Re: My Transmission "BARKS"

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

>Mine . . .
>
>1993 100cs    Automatic
>Between 2nd and 3rd gear (only) . . . it "barks" while upshifting.
>This barking noise is a semi high-pitched slipping sort of noise.
>Is this common for this car (I've hear of hard shifting).
>My suspicion is that this is not only not normal, it's abnormal.
>Quick, it's still under warranty (100% for 30 days)!
>What do you folks recommend?

Go to the dealer in a nice suit, hand them the keys, and say "the
transmission is acting funny.  Fix it."  Walk over to a a8 in the showroom,
play with the sunvisors, fiddle the knobs, etc. etc.  Wait for
vulture(saleperson) to land and mention you're thinking of trading in your
100CS(mention you're dropping it off for tranny repairs, augh, it's
horrible, piece of junk, old car, makes funny noises, augh, you want a new
car.  Play it out, rant and rave about the 'ol clunker, suck them into it;
they'll think, aha, easy sale here!  For extra fun, mention the 7 series or
compare the a8 to the 7 series.)  Then look back towards the service dept.
in an oh-shoot sort of way, mention something along the lines of, "hey, I
forgot to get a loaner while my car's in for service."

The result could be amusing.  You might end up with an a6 or a8 for the
"afternoon", and to boot, the dealer is going to do that service _real_
quick to get the a8 back on the lot(and to increase chances of a potential
sale!)

Brett

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