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[STEMO]

My astra has a chain. I know this because I can hear it on startup. 

[henryd]

auf sprung durch dogshit.  They can't make a boot latch that lasts more than 3years, what chance to they have with an engine?? 

V6 engine in a tiny car... no thanks. Nightmare to work on. 

I've got a 17 year old A3 parked outside,done 210k miles and everything on it still works,its not even had a clutch replaced yet

But that probably has the 1.9 PD or the 1.6 slug petrol in it 

Old AGR tdi  lump that's never been touched,same boot lock as all the rest though 

[Doctor Gollum]

Their stated reason* is that the chain is a non-serviced item so they put it at the back to give more space at the front to work on the engine.






* Sounds like so much bull$h!t to me

"Style that one out" as Phil Spencer says...

[X30XE]

auf sprung durch dogshit.  They can't make a boot latch that lasts more than 3years, what chance to they have with an engine?? 

V6 engine in a tiny car... no thanks. Nightmare to work on. 

I've got a 17 year old A3 parked outside,done 210k miles and everything on it still works,its not even had a clutch replaced yet

But that probably has the 1.9 PD or the 1.6 slug petrol in it 

Old AGR tdi  lump that's never been touched,same boot lock as all the rest though 

Exhibit A : Audi S6 Timing chain failure @ 31 DAYS OLD !



I could add the receipt for my next door neighbours A5 boot latch but yeah... moot point in the greater scheme of VAG corrupt nazi shittiness. 

[Kevin Wood]

When you look at the simplicity of the Omega's cam belt (which does the same thing) how can anyone design a carbuncle like that and be proud of it.

[Doctor Gollum]

Durchfall von Arsche

[X30XE]

When you look at the simplicity of the Omega's cam belt (which does the same thing) how can anyone design a carbuncle like that and be proud of it.

Bad example... 40k is a truly pathetic service interval... but yeah... why on earth would you use 20 times as much material thus risking a premature failure before 40k 

[Kevin Wood]

When you look at the simplicity of the Omega's cam belt (which does the same thing) how can anyone design a carbuncle like that and be proud of it.

Bad example... 40k is a truly pathetic service interval... but yeah... why on earth would you use 20 times as much material thus risking a premature failure before 40k 

Indeed. The service interval didn't work out great for the GM engine in the end, but it is also nearly a 30 year old design. I know what I'd rather have.

EDIT: 40K miles is a tad better than 31 days, too.