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A couple of additional points
Posted by Eric Law [Email] (more from Eric Law) on Wed, 15 Jan 2003 13:22:20
In Reply to: Don't shoot me.. Audi question, Waldo, Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:01:46
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Waldo,
As the other posters have said, the labor cost probably wouldn't be that much. But there are a couple of other considerations:
1) Many parts of Louisiana aren't exactly "foreign-car friendly", especially when it comes to European cars. Audis are great cars but they have to be maintained by the right person - they're not just Toyotas with different badges. When you're out and about take a look - do you see any other Audis on the road in your area? If not, service might be a problem. If you do, you might see if you can connect with some of the owners to find who to take the car to for repairs.
2) Consider the quality parts that come with it. If the struts are Boge or Sachs or Bilstein, and the brake parts are good name-brands that's good. If the struts are from Monroe or other cheap domestic manufacturers, you *don't* want them in your car! I used to fix Audis for a living and there was a local shop that sold Monroe shocks and installed them in anything from Chevettes to Ferraris. On several occasions, we had large-body Audis come in that had cheap shocks installed by "shop X" less than 20,000 miles ago and they were already completely failed. Worst thing is the owner of "shop X" was friends with the owner of my shop, he tried many times to tell him not to put cheap shocks in those cars, he'd never listen.
Eric Law
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Posts in this Thread:
- Don't shoot me.. Audi question, Waldo, Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:01:46
- Thanks everyone for the info., Waldo, Thu, 16 Jan 2003 13:07:56
- A couple of additional points, Eric Law, Wed, 15 Jan 2003 13:22:20 <-- Viewing This Message
- I've own one of those >, Phil, Wed, 15 Jan 2003 11:47:49
- Howdy Waldo, welcome to the USA. Now, to address, Jethro, Wed, 15 Jan 2003 08:26:45
- Re: Don't shoot me.. Audi question, Yaofeng, Wed, 15 Jan 2003 08:18:20
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