sanity check ...

Thu Oct 27 16:27:01 PDT 2011

I read car and driver's review of it. The tagline said save the manuals!
Except this one.
On Oct 27, 2011 5:03 PM, "Dan DiBiase" <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hmm, I haven't seen the word 'horrid' applied to it... OTOH, Audi's manual
> isn't exactly BMW-like...
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com>
> To: Danton J.A. Cardoso <djacardoso at gmail.com>
> Cc: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>; "quattro at audifans.com" <
> quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 4:13 PM
> Subject: Re: sanity check ...
>
>
> It is indeed a badge-engineered Opel.  The Regal manual trans is supposed
> to be horrid, though.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso <djacardoso at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Isn't the new Regal an Opel? No wonder it looks good, it may actually be
> German!
> >
> >Danton J. A. Cardoso
> >
> >
> >
> >On Oct 27, 2011, at 15:40, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I have to say, I think the Buick LaCrosse and Regal are really
> fine-looking cars. I had a LaCrosse when it was first redesigned
> >> as a rental when taking a day-trip to Maine and thoroughly enjoyed it.
> And the Regal GS with 6-speed manual has me very interested.
> >>
> >>
> >> Dan D
> >> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> >> Central NJ USA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Mark Rosenkrantz <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>
> >> To: Hayes Myers <hayesmyers at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:22 PM
> >> Subject: Re: sanity check ...
> >>
> >> GM used to be CRAP products.  My father had an 1989 Sedan DeVille which
> went
> >> through 3 engines in 100K miles.  I mean total crap.  But starting in
> the
> >> early 2000's and certainly today... they seem to be producing world
> class
> >> products.  One of the really cool features on that 1989 Caddy- you could
> use
> >> the climate control interface to pull codes.  Built in code reader!  My
> Z06
> >> has something similar... I don't know why GM stopped doing that.  Really
> >> cool... because it's a built-in code scanner... not just OBD2.
> >>
> >> Why the Escalade?  Nice styling (for a truck), comfortable ride.  It's a
> >> pickup which can take 4-5 people out to lunch in business suits and tow
> my
> >> cars and haul dirty track tires, too!  Oh, and it's been TROUBLE FREE,
> save
> >> for some age related items, like an alternator at 120K miles, wheel
> bearings
> >> at 135K miles.  Two window regulators around 110K.  Seriously, trouble
> >> free.  I broke it in, Mobil1 since 1000 miles.  5K intervals.  Change
> other
> >> fluids every 50K miles.  Oh, and grease fittings everywhere... it still
> has
> >> the original ball joints!  That truck is the most trouble free vehicle
> I've
> >> ever owned, including my family vehicles.  Did I mention we had TWO
> >> brand-new A8s which were lemons?  One a 1999 and one a 2000.
> >>
> >> Oh, and at winter driving school one year, I had the fastest time (I was
> on
> >> studded hakkas) driving the Escalade.  Really miffed quite a few Audi
> >> drivers!  LOL
> >> (Had I had my S4 on studs, I would've been faster, of course!).  =)
> >>
> >> Mark Rosenkrantz
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Hayes Myers <hayesmyers at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> my bud has 99/2000 GMC 2500 fully loaded with Allison and Diesel.  It's
> a
> >>> boat anchor <2000000 km on it.  10k to do the head gasket fix. Scary.
> So be
> >>> happy you don't have a new GM diesel!
> >>> Yeah, my dad worked at GM and I'll never buy one.  Tundra would be tops
> on
> >>> my list of big trucks.  As for Cadillac...well I guess one lives and
> >>> learns.
> >>> Z06 I understand, Escalady I don't.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers!
> >>> Hayes,
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I would never own a GM product... I've had lots of family members that
> >>> have
> >>>> had nothing but trouble from them.
> >>>>
> >>>> Has anyone really lowered an A8?  I can imagine with the right (very
> >>> mild)
> >>>> body kit it would look like a missile cruising the freeway.
> >>>>
> >>>> V
> >>>> Scoffing at Prii since 1989!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Mark Rosenkrantz <
> >>>> speedracer.mark at gmail.com
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> OK, so yeah, I have a Z06.  Best mileage car I currently own- 28 MPG
> on
> >>>> the
> >>>>> highway, all day long.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> My daily driver is a 2003 Escalade EXT.  14-15MPG, owned it since
> new,
> >>>>> currently has 165,000 miles on it!  I'm looking for a new vehicle,
> the
> >>>> GMC
> >>>>> Acadia Denali is on the short list, primarily due to the 24MPG
> highway
> >>>>> rating, 7 passenger seating, and 5000lb tow rating.  Wish I could get
> a
> >>>>> manual transmission and a TDI (type) engine.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You want low carbon footprint?  Go old, light, low power, low
> handling
> >>>>> econobox (with no airbags, crash structure, ABS, etc.), or even
> >>> something
> >>>>> like a 1980's Rabbit GTi.  Save the planet.  After all, I need fuel
> for
> >>>>> track events, so I thank-you in advance.  =)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Or a Lotus.  Just don't bring more than a suitcase.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bottom line- weight is the enemy, and safety requires weight.  More
> >>>> weight
> >>>>> means beefier suspension, stiffer chassis, and wider tires to support
> >>> it
> >>>>> all.  Ultra light weight materials aren't commercially viable for
> most
> >>> of
> >>>>> us.  Audi does lead the way with the A8, but stops short.  Where's
> the
> >>>>> carbon fiber, or TDI engine?  And that's an expensive chassis.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm sorry, pretty much any Audi owner can't complain about others
> >>>> wrecking
> >>>>> the planet.  ;-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Oh, and lowering a car usually yeilds +2MPG.  One of the few
> >>> performance
> >>>>> items which RAISE fuel economy under all conditions.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mark Rosenkrantz
> >>>>> PS- Steve, my 1987 Bertone (FIAT) X1/9 (which I still have in
> pieces),
> >>>> has
> >>>>> cast magnesium 13" rims.  Super light...  In high school, about 4 of
> my
> >>>>> friends grabbed the rear bumper (mid engine car), with me in it...
> and
> >>>>> almost raised the suspension fully so the tires were off the
> pavement.
> >>>   I
> >>>>> looked back and said, "do you really want me to spin the tires right
> >>>> now?"
> >>>>> LOL  It got 35-38 MPG with that 1.5L NA engine.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Tess McMillan <tessmc at eskimo.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> ha ha ha ha! &:-)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Good point (made by the guy with the Z06)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011, Mark Rosenkrantz wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>   "creating more friction on the road" is an interesting way to look
> at
> >>>>>>> it.... But isn't that the point?
> >>>>>>> I'll take my luxury and performance, thank-you,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
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