considering a 2000 or 2001 A4 Avant

[Taka Mizutani]

Touchy, touchy- I guess I was being too sarcastic- I was not talking about
throttle lag waiting for the transmission
to kick down when passing.

I was specifically talking about from a standing start. The combination of
tiptronic and 1.8T in every single Audi that
I've driven, quattro and FWD, both standard automatics and CVTs, all suffer
from massive throttle lag at a standing
start. So much so that if you tried to pull out into traffic giving enough
space for most cars to be able to pull out safely
on to the road, you don't have enough space.

The combo of tiptronic and 1.8T for whatever reason has so much lag that it
literally takes a good second for the car to
do anything at all. IMHO, this is a deadly flaw in the car. For that reason
alone, I would not buy one- the 2.8 V-6, the
3.0 V-6 and the 3.2 V-6 do not have this problem.

Taka


On 10/14/05, Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Wow, bad day? I don't know you from Adam, and don't recall calling you an
> idiot. If you took offense to what I wrote, hey, I'm sorry. If you know
> how to drive as well as you claim, then you shouldn't have found my post
> offensive, because it probably doesn't apply to you, at least not in my
> opinion. If you'll kindly re-read my post, you'll discover that I didn't
> deny it (throttle lag) being there....
> The easy way I've found around the throttle lag is to use the manual
> shift, specifically the buttons, to downshift before applying the throttle,
> and our car at least, has little to no trouble passing when I want to pass.
> That's with a family of 4, rear cargo area loaded, and an 18 cu.ft box on
> the roof loaded to the gills for a week's vacation. The car is a 99 1.8TAvant, Tiptronic, not chipped, to my knowlege anyway. Of course other's
> experiences may vary, so be it. It's an automatic, and a pretty decent one
> compared to other crap out there. Sure there are better, but there's a lot
> worse too.
>  Have a Nice Day!
>  Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 Cq
> 99.5 A4 Avant 1.8Tq
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> *To:* Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
> *Cc:* quattro at audifans.com
> *Sent:* Friday, October 14, 2005 11:21 AM
> *Subject:* Re: considering a 2000 or 2001 A4 Avant
>
> It's not pulling out and then nailing the throttle, there is tons of
> throttle lag
> even if you stomp on the gas to pull out.
>  If it were that easy, then this so-called "IDIOT" would not be
> complaining about it.
> I know how to step on the gas, thank you.
>  Taka
>
>  On 10/14/05, Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > As far as pickup/lag, it's there, but it's nothing that can't be
> > overcome with a little attention to throttle, and any idiot knows
> > better than to pull out to pass first THEN nail the throttle hoping to
> > go past the car in front of you before getting whacked. The turbo
> > helps the engine make good power at 2K rpm. It's also one of the
> > safest cars on the road, scoring higher than the comparable Volvos
> > (surprise, not really) in the class. With the wife and 2 kids in the
> > car daily, that outranks all out performance in my book.
> >
> > Wylie Bean
> > TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> > 90 Cq
> > 99.5 A4 Avant 1.8Tq
>
>
>