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RE: '91 200TQ fire



Eric:

Very sorry to hear about the amp fire that caused the premature demise of
your car.  I remember what the car looks or looked like, from the video sent
by the previous owner, when I was interested in that car.

Here's my .02, for what it's worth.  I'd try to get as much info as possible
on the exact sequence of events leading up to the fire.  Since it doesn't
sound like you did anything regarding those amps, or the wiring in there,
you might want to get in touch with the previous owner, and ask him if he
knows anything.  He purchased the car from a dealer in Pittsburgh, so it
might be worth calling them as well.  That info is detailed in the extended
warranty the previous owner had purchased (he sent me a copy).

Since Bose supplied systems for other manufacturers, such as Nissan
(Infiniti), you might call an Infiniti dealer or two and ask if there were
problems with Bose amp fires in those cars.

As for AoA, I think that in general, they won't do much.  First, I doubt
they're much concerned about the older cars, especially the type 44s, which
were mostly a bad memory for them.  Don't misinterpret me; I think they were
much maligned cars and I own one, but AoA's incentives are different.  Also,
and I think we in North America lose sight of this, unlike the situation for
many other marques, North America has not been a large market for Audi.
This is recently changing, and Audi is really marketing the new cars, but it
will likely take them awhile to adjust their customer service approach to
meet the new demands.  In '86, when they sold over 90,000 units, they did so
by attracting people who used to buy Buicks and Olds.  When they got slammed
with the press associated with UA, their PR and marketing people were like
deer caught in the headlights.  My guess is that if something similar came
up today, AoA wouldn't be able to handle it much better.

Good luck, and you have my sympathy.

- Jim