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

[Phillips, Kevin]

I third this opinion, 200's ABS is poor on ice and I think I can scrub
enough speed off myself and then turn the corner. A quick blip of the
accelerator gives you the oversteer needed to complete the job !!!!!!

Kevin Phillips  1990 200TQ, 1995 900SET.
BARCO Graphics Integration Team
40 Westover Road
Ludlow MA 01056
mailto:kevin.phillips at barco.com

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	TurboQtro at aol.com [mailto:TurboQtro at aol.com] 
Sent:	Friday, December 15, 2000 01:26
To:	quattro at audifans.com
Cc:	l.leung at juno.com
Subject:	Re: Chicago + 14" Snow + Quattro = Awesome!  & New A6
question

>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.

I find the same thing on my '89 200!  I just switch it off in icy conditions

and it seems like I can modulate the pedal pretty well (provided your brakes

are well bled and have good control and feel).  With ABS it just chatters 
away and braking seems worse.