Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

[Ti Kan]

Kent McLean writes:
> > audi's as my type 44's may not go on forever.  Looking forward to many 
> > owners to smooth the way with maintenance experience to help us all out.
> 
> If the A4 is half as reliable as my 100S, there won't be much to write
> about. Time will tell. On the other hand, driving the A4 is 95% as much
> fun as my 200 TQA (not as much power, but all the creature comforts
> work).  I'm hoping to have almost as much fun with none of the work of
> the Type 44. Knock on wood.

The only real archilles heel of the B5s are the tie rod ends.  Many
cars also experience premature wear on the front control arms,
but the later years seem to be much better.  I just replaced the
tie rod ends on my B5 S4 but the control arms are still original, and
they are nice and tight.

Dashboard info display glitches are common (as yours does), but mine
is still good.  In fact, *everything* works perfect in my car.  There
is not single gizmo that doesn't function like it should.  Knock on wood!
:)

Other than that, these cars are solid.  I really love my S4, and it
has proven to be very reliable and dependable, and of course, powerful
and fun.

Compared to the type 44, B5s are a quantum leap ahead.

-Ti