RE: One Hot V8

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

Bob is spot on here.  As a matter of fact it has been posted here in the
past that Audi has done studies on the airbags as they have aged and they
have decided to increase the replacement interval to either 12 or 15 years.


Keep in mind that it is difficult to know exactly how any new device will
hold up over time.  I'm sure that Audi (and the other manufacturers) took a
conservative line in estimating how long the bags will last.  

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> At 01:57 PM 11/17/1999 -0500, Brett Dikeman wrote:
> >Airbags only last 10-11 years.  The dealer isn't pulling your leg.
> 
> No, the dealer may not be pulling legs but what evidence is there that
> airbags only last 10 years or so?  None that I'm aware of.  Only
> speculation from so bureaucrat somewhere made about 10 years 
> ago.  Or was
> that from some airbag supplier in anticipation of selling bunches of
> airbags several years into the future?
> 
> >We're finally getting around the time where the first airbags are 
> >starting to reach the service interval.  On a $1000 car, who's going 
> >to spend $1000+ on an airbag?  It's insane.  The airbag guys are 
> >probably laughing all the way to the bank and bracing themselves for 
> >a LOT of business.  Expect to see airbag prices skyrocket as demand 
> >goes up.  I can't wait until 2001 when mine expires...joy.  Not.