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Old 1st February 2017, 10:34 AM
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Default Video of an R8 V10 repair after a rat chewed the wiring

I would hope the insurance company footed the bill!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bFdZp3eefM
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Old 1st February 2017, 11:25 AM
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That's a fantastic effort to record all that - just goes to show how much work can be involved working on cars.

Surprised they didn't fit a new loom given how far stripped out it was.
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wow

I suspect one of the reasons they made the effort of filming the entire process was to justify the size of the bill to the insurer/customer.
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I'm sure the Audi service guys are well trained, but I wouldn't want that car back if it was mine. Made in Germany, rebuilt in a dealer service bay... I'll pass thanks
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Old 1st February 2017, 11:52 AM
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Given it was "delivery mileage" and a number of years old also - I suspect it had been stored off road - I wonder if they even had insurance!?

In any case, goes to show - low mileage cars are not always a good idea!!!!!
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