
> the dealer
> was the last place to go.
>
> David A. Coleman | Vice President | BlackRock | 100 Bellevue Parkway |
> Wilmington, DE 19809
> ' 302.797.2106 | 7 302.797.2211
> David.Coleman at BlackRock.com
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On  
>> Behalf
>> Of
>> Lanier Pratt
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:45 AM
>> To: V8 Fans Audi
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Audi Dealership
>>
>> At least you got in the door.  Park Place motors here in Rochester,
>> MN. won't even
>> let you drive it in the door.  They won't work on cars as old as
>> mine.  Interesting that
>> Audi USA allows such behavior.  Can you imagine in Germany that you
>> couldn't get
>> our Audis serviced at an Audi service center?  I think not.
>>
>>
>> Lanier Pratt
>> '92 V8Q 4.2L
>> '90 V8Q 3.6L
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:28 PM, Dag Bøsterud wrote:
>>
>>> This is very common. The first times I took my V8 to the local
>>> dealership
>>> asking for parts, they actually stated that Audi never made a
>>> modell V8 :p
>>> I had to walk behind the counter and show the parts guy where to  
>>> look
>>> in ETKA. What a laugh :D
>>>
>>> /Dag
>>> 92 V8 4.2
>>> 200 000 miles
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Deedza Mav" <deedza at hotmail.com>
>>> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:24 PM
>>> Subject: [V8] Audi Dealership
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thought I would share a laugh....
>>>>
>>>> I decided to take V8Q to an Audi Dealership,service dept to have  
>>>> them
>>>> run a diagnostic and basically tell me whats gong with the
>>>> car,this was
>>>> all for 50 bux so I said ok.The service guy at the front desk
>>>> syays to
>>>> me what kind of car is it,am like its a 90 V8 Quattro,hez like you
>>>> have
>>>> already said that,what model is it,A4,A6?lol
>>>>
>>>> I could help myself i burst out laughing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As for the codes,another service mech said either my computer was
>>>> messed up or their computer was incompatible with the car coz  
>>>> the guy
>>>> said he was unable to come with anything,the car is ok.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I would think that going to the dealership where they claim to have
>>>> mechs that have over 20 yrs of Audi experience,they would at least
>>>> know
>>>> what a V8Q is and come up with a solution to my problem...ah well i
>>>> left with my 50 bux as they could not charge me.
>>>>
>>>>
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