Get on the A8 forum at AudiWorld.com (aka AWA. We've got a good group of
knowledgeable A8 owners there.

At this point, were I you, I'd be looking at a ZF-rebuilt tranny. ZF just opened
a rebuilding facility in the U.S., located in Chicagoland. A8 board wunderkind
Paul Waterloo visited, and has posted a review in AWA8.

Good luck.

JimR


"MDN" <mnowling@starband.net> wrote:

>So, I just heard today from customer service at Audi -- they won't make even
>a token effort to compensate for the transmission failure on my 1997 A8 with
>65,000 miles. I didn't expect them to do the $10,000 fix for free -- but
>they didn't even apologize (which would have cost them nothing) that I've
>had this experience with this car -- a car the local dealer has maintained
>at a schedule that exceeded the Audi recommendations. I'm a careful driver,
>the car has not been abused, and until this time I have been a major
>supporter and recommender of Audi.
>
>Do you have any suggestions? I plan on sharing this info with everyone I
>know -- so, please, pass the word.
>
>Mike Nowling
>