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[Al Smith]

Alan & John:
                     You might be right on your perception of the list being
dormant because of previous owners
have sold  their B5 Audis.

                      I recently sold my 2001 with only 72,000 miles for
$10,500.  It was my favorite car of
all time.

                       I had in my mind to buy a 2006 or newer S4 with the
V8.  I tried one out and did NOT like
it.  Sure in stock form it probably could out run the 2001, if you really
pushed it.  It does not have the usable torque
that the 2001 had, and  it felt a little clumsy.

                      I went across the street to look for used M3 BMW's,
and tripped across a 2008 BMW 135i with 300 miles
on it.  It wasn't even on my radar screen.  What a blast to drive with
similar torque characteristics of the B5 Audi.
300 hp, 300 lb torque.    It is definitely faster that the old S4.

                        The jury is out which is the best car.  I do miss
the AWD, and did not realize what it meant
until I lost it with the rear wheel drive.   You can easily get in trouble
with the two wheel drive, where the 4 wheel
hardware will save your butt.

                     FYI, I had tried Stage 1 APR on my Audi, and the car
ran worse, and I went back to stock,  It
lacked the all around torque that the stock program has.

Good luck with your "new" Audi.

Al Smith, Bristol, RI



On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 9:06 PM, The Corbs <c.corbishley at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Alan:
>
> I remember you from the old Quattro list.  Nice to see a familiar name pop
> up.
>
> Congrats on the new car.  My son has one and it is a great vehicle.
>
> Sadly my perception is that this list is now all but defunct.
>
> Sorry but cannot help you regarding your questions.
>
> I have a version of Ross-Tech which I bought years ao which I do not find
> particularly user friendly, but you appear to be more tech savvy than me so
> hopefully will find it worthwhile.
>
> Good Luck
>
> John Corbs
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "alan cordeiro" <alancordeiro at comcast.net>
> To: <biturbos4 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:36 PM
> Subject: [Biturbos4] testing testing trying to post....
>
>
> > Good afternoon to all list members.  Since I signed up November 5th, it
> > appears that all messages from the list have ended.....if indeed I am the
> > jinx who slowed the dribble to a full stop, I need to apologize.
> >
> > If not, since a month has now passed with no message, I thought I would
> > create one to jump start it.
> >
> > A brief introduction, my name is Alan Cordeiro, and I recently gave up a
> > ten
> > year long ownership of a '91 200q with 285k miles and replaced it with a
> > 178k mile 2001 S4.
> >
> > My original quattro vehicle was a 1986 5000CSq....and I have been a list
> > member of the original "quattro" list since 1995, from the days we posted
> > to
> > quattro at swiss.net, (but gave it up to focus on the more specific 200q20v
> > list, and now hopefully this list.
> >
> > As with all previous cars, the current S4 is also performance enhanced,
> > including APR stage 3 chipped, RS4 turbos and clutch, piggie pipes, 3"
> > dual
> > inch exhaust, and Vogland coilovers.
> >
> > I am looking for advice on two items:
> >
> > 1) Having missing at high boost.......it would appear to be defective EGT
> > sensors. Using a friends VCDS, we noted both read 945 degrees C
> > continuously, even with the engine idling. Does anyone know what made
> them
> > both go bad suddenly?
> > I have the set of two on order, and expect them in a few days. Please
> give
> > me any advice on how best to replace them.
> >
> > 2) Considering buying a good diagnostic tool.....possibly a ROSS-TECH
> > VCDS,
> > but wondering about all the other much cheaper tools appearing on e-bay.
> > Have anyone of you bought these? Do they work, and what is the downside?
> > The
> > prices seem very attractive,
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alan Cordeiro
> >
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