Re: Well, It Finally Happened.....

[frank@zk3.dec.com]

  >Anyway - turns out the water pump was beginning to go out, which affected
  >the timing belt, yada yada, $650.00, yada, yada - now it's fine.  What a
  >pisser - but I knew what I was getting into when I bought her.  Still, only
  >53k!  What's that all about??
  >
  >I knew the timing belt was coming up for replacement, so it made the
  >expense a little more palatable.

Sounds bogus to me.  I don't know what Audi's t belt replacement interval
is, but for most makes it's around 60K mile I believe.  That means it should
last at least to, say, 80K, shouldn't it?
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--Doug

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