Re: A6Q wagon

[VINCELYONS@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-02-08 02:52:48 EST, you write:

<< When I started my wagon, it made this quite loud rattling sound and I
 tapped on the throttle a bit to give it a little help. Every thing was
 fine and then I thought it was just a very minor sound. Well, I could
 not even make it to the driveway and the CHECK light came on! My brand
 new wagon died... talking about road side assistant program, I had a
 team of mechanics under the hood, with the nicest looking tools... >>

Apparently they really bent over backwords for you.   It's one thing
for a dealer to have an assortment of Audi loaners for scheduled 
maint, but on the spot to pull a 1.8 ( In considerable demand ) out of stock
(probablly floor planned) and put it in loaner/demo service  to me is a 
sign of a company that respects you  and wants you as a customer.

Bad things should not happen, especially to such a new car, but they do.
The warrany, roadside assistance & loaner aren't there to  tell you that
bad things can't happen.  They are there to tell you that if they do, Audi
will step to the plate.  To me it sounds like the dealer did the job they 
are supposed to.  Ok, so  the tensioner took a crap. Give them a chance
to make it right. If the valves did hit the pistons and the compression
leaked 
out onto the ground,  give them till Wed. or Thurs and flog the 1.8T not the
dealer.

Vince Lyons