[s-cars] Grrrrrrrrrrr.... prop-shaft problem?

[Frederic L'Huillier]

Adrian,

Make sure she has a BMW test drive when it is raining. In UK, you should
not wait very long ! ! !
Last time my wife was a passenger of a Renault, she was scared and
prefered the S6 Plus ! ! !

Regards,
Frederic


-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Hart [mailto:mail at red-wing.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 11:50 AM
To: Frederic L'Huillier; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Grrrrrrrrrrr.... prop-shaft problem?


on 28/8/03 6:31 pm, Frederic L'Huillier at
Frederic.L'Huillier at Siebel.com
wrote:

> Adrian driving a bimmer, this is the joke du jour ! ! !

Tell me about it... :-(

I just test-drove an E36 328i coupe - just where the S4 or urQ are about
to take off the BMW ran out of steam. Hopeless. And the build quality
felt much less substantial than Audi.  Even Helen (who isn't even aware
of things like Diff Locks) remarked that it felt less stable in bends
tan the quattros. So I think I've knocked that notion on the head.

I think the M-series are probably OK, but you pay a lot for the
privilege, in terms of maintenance and insurance.

Adrian




>
> Regards,
> Frederic
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adrian Hart [mailto:mail at red-wing.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 6:48 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Grrrrrrrrrrr.... prop-shaft problem?
>
>
> If I could just drag you off Fred's big muscle thread for a minute...
>
> Grrrrr is the noise my S4 is still making, together with a low
> frequency vibration, on high-power/low rev take-off and hard
> acceleration from a low RPM condition. Having had the clutch replaced
> I was led to believe that growling symptoms were caused by misaligned
> propshaft and accordingly purchased the tool and set everything up by
> the book. Whilst this did alleviate things a bit, the noise is still
> there and if anything is getting worse again.
>
> I'm starting to worry that there may be a problem within the clutch
> itself - anybody got any other ideas?
>
> Have to sort this quick because my wife is also starting make a noise
> that sounds like "B-M-W", or some such nonsense.
>
> Cheers
>
> Adrian Hart
>
> UK
>
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