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Nah.. expert witnesses will show it was a failure elsewhere. Also the aftermarket exhaust will have design specs within tolerances of the OEM. You can run an e
by sjg007 9y ago
Nah.. expert witnesses will show it was a failure elsewhere. Also the aftermarket exhaust will have design specs within tolerances of the OEM. You can run an engine with no exhaust just fine. It will be expensive to litigate that though, maybe more than the cost of the engine repair itself. They should probably include the aftermarket exhaust manufacturer in the suit as well. They have a vested interest in Audi not winning. After market parts have a long history of litigation especially with insurance company repairs. If they are effectively within spec your friend should be fine.
- gambiting 9y agoYes, an independent expert will show that, but the issue here is that the cost if litigation is not zero, and the whole case could take months in courts - all while you're making payments for a car you can't drive at all. And yes, you can produce a witness that will say "this damage wasn't caused by the aftermarket exhaust" and Audi will produce a written statement by their engineering team in Ingolstadt staying "this damage was caused by the aftermarket exhaust" - and which side will the judge side with? The makers of the engine, or an independent expert? I have no doubt that Audi would lie(or at least make statements which are not false but are not necessarily applicable in this situation) about it to get out of replacing an engine for an RS6. I agree that involving the manufacturer of the exhaust would have been a good idea.