Life after LS430 UL Package...?
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'99 A8 was the first real implementation of this. Main propshafts were designed to break at 100k (service interval for it was 80) and it DID if left unserviced (and it did cost 3k+usd). It was designed like this, and this is a known fact, eventually acknowledged by Audi...
Not going to argue further about that, as it's going offtopic and if i talk about something, i won't make ignorant statements just for 'effect' or whatever... Check W220 or '01 7-beamer (or A8) forums and be amazed at types of mechanicals failures these 'high-class' vehicles are prone to. Broken heads (broked! due to premature metal fatigue), shafts torn in half, broken aluminum-alloy control arms etcetcetc... Is it because germany have bad metal? Highly doubt it ))))
Not going to argue further about that, as it's going offtopic and if i talk about something, i won't make ignorant statements just for 'effect' or whatever... Check W220 or '01 7-beamer (or A8) forums and be amazed at types of mechanicals failures these 'high-class' vehicles are prone to. Broken heads (broked! due to premature metal fatigue), shafts torn in half, broken aluminum-alloy control arms etcetcetc... Is it because germany have bad metal? Highly doubt it ))))
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