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Old 06-27-2003, 07:16 AM
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Default OUCH, good friend just had his A4 1.8t timing belt go. $3200. Prev. owner said it had been done...

...but it looks like the prev owner was lying just to sell the car. Suckage.
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Default what was the mileage...

we should start compiling statistics on the mileage at the time of tensioner failure and the model year of the car...

That should be a much more compelling piece of evidence to send AoA
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Default heh - nice sig... It is amazing how often these things fail

I have a friend in the auto recycling buisness - he said the 1.8T motors are crazy expensive and sell like hotcakes...

Sux that the previous owner was full of ****.
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Default I start to scare for MY98.5. I am at 91K. Not sure that my was change at 60K or not......

How can I tell?
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Default Dealer may be able to run your vin. Unless,

it was done outside of dealers. I would just DO it. It's cheap insurance if you're not sure!
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Any dealer?
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yeah how do u get a hot girl to lay next to an R8
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Default What year was it? Do you plan on doing you '00 at 50 -60K?

BTW, did you get the hard drive cage working? I'm sorry I couldn't call you.
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70K, no mods.
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He had a '98.5. I do plan on doing mine at 50-60K.


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