Re: 200 qw front pads update

[Trisha Bethen <trishab@mv.mv.com>]

On Thu, 16 May 1996, Alex Kowalski wrote:

> Trisha Bethen wrote:
> 
> > Pardon my ignorance.....what does UFO stand for?  ....blame 
> > Clinton-baby and his cronies for that one.
> 
> Trish, the brakes that you are blaming Bill Clinton for being too expensive are something a little different 
> than your Mustang's.  They are internal-caliper brakes.  The caliper is on the inside, the rotor on the 
> outside (it's in the archive).  It is a special design tried by Audi on some of its high-performance cars that 
> has had a spotty track-record and has been very expensive for some of this list's contributors.  Theoretically 
> it was supposed to work much better, but in practice it often hasn't.  I don't think the President had much to 
> do with this particular problem. 
> 
> Best Wishes,
> 
> Alex Kowalski
> '84 4KQ
> 
Were these on all 84 4KQ's?  My son's Q does not have them.....