type 44 syndrome, but no Audi content

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TM t44tq at mindspring.com wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> As a fellow type 44 owner, I strongly disagree. The type 44s,
> especially in turbo quattro form, were, when new, some of the nicest
> sports sedans out there, with all- weather capability to boot.
> Especially in 5k form (pre-89 facelift), the road feel and driving
> dynamics are quite nice for a big car.

Hey Taka,

Are you writing that the road feel and driving dynamics between the 5kq's and 200q's
are different?  Is this for reasons besides the dash, door handles, and different motor
(MC-1 vs. MC-2)?

It was my understanding that the chassis wasn't changed.  Except maybe for those
early '86 5kctq's that had some difference in the rear tie rod area.

Maybe the change in driving dynamics is the higher compression in the later models?

Just curious what you meant.  Anytime I can convince myself that my car is good in
some way, it helps! :-)  (by helps, I mean helps me to not finance a modern one)

> The Daewoo on the other hand, has nothing going for it other than the
> fact that it is an inexpensive, fairly nice, very bland car.
>
> Even the C4 chassis cars are getting to the point where Audi no longer
> wants to see/hear about them. The new Audi owners are surprised to find
> out that the older cars had 5 cylinder engines.

It's interesting that Volvo is now offering all wheel drive and 5 cylinder turbo motors.
What do they see that Audi didn't, or vice versa?  I like the 5's.

Ken