Tiptronic transmission for FAY

[SuffolkD@aol.com]

Remember gents Fay wants to know what one is, and its a fancy automatic 
transmission that Audi now uses.
Nothing more.

Since she lives in AZ, Scottsdale, Pheonix, PV and the like, its mirror flat 
so just keep it in auto "D" and you'll get better mileage from the quick 
upshifts...............................Kansas, FLA and desert valleys benefit from 
that.

If you're in hill country like Flagstaff and the rst of the US row that Tip 
lever.................

Now, I tracked a 99 30V avant with the Tip, (And got passed by that 
speedracer) points to note, unless you're at redline, using the Tip feature keeps the 
rev's higher and keeps that unwanted "up/down shift" from happening when you 
don't expect it.............

Normal driving with the tip:
When cold there will be a slip within 2nd gear.  Don't know why, but there 
is, even when locked in 2 in "tip" mode.
I suspect its the clutches getting a better grip or the like.

I know it stays in 1st gear "LONG time" and won't upshift until its warmed up 
(emissions reason)
Although I can defeat that by using the Tip feature and tapping it up into 
second.

For Fay, its a newer Audi automatic transmission.

Regardless of what Audi says, I'm changing our transmission fluid at 110K, 
lifetime my a**................
HTH - Scott by BOSTON



> From: Mark R <>
> Subject: Re: Tiptronic transmission
> To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
> 
> I agree with Dan.  Furthermore, Tiptronics and similar automatic
> transmissions (or transaxles... grouping them as transmissions for
> this discussion) tend to upshift in steady state or increasing revs. 
> This is all about programming, some are much better than others. 
> Anyhow, they can upshift mid-corner or at corner exit past the apex,
> very much unsettling the car's suspension by shifting weight (any
> shift of a transmission will shift weight).  That's the downside.
> 
> The upside- modern tiptronics are smooth and relatively fun
> (especially combined with paddles and/or wheel buttons).  If I lived
> in traffic (think NYC/Long Island) it would be an ideal compromise. 
> Also, for towing purposes, automatics tend to last longer and be
>