Lorne,
Did they also say, "OOPS!" and "sorry"?
They should have.....
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes

"Lorne Dyke" > wrote in message
news:ID%De.14915$N91.1245@trnddc08...
> Steve,
> Turns out the '02 S4 sold in the USA was equipped with a full size spare.
I
> only learned this today after contact from the dealer (at long last). They
> admitted the full size spare must have been removed for another car, and
> replaced with the new INCORRECT compact spare.
>
> ~ Lorne
> '02 S4 (H&R coil overs, Neuspeed rear anti-sway, Ronal LZ's, Reiger aero)
> '99 528iT (Dinan S1, BBS RK's, Wilwood 4 piston calipers)
>
> "Steve Sears" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Lorne,
> > Not that I'd blame you, but could you/someone else accidentally taken
the
> > wrong spare tire when you had it out during the School? IME, there's a
> > lot
> > of "ugly steel spares" being tossed around in prep for those events.
Odds
> > are that there's a driving school student driving around with a 5-hole
S4
> > spare in the trunk of their 4-lug car.
> > Cheers!
> > Steve Sears
> > 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> > 1980 Audi 5k
> > 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
> > (SPAM Blocker NOTE: Remove SHOES to reply)
> >
> > "Lorne Dyke" > wrote in message
> > news:T2jDe.21852$Zu1.13796@trnddc04...
> >> Wolfgang,
> >> I'm embarrassed to say I routinely checked and adjusted air pressure in
> > the
> >> spare, and unloaded / loaded it when driving in my three ACNA/BMWCCA
> >> "Performance Driving School" weekends. It never occurred to me that the
> > bolt
> >> pattern could be wrong for the car! I'll have to stop rushing to get on
> > the
> >> track and actually look at my equipment closer!
> >> - Lorne
> >>
> >> "Wolfgang Pawlinetz" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > Lorne Dyke wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>"customer care", and have found it useless! I had a flat tire in
SoCal
> > and
> >> >>tried to install the compact spare which came with the car. Problem
was
> >> >>the
> >> >>spare was 4-lug and didn't even fit over the S4's front brake
calipers
> > to
> >> >>mate with the 5-lug rotor.
> >> >
> >> > Ouch. That's bad. So there is a wrong spare wheel in your car?
> >> > Strange.
> >> >
> >> >>Called for road side assistance...no help after 1
> >> >>1/2 hours and I had to leave my car for another ride. After getting
my
> >> >>flat
> >> >>fixed I called Audi NA "customer care" about the spare, and after 3
> >> >>follow-up calls regarding my assigned case number I have not had a
call
> >> >>back
> >> >>in 3 weeks! So still no spare tire. Useless I say!
> >> >
> >> > Well, honestly I think it's a shame that they didn't help you when
you
> >> > needed road side assistance, but legally I think your case lies with
> >> > the Audi Dealer that sold you a car with a clearly wrong spare wheel.
> >> > In those couple years, you never ever took a look at the spare wheel?
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> >
> >> > Wolfgang
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>