settling on '88 5kcstq instead of '91 200 or V8?

[Fred Munro]

Hi Taka;

The brake pedal on my '86 5ktq was very firm and engaged at the top of the
travel. It always gave a feeling of confidence when you really had to put
your foot into the brakes. I found the pedal on the 200q softer - the
braking effect was there all right, but the pedal feedback wasn't as good as
the '86. My 200q had the G60s, not the UFOs.

Fred Munro
'94 S4  118k km

----- Original Message -----
From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: "Fred Munro" <munrof at isys.ca>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 10:12 AM
Subject: RE: settling on '88 5kcstq instead of '91 200 or V8?


> Fred,
> I guess my impressions were correct, then. I thought the steering in
> the 200 felt overboosted compared to my 5ktq. I guess that is the case
> and not my imagination. :-)
>
> As for the brake pedal, I don't see what you mean. The UFOs on the 200
> brake far better than the mushy G60s I have on the 5ktq. When I get
> around to the BIRA upgrade, it will become irrelevant, though.
>
> The S4 is a much tighter car than even the 200- I never felt any chassis
> flex in the S4 on my drives of the cars.
>
> I agree in your assessment that the 200 is a much better car- no question
> about that, in my mind. The 200 is tighter feeling, has a much more
> modern dashboard and just feels nicer.
>
> Taka
>
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