[V8] New car? Ah, no.

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Bastian,

Sorry to hear about the slave cylinder situation. I've been there before
with my Urquattros. I've found that often you can use a different slave or
master cylinder (depending on which you need) and just re-use the rod, as
it's generally the rod length that's different. We always need to think
'outside the box' with these cars that Audi no longer supports.

-Ingo

On Jul 3, 2010 12:55 PM, "Bastian Homburg" <b.homburg at web.de> wrote:

Same here. As true long-term cars, nothing beats the old-style
(=prechamber, inline-injection pump) diesel Mercedes. These engines will
be around even after the world runs out of oil as you can drive them
with vegetable oil, the parts situation is incomparably better than any
other brand. Don't forget that the W126 was a huge sales success, with
over eight hundred thousand ones built and maybe a quarter of them still
on the road, which alone will ensure continued support.
I just had to replace the clutch slave cylinder on my '94 6-speed V8.
Guess what - that part is "no longer available" , there is no part from
other models that will fit and according to Audi it's "sorry, but that's
how things are". . With MB, that would simply be un-imaginable.
I'm looking at getting me a convertible right now, and am undecided
between a 1992-1996 W124 and a 2004-2006 Audi A4 - the funny thing is
that the Benz commands about the same prices as the ten-years-younger
Audi although they were comparably priced when new.... that's resale
value...

And ALL cars of that vintage rust. To blame is steel quality and
automakers only learned to use proper anti-corrosion techniques in the
'80s.




Roger Woodbury wrote:
> Anyway, the W123 and W126 Mercedes were the last of the true,
"generation...