[s-cars] S4 Replacement

[Joe Pizzimenti]

GIAC makes a "tip chip", I believe.  Or you can simply recode it via vag com


On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:00:27 -0700, calvinlc at earthlink.net
<calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:
> My wife and I have a 2.7T A6 with the tiptronic due to her having shoulder
> problems and my opinion is that the guy who did the programming for the
> automatic transmission should be exiled to Siberia!  The thing sometimes
> takes a second or more to shift down, the shifts are not what I would call
> "inspired," and the "tiptronic" thing is no different than what a ratchet
> shifter gave a '78 Camaro...well except for the fact that you could add the
> $28 shift kit there and get some respectable tire barking shifts.  I hope
> the S6 is better.  Does anybody know if APR or any of the other chip
> companies mess around with the auto transmission programming? I would pay a
> good deal just to get shifting as good as what a vacuum modulator gave you
> back in the 70's and 80's.  We dorve the Allroad when we were looking at the
> A6 and just decided the extra money wasn't worth the extra room since we had
> a pickup for Home Depot duties, as well as the 200 Avant.
> --Calvin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of John Farr
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 5:50 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] S4 Replacement
> 
> My '93 S4 just turned 211,000 miles, still running great, but I need to
> replace it as my daily driver. I was considering a used M5, but price,
> maintenance (I have a great independent Audi mechanic), and the need to
> drive a mountain pass in the snow every day in the winter ruled this
> out.
> I'm down to the choice between an '02 or '03 S6 Avant and a 6 speed
> Allroad. I know I can tweak the 2.7T to S-Car performance levels, but
> what about the Allroad suspension?
> Nobody seems to sell upgrades or airbag deletion options.
> My issue with the S6 is the tiptronic. I've always driven manuals,
> although after driving a S6, it didn't seem too bad in the manual mode.
> Anybody out there have a S-Car with a tip that wants to share their
> thoughts? What do you think of the super Allroad option? I defer to the
> great wisdom of the list. Any help would be much appreciated.
> John Farr
> '93 S4 Emerald/Ecru
> 
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