My 89 200TQ suffered a wiring harness 
meltdown after a apparent seize up of the cooling fan motor. Retrofitting the 
fusible link 
to the motor was on my list of to do's in the near future but 
unfortunately it never happened. My mechanic, located in Amityville, 
NY
gave me a preliminary quote of "about $1500 to replace it with 
the one and only wiring harness available in the country!"
    Any BTDT's on this type of repair would be 
greatly appreciated. I'm thinking that even after the repair, it just will never 
be 
the same car. It all seems so unfair; you maintain your car in 
the proper manner, are rewarded with a superior vehicle that feels
like it's good for another 200,000 miles and then, well, away 
it goes.....
    I'll be getting the final word tomorrow on 
exactly what's needed to complete the repairs. Just a thought; being that 
Audi upgraded
their design in 1990 models, maybe I can get them to provide compensation 
for the repair. 
            
                
    
      Andrew 
Micali
      89 200TQ
      87 
4000CSQ