[V8] Allroad test drive too

[Edward J Kellock]

I too was very unimpressed with the 5spd auto trans.
It was extremely unsmooth, wanted to downshift with
the slightest provocation, and just felt awful.  

However, I attribute this mostly to the fact that the car
had only 48 miles and the transmission is probably totally
schizophrenic since it is designed to learn your driving habits.
With that few miles, who know how many drivers, and god
only knows what kind of driving, I'm not surprised.

I also asked the salesman to call when the 6spd comes in.

Ed

On Tue, 02 Jan 2001 14:09:13 -0800 Al Allen <alallen at pacbell.net> writes:
> We were the first to drive one in Southern California.  We had to 
> wait
> for them to get the shipping materials off!  Fantastic grip on dry
> pavement at speed through hairpins.  The tiptronic trans. "slurred" 
> its
> shifts, whether thumb or stick shifted.  My wife commented that 
> "the
> transmission was slipping."  She (and I...) don't think it would 
> hold up
> to exuberant driving.  Otherwise, superb. $42,000 here.  We told 
> them to
> call when a 6 speed arrives.  HIGHLY recommended drive!
> 
> Al
> 
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