90 Q Coupe Wheel Woes (Dirty Dirty Dirty)

[Darrin <darrinL@mail1.nai.net>]

I am considering buying a 90Q Coupe, and the horrendously dirty (and
uncleanable) Speedline wheels are a deterrent to purchasing the
particular car I am considering.  The post below talks about "Audi Card
Warranty."  What is it?  The current owner has one month left on what he
described as the "dealer warranty."  Will the wheels be covered under
this warranty as described by Mr. Hayashi below (please say yes so I can
by the coupe!!)

	I am definitely buying an A4 in a year or so, and I owned a 90Q Coupe
before, so my history as a loyal Audi person has been established.  Do
the dealers care about this stuff?  I live in Danbury, CT - any dealers
people can recommend?


	Darrin Lucas
	Danbury, CT
	
	Searching for another Q

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> My CQ also suffered from kaka-looking wheels when it was still owned by
> the previous owner.   Right before the Audi Card Warranty expired, he
> took the car to the dealer and complained about the wheels.  To his surprise,
> the dealer replaced them with a new set!!  He was happy and now I'm happy.
> 
> I didn't know that the Audi Card covered such things.
> 
> - -------------------------------------------------
> Takayuki Hayashi
> 1990 Coupe Quattro 20V
> hayasht@vrg.toronto.edu

> - ----- Begin Included Message -----
> From: "Duff, Ian" <IDuff@charter.com>
> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 15:53:08 -0500
> Subject: RE: 90 Quattro Wheels
> 
> Some 90q20vs came with the Speedline 15x7 rims, with (I think) an offset
> of ET43, and a tahr size of (again, I think, no, really, I do)
> 205/50-15. Our very own Bob D'Amato would know these numbers, as might
> Paul Royal, both of whom suffer from their 20v cars having twice as many
> doors as are appropriate.
> 
> The 1990-1991 Coupe quattro came with the Speedline 15x7 rims as
> standard, but with an offset of ET37, and a tahr size of 205/60-15, or
> 195/65-15 if the original owner opted for the all-season tahrs.
> 
> In either size, the Speedlines are notorious for the clearcoat on the
> outer rim peeling and looking like kaka.

> Ian Duff, 1990 Coupe quattro 20v, Red/Black
> quattro Owners Club member P877