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2009 Audi A3 Base 4dr HB MT 2.0T FTrk S Line

2009 Audi A3
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Front Wheel Drive, 4 Door HB, Small Station Wgn
21 mpg city / 30 mpg hwy
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October 18, 2012, 9:48 am

Joi S
 

Question: after 75,000 check within 300 miles - our rear differential is coming apart internally, really?

after 75,000 check within 300 miles - our rear differential is coming apart internally, really?


October 23, 2012, 10:15 pm

Richard W
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Sometimes they just let go. If the diff was full of fluid they did there jog. If they saw metal in it they would have told you. That is the way they make money.


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