Rattles, was Re: More UFO rambling.....

[t44tq at mindspring.com]

Arun-
You put it in words better than me. Driving the 200 back to
back with the A4, I can practically feel the chassis flex of
the 200. The A4 feels like a solid piece of billet steel compared
to the 200.

In that regard, I can't wait to get a 6-spd. A6 2.7T with upgrades
to 420hp.

Taka

-----Original Message-----
From: Arun Rao [mailto:rao at pixar.com]
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:52 AM
To: t44tq at mindspring.com
Cc: 'CL Wong'; '200q'
Subject: Re: Rattles, was Re: More UFO rambling.....


Yes, I'm with Taka on this one.  The chassis design is old  (ca.
1983!), and just isn't in the same league with respect to rigidity.
I've driven an ur-S4, and I have a neu-S4, and both are a lot better.

That being said,  the old girl pretty much feels the same at 152K as it
(she!) did at 37K -- pretty darn good, I'd say.

-Arun

'91 200Q
'00 S4

On Monday, September 30, 2002, at 06:01  AM, t44tq at mindspring.com wrote:

> I've noticed the same thing relative to newer cars-
> I think it's a matter of chassis stiffness. There is
> no comparison between a E46 BMW and a type 44 in chassis
> stiffness- the E46 is far, far stiffer.
>
> Taka
>
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