Re: Audi

[rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu (R Justin Andrews)]

I must state my though on the subject....
I have bottomed out my 5ks and dented the drain pan but a pan that cracks
and she's not even sure how she did this I would think should be replaced..
Not that I like to go speed bump hopping but this is not the first 
occurence of drain pans cracking that I have heard of on the newer A models
I don't recall hearing about cracked oil pans on older models and I understand
they are using different materials but you would think Audi would make 
the oil pan a ltillt stronger and or/protected from these type of things..

Just my thoughts!
Rich Andrews
rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu
> 
> I disagree!  From the sounds of it she was driving reasonable until the
> warning lights came on.  If she tried running a parking lot plow line at
> 50MPH then I would agree, but if she's not exactly sure what caused it
> then I would say it's a product defect.
> 
> > >
> > > From: Cindy I am now the unhappy owner of a new Audi. Yesterday I was
> > > informed that  I had hit something to fracture the oil pan... I am so sad
> > > and now short several hundred dollars for it is not covered by warranty..
> > > The manager said this was not uncommon... I see this as a design flaw
> > > and/or I am not a very good driver. I suspect I went over an ice bank to
> > > do this; however, does this not seem to be a design flaw to you?? Thanks
> > > for  just listening. Cindy
> > >
> > >
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