[s-cars] Re: audi maintenance -- Now: 10 reasons NOT to driveurSoff a cliff.

[Bill Clancy]

thank you everyone so far who has replied. (please more replies).

But we are not professional racecar drivers, at least I am not.   I want a
pleasant sporty luxury ride to work in the morning.   The guy with the
mustang is still accidentally creaming his pants on the way to work when he
sees the Calvin Clein Billboard and he still thinks a pair of MTX 12 inch
subs are going to get the ladies wet.   I don't care about that jack-ass.
I just want a nice reliable and fun to drive car - reliable meaning I don't
want to have to check the calendar (to see if my car is in the shop) when my
friends come to visit.

I guess when I email a list of Audi-Scar prisoners I am shouldn't expect a
welcoming to the suggestion of buying a BMW.   My fault -- maybe the wrong
mailing list.

BTW Mustang drivers -- lose the baseball cap!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: "'Bill Clancy'" <clancybill at yahoo.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 6:54 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Re: audi maintenance -- Now: 10 reasons NOT to
driveurSoff a cliff.


> Bill-
> To be serious, the '98 540i 6-speed will not handle as well as a
> 528i sport package due to the increased weight up front and the
> recirculating ball steering does not feel as "precise" as the
> rack and pinion setup of the 528.
>
> The 540, however, will handle better than the S6. You're not going to
> be able to chase pony cars in the 540, though- even a well-driven
> AC Schnitzer S5S couldn't keep up with the Porsches and pony cars at
> the Glen.
>
> Depending on your dealer, the BMW is not going to be any better
> than the Audi. In my area, there are a couple really excellent BMW
> dealers that kill the local Audi dealers in terms of customer service,
> but that may not be the case in your area.
>
> Taka