Re: Audi: Keith flames Cindy

["J. Kris Baca" <kris.baca@nwa.com>]

Whoa! I think you're way too quick to judge here.  First, Cindy can't be
too dumb as she bought an Audi.  Second she had the sense to ask Kerry
who is a member of this list and therefore on the high end of the IQ scale.

Also it is entirely possible that during manufacture or shipping or at
any other time Cindy's oil pan was damaged (fractured possibly by a
fall) such that it was invisible to the naked eye.  This damaged
component was then mistakenly installed on an otherwise flawless new
Audi.  Subsequent day-to-day use weakened the part until failure.  This
would not be Cindy's fault and she is well within her rights to request
replacement since purchase of a new Audi implies new, undamaged parts
which she did not receive.  If this is the case then AoA owes her a new
oil pan.

I think we need to hear from Kerry again to find out if an actual event
caused the failure or if she noticed it over time.  Also we would need
to find out if Cindy is prone to "driving like an idiot" or not.  A few
posted digital pictures of the part in question would take care of that
question.  


Keith Bedard wrote:
> 
> If you hit a tree for no reason because you are
> a) an idiot
> b) driving like an idiot,
> should AoA pay for repairs, or a new car? Of course not, Cindy is both, a &
> b. To expect that an auto manufacturer would pay for damages from hitting
> something, and blame it on a design flaw, is absurd.
> 
> I have news for you, Cindy - all cars (those things with 4 wheels that you
> obviously only put gas into) - all have these reservoirs to collect the
> engine oil for recirculation. These reservoirs are called "Oil Pans", and
> they are all on the bottom of engines. That's right kids, it is simply part
> of how an engine is built. Can you say "Oil Pan". I bet you can.
> 
> These excerpts must be from the absolute dumbest person who is licensed to
> drive:
> "I was informed that I had hit something to fracture the oil pan... I see
> this as a design flaw and/or I am not a very good driver."
> 
> Hey Cindy, I think drunk drivers should sue the car manufacturer, because
> they didn't prepare for them to hit a tree after drinking a 12-pack.
> Actually, maybe they should sue the owner of the land where the tree grows,
> because they should have prepared for you to hit the tree.
> 
> Hey Kerry, I am not sure where you work, but I pity your company for the
> intellect of some of the employees there...
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kerry Griffith [SMTP:kgriffit@parkcity.k12.ut.us]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 11:52 AM
> > To:   q
> > Subject:      FWD: Audi
> >
> > One of my colleagues just sent this to me. Is she S.O.L. due to pilot
> > error?  Would AoA step up to the plate if she complained enough? TIA.
> > Kerry
> > 91 200q
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >