Mine did too.

[Mike Arman <armanmik@n-jcenter.com>]

>
>> I was driving my newly purchased 87 4KSQ home last night and one
>> of the piston connector rods decided to take a look outside the engine
>> block. Luckily, I just put it on my Insurance before I picked it up and
>> got towing and labor. Fluid levels were fine, and I took it easy on the
>> drive home. I drove it 30 minutes and stopped by my parents on the way,
>> and then 15 more where it blew up.
>
>This is the first first-person account I've ever seen of an Audi engine
>throwing a rod.
>
>- --
> Phil Payne


When I bought my 86 5 KS for $400, it, too had a thrown rod. You could see
through both sides of the block - but it started and ran! Not well, and
lots of noise, but you could move the car under it's own power.

I think in this case, someone deliberately set out to break it, as in place
a brick on the gas pedal and see what happens.

But you're right - I-5 bottom ends seem to be virtually immortal.

Best Regards,

Mike Arman