On Monday, May 17, 1999 11:44 AM, Stephen J. Swift [SMTP:sjswift@cby.com]
wrote:
>
> At one time or another, most of us have experienced frustration,
> embarassment or anger as a direct result of our cars' Lucas electrical
> system. Knowing that, I thought you might enjoy my recent discovery that
> Ultimate Driving Machines breed electrical gremlins of their own.
<interesting story snipped>
Bosch is certainly no better than Lucas, IMO. They BOTH are pretty bad !
I once owned an Audi 100LS that wanted to have all it's fuses replaced on
a regular basis. As soon as I started buying Buss fuses, instead of Bosch,
the problem subsided. And, Bosch parts are (at least were) horribly
expensive. I was quoted $250 for an alternator and regulator (rebuilt, not
new), back in 1977 ! Instead, I got a GM alternator and regulator for $20
.
I really enjoyed a comment from a fellow Audi owner : "I've finally figured
it out. Audi is German for lemon".
It actually was a great little car, but the electricals were certainly a
pain.
Randall
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