[s-cars] 2002 S6 Avant AutoBox

[tony warning]

Dear Fellow Audi Fans,
    I recently purchased a 2002 S6 Avant and I hate the Auto 
transmission.  This is the first S I have owned with an automatic.  I 
have had to my dealer for its 36,000 mile service and they tried to 
reset the computer but found nothing wrong. 
    The problem with the car is that it can't seem to figure out which 
gear it should be in when accelerating from a dead stop. The car starts 
out rather slowly and nothing seems to happen until the more throttle is 
given and then look out! My wife won't ride with me anymore and my 15 
year old son thinks it way cool.  In the "s" spot on the selector it 
seems to be a bit better and using the Tiptronic shifter is a joke.  I 
feel like I am sixteen again driving my mom's '63 T-Bird pretending it 
had a 4 Speed.  I want a manual box but know that is impossible.  In the 
meantime does anyone have any suggestions to make this stupid autobox 
perform.
Thanks,
Tony Warning
tonywdw at maplenet.net