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Old 01-24-2017, 12:11 PM   #1
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An interesting S6 wagon for sale down here

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/5968947227.html
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Old 01-24-2017, 12:55 PM   #2
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Has the GOOD 340 hp 4.2 v8 with a belt, unlike the timing chain 4.2 in the next gen S4's etc...
Seems odd that a belt is preferred unless it is in a different spot.
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Old 01-24-2017, 01:24 PM   #3
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Seems odd that a belt is preferred unless it is in a different spot.
Apparently the chains eat themselves even more rapidly and in worse ways.
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Old 01-24-2017, 01:37 PM   #4
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Apparently the chains eat themselves even more rapidly and in worse ways.
great job audi
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Old 01-24-2017, 10:01 PM   #5
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And they are interference engines, I assume.
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And they are interference engines, I assume.
And apparently other interesting features like powder coating the interior of the valve cover - somewhat problematic when it flakes off.
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And apparently other interesting features like powder coating the interior of the valve cover - somewhat problematic when it flakes off.
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Old 01-25-2017, 12:24 PM   #8
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I have yet to have anything that's powder coated be worth a damn. The stuff comes off the trailer in sheets.
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