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Re:German prosecutors charge ex-Audi boss Stadler over emiss... by usaphp on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @06:49AM (#20573186)
But any company would do the same. If it’s outside of a warranty period - they won’t fix anything for free
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Re:German prosecutors charge ex-Audi boss Stadler over emiss... by gavia1 on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @06:50AM (#20573197)
$35,000 is a lot of cash for a new transmission.

But if the car is 5 years out of warranty why not take it to a specialist who would charge much less?

What was the fault? It must had been a severe gearbox failure to warrant a complete replacement rather than a rebuild.

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