[s-cars] throttle cable getting stuck..

[K.C. Madsen]

I was in a hurry to get to the airport the other day so I planted the gas
firmly into the floor.  Of course, I had no trouble at all passing the
nearest cars, but when I was ready to back off of the acceleration, the car
kept going.  I like to drive aggressively, so I was pleased that my car
DEMANDED more.  But at the same time it's nice to be able to stop.  I had to
turn the car off and coast to the nearest exit... turning the car on and
quickly shifting through the gears as I needed more speed and switching the
car off as I needed to slow down.

I discovered that there is a small clip at the end of the throttle cable
that had broken.  When I accelerated, the clip got stuck on another piece of
the throttle body and wouldn't close again.  It's an easy fix, but it's
quite a pain (and a little scary) when my car gets possessed like that.

Anyone know what to call this part?  or have a part number for it?  My local
Audi dealer wasn't bright enough to figure it out over the phone.  I want to
make sure they have what I need before I race over there with throttle wide
open :)

Oh, yeah.. he also said that he can't order any grill badges earlier than
98.  Has Audi run out ?

-kc
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