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Old 11-17-2004, 08:45 AM
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Default I feel bad for Marc Trahan allready...

How many of you will be attending?

<a href="http://www.edmunds.com/townhall/chat/audia6chat111704.html">Live Chat with the Director of Audi Quality controll</a>

I think I'll b*tch about the quality of the current C5 and ask how Audi will reflct on its changing policies and how/if that will effect the C6.

CV Boots, Tie End Rods, Control Arms etc...
Old 11-17-2004, 08:57 AM
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...oil leaks, weak water pumps, and fading info displays.
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Default He is a good guy

And a knowledgable guy. I've never done one of these chats so I don't know how they filter the questions... but he has a ton of technical and AoA specific knowledge.
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Default Oh, and don't forget....

the damn brake rotors, and the headlight washers jets, and the brake light switch(s).

This could turn into a melee... : ^ )
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he doesn't need a live chat. he just needs to spend one hour at this forum
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Default Like Jason said...he is a decent guy..

Yes, I have emailed him and got responses from time to time. I wanna ask him why Axel is leaving. :-)
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Any chance someone can try to capture a transcript? Gonna miss this one...
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Default I dont dout it...

...but one day the C6 will aslo be an Assured CPO vehicle and I'd like to know what Audi will consider "wear &amp; tear" items as well as what improvements regarding the many known issues from the C5 have made the C6 a more reliable design.

I'm a current customer and if Audi wishes to retain its customers, they should start focusing on these gray area's.

I realize it is mainly a discussin pertaining to the new A6, but in order to understand what is expected to be so great about this new A6 (which reflects on the current brand), I'd like to see if Audi even recognizes the current problems a 7 year platform still endures, even in its 2004 C5 models.
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Default Go easy. I'm sure he doesn't get the final say on all budget items.

Bean counters ultimately determine how good the car will be. Audi has to compete with Mercedes (which is obviously letting quality slip) and BMW (which has its own quality issues). It would be interesting if one of the German makers decided to go "Toyota" in quality control, and see if it wins market share.


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