driving a type 44 turbo

[Graham Thackrah]

Hi list,

I've mostly been enjoying my 89 100tq (twin knock sensor MC) saloon since
December when I bought it. I wanted to ask a few things.

My other quattros have been NA ones, and I used to heel and toe to smooth
downchanges, particularly when driving, er... enthusiastically. It doesn't
work as well on the turbo motors (minus a bypass valve) does it? I'd also
imagine it isn't quite the way to drive these cars quick, anyone got any
hints? Also, with no bypass valve, does it do the turbo much good to slam
the throttle closed at high revs when changing gear? Or are they designed
to take the jolt of suddenly having nowhere to blow all that air? Or do
folks change gear with a slightly open throttle?

Lastly, these really are great cars, mine cost bugger all really, for a
car, considering that it originally cost more than I can dream of
affording now, let alone back in 1989, and there's _no way_ I'd substitute
it for a new small car on a payment scheme, apart from at the petrol
station that is;) I mean, it even tells me when I've been driving for 2
hours without a decent break, that's neat:)

Cheerio,

Graham.

'89 100tq
23.2 mpg and 38 mph averages... so far