Chicago + 14" Snow + Quattro = Awesome! & New A6 question

[Lawrence C Leung]

I have found on the more common ice we get around here that at least the
3 channel ABS on my '89 200, that disabling the ABS  works better than
ABS on. Does not mean there's great directional control though. But on
ice the ABS pumps and pumps but seems to essentially not brake at all. 

LL - NY

On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 07:53:41 -0800 (PST) Kris Hansen
<kris_j_hansen at yahoo.com> writes:
>There is no way to disable the ABS on the newer cars,
>but with snow tires there is reall no need to as I
>found this morning. My '98.5 A4 Avant q just slowed
>easily with little drama, and I was pleased at how the
>ABS behaved itself. Without snow tires is a dofferent
>story altogether though, as we found out when we first
>go the '96, the first drive on snow with the pathetic
>all season tires resluted in very long stopping
>distances, and some heart stopping moments at
>intersectioins. This was on the way to get the snow
>tires from my garage.
>
>As for the diffs, they lock automaticaly. Seamlessly
>too. Plus, you know how on the older cars they tend to
>get the rear swung out to the right under hard
>acceleration, well the newer cars just go straight. It
>is difficult to upset the A4 even on ice. Compared to
>my old 80q, which seemed to love to understeer, the A4
>just drives as if there was no snow on the road.
>totally different, much improved. Go for a drive in an
>A4/A6, you will be pleasantly surprised!!
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