quattro Digest, Vol 8, Issue 74

[l.leung at juno.com]

Kent,

Welcome to the C4 family. That you have
an "S" vs. a "CS" explains the lack of
ACC, but it seems that the MFI dissappeared
in '93 (my friends '93 100CSQA doesn't have
one, and it has EVERYTHING else, my S6
doesn't have one either, and it's hard
not to instinctively toggle the right
stalk). 

As for the steering, it's most probably
Servotronic (the speed effecting boost
is a clue). Easiest method of defeating 
it is to unplug the connector AT THE
RACK. Much easier than getting to the
relay under the dash. If you recall trying
to get to any of the under the dash 
relays on the 200, you don't want to
go there on the C4.

Finally, I ended up putting the owner's
manual in the passenger's door pocket.
NOW the glove box has some room. And it
gives some reading mat'l to the passenger.;-)

LL - NY

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Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:23:32 -0400
From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: car shopping
To: v6-12v at audifans.com
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
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Gentlepeople,

The deed is done.  Yesterday, I traded in my Miata (on the first
day of summer!) on a 1994 Audi 100 Avant FWD automatic (call me
stupid). The car needed some work before I could use it (ECU and
its wiring harness, serpentine belt, battery).  The car started
and ran, but was a complete unknown as it hadn't been driven in
a few months. Today, I put 346 miles on it.  Here are my thoughts
on the C4 bodied 100 and my 1989 Type 44 200 TQ...

- The turbo definitely has better pull, and quattro can't be beat.

- The V6/auto combo isn't that bad if you aren't expecting neck
   snapping acceleration.

- I like the room in the engine bay on the C4. Swapping out the
   serpentine belt (Thanks, Scott) is a 5 minute job and a 1 on a
   1=easy, 10=hard scale. The Type 44 alternator belt I'd rate a 10.

- I miss the MFD (multi-function display), especially "miles to
   empty".

- I miss the voltmeter.

- The C4 steering is Buick-easy at low speed, but feels fine on
   the highway.  Servotronic?

- The cars (both Type 44 and C4) are superb highway cars. They
   have long legs and can eat up the miles. They are also fairly
   quiet.

- My 200 had the automatic climate control (ACC). My C4 has the
   manual 3-big-knobs for fan, temp, and direction (foot, vent,
   defrost).  I like the set-it-and-forget nature of the ACC, but
   I also like the simplicity and in-control feeling of the manual
   controls.

- I miss the diagnostics of the auto climate control.

- I prefer the C4's analog clock over the 200's digital clock.

- The C4 has a *tiny* glove box. If you have the owner's manual
   in it, you can't fit a glove, too.

- 346 miles on half a tank of gas. I don't expect another 346
   miles from the second half. (My 200's fuel gauge would slowly
   fall to 1/2 tank or so, then plummet to empty.)

- I hope the C4's Bose stereo outlasts the 200's.

In all, I'm impressed with my new wagon. It's not a turbo, it's
not a quattro, but it is an Audi.  And it meets my needs to haul
gear.

Cheers,
Kent
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"
'94 100 S [1] (name to be determined)

[1] In the 50's, Austin-Healey built a race car based on it's
100.  It was an "S", after Sebring.  A 100 S.  55 made, worth
big bucks today.  No relation to my Audi 100 S.




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