Fw: Stupid Parts Tricks

["Frank Amoroso" <famoroso@sprintmail.com>]

Worst prices I've ever had the mis-fortune of paying were for model specific
(not 911, not 914) 914-6 parts. I'm assuming that Ur-q only parts are pretty
$$$ as well.

                            Frank--
-----Original Message-----
>Brandon said:
>
>> Also interesting, why are the four nuts 046 145 749, which attach
>> the turbo to the EM, $10 each?!?  What are those babies made of?
>> And no I'm not going so far as to replace them...
>
>I once heard from my resident mechanic and ex-Porsche owner that
>the bolts which mount the turbo on his Porshe were $80 each!  One of
>the few items which makes Audi parts seem reasonable, if only by
>comparison...