RE: 90q20v Exhaust Donuts -mmmmm, donuts

["Duff, Ian" <IDuff@charter.com>]

Did you try Linda at Carlsen (800.523.2408)? She's usually able to get
parts for a *little* less than your average embezzler, er dealer. HTH.
-Ian Duff.
	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Bertenyi, Tamas [SMTP:Tamas.Bertenyi@nrc.ca]
	Sent:	Tuesday, 22 July 1997 5:14 PM
	To:	'Audi20v'; 'QUATTRO'
	Subject:	90q20v Exhaust Donuts -mmmmm, donuts

	Mmmm, donuts. I like donuts. Except when they cost $27 a piece! 
	[insert choking sounds here with vivid image of shocked Audi
owner 
	spewing half-eaten donut bits everywhere). The so-called donuts
I am 
	referring to are the O-rings found in the 90q20v's exhaust
system. 
	They are used to join two separate segments of pipe together. I 
	replaced the one in the rear a few months ago. Got the part from
the 
	dealer for $9CDN. I can live with that. Now I have to replace
the one 
	up front where the exhaust header becomes the exhaust pipe
(upstream 
	of the cat). This joint is held together by four spring loaded
bolts 
	($8CDN!) of which one is currently missing (where in the world
did it 
	go to?) and the O-ring should be replaced as well. As stated 
	previously, dealer is asking $27CDN for it! Is this a different
O-ring 
	from the one downstream (looks the same in the Bentley...) or is
my 
	dealer suddenly considering 300% inflation because he doesn't
like the 
	way I look?

	Just to put things into perspective, I can get 84 of the most 
	mouth-watering, spine-tingling apple fritter donuts for that
much 
	money! (well, 84.16 but I don't think they sell donut
fractions).

	All this talk of donuts is making me hungry,
		Tamas
		'90 90q20v