Re: Scalloped tires?!? and parts appetite...

[newbold@banshee.camb.inmet.com (Chris Newbold)]

> From: zm@mhcnet.att.com (Zafer Mehmood  [209])

> Scalloped tires are usually a result of weak shocks. The weak/bad shocks
> ...

Well, I'd be rather shocked if I have weak shocks after less than 23k
miles...

> To the original poster with the '93 90CS: check your shocks, especially
> the rear ones. If you have hydraulic shocks check for wetness or oil

I'll do that.

> leak on the shocks. Looking at the explanation given by your Audi dealer
> ("uneven tire pressures/act of God", etc) and the list of parts replaced
> on your 2 year old car, I would question the dealer's competency and honesty.

I'm not one to defend dealers in general, but in all fairness, all of the
parts that have been replaced have been to fix real problems or as a direct
result of my own complaints about the car.

I also regularly patronize two different dealerships; the list of parts
is the summation of what both have replaced.

> complain to Audi Customer Service. In my experience, badly scalloped
> tires will not even out after new shocks are put in - the tires need
> to be replaced as well.

This is what I was afraid of and why I've been trying to find some reasonable
explenation for the problem. Thanks for the input; I'll check it out.

-Chris