FASH + Lies, lies and more lies !

[trevithick]

Well the 2 has just had its' 160,000 miles service (a bit early but the head gasket sort of forced it a tad) and lo and behold I've found another little thing that was missed over the last 16 years of Audi servicing.
As some may be aware my 2 had a FASH until I bought it and decided that it was time for a bit more care to be taken over the work being done, needless to say at its' first service at RK it turned out that on the last service (only 6 months previous) the oil filter hadn't been changed (date and the fact it was rusty were a clue) amongst a list of things that seemed to have been overlooked. Well here's the classic at this service they've just replaced the original fuel filter, I suspect this is meant to be changed more often than 160 k ?
I might donate it to a museum (1994 it is) or just stick it in a bin.
2 morals to this story
1 Check that Audi do what they say they do !
2 Audi aren't to be trusted.
All I can say is I'm glad Porsche did such a good job of bolting the old girl together in the first place.
Cheers
T

[DuncS3]

Yep, agree - I have a UR quattro (88 MB) - I wouldn't go near an Audi main dealer with it - FASH on these age cars is no sign of good care - far better a respected specialist has looked after it.

Dunc

[simrs]

I've been a bit more fortunate. I live in France and my main dealer does a good job. They asign the same man to the job every tiime who has worked on RS2's since they came out - even if it's a simple service. So, for the moment I can't complain!!

[trevithick]

I've been a bit more fortunate. I live in France and my main dealer does a good job. They asign the same man to the job every tiime who has worked on RS2's since they came out - even if it's a simple service. So, for the moment I can't complain!!

There had to one somewhere who was asleep in the "how to con loyal customers" part of the training program.
Bless 'em.
T

[scillyisles]

Must have been more than one person asleep them because my RS2 has always been serviced by the supplying dealer and I have no complaints.

[trevithick]

It must have been a boring bit of the training, a bit like the changing filters bit .
I only wish they were all as good, but knowing a few people in the trade over the years sadly main dealers can be a bit hit and miss (mine went through more than one without works done).
Hey it could be worse, a Ford dealer forgot to put oil back in the engine of my mothers Orion (that dates it) on the first service and had to fit a new engine after it siezed.
Ho hum
T

[DickyC]

That didn't make comfortable reading, Mark.

The Newbury Audi boys drooled over the car and they charged me a fortune and they conned me.

I wonder if Neil (the owner previous to me) had this problem with Listers of Coventry where he had it serviced all those years?