[s-cars] ARE ESS SIX

[matt ludwig.]

LOL!!

was thinking the *exact* same thing....... ; )

On Nov 30, 2007, at 8:34 AM, <pkrasusky at ups.com> <pkrasusky at ups.com>  
wrote:

>
> Bwahahahahaahahaaa...  yeah I'd rather drive my Miata than my RS6 too.
>
> Awesome.  Thanks!
>
> I'll never get why people will bite off their noses to spite their
> faces.  So what if the trans could shift a couple milliseconds  
> faster to
> be "perfect".  So what if there are better units out there.  So  
> what if
> it only comes in an automatic.  Will it keep me from buying a  
> particular
> car - and missing out on ALL of what ELSE the car has to OFFER and  
> miss
> out on experiencing some of the finer automotive creations out  
> there???
> Shoot me the day that happens.
>
> Tx again for the laugh!
>
> -Paul
>
>
>   _____
>
> 	From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> 	Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:05 PM
> 	To: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
> 	Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> 	Subject: Re: [s-cars] ARE ESS SIX
> 	
> 	
> 	Now you got me laughing- Claudia Schiffer's nail polish? :-)
> 	
> 	I've driven two different RS6s, didn't like either one-
> transmission did not shift well by my standards. I wouldn't get one
> unless it had a manual, like the Champion car that I saw down in  
> Daytona
> a few weeks ago.
> 	
> 	The standard for slushboxes right now, IMO, is the MBZ
> transmission- I've driven Audi, BMW, Volvo, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan,
> Infiniti, Honda, Ford and some others that I probably can't  
> remember and
> the MBZ transmission shifts the most responsively. It shifts when I  
> tell
> it to shift, downshifts when I tell it to do so, the only thing I  
> don't
> like is that it won't hold a gear indefinitely, it won't let you  
> bounce
> off the rev limiter.
> 	
> 	If we're stuck with slushboxes, that is my choice. E63.
> 	
> 	Otherwise, DSG is king- I can't wait to see the longitudinal
> Audi application if they ever get around to doing it. GT-R has a
> double-clutch transmission, I'd love to get some seat time with that
> one.
> 	
> 	But nevertheless, there is no substitute for a decent manual
> gearbox like the one I row every day in the Miata. :-)
> 	
> 	I will take an Allison in a HD truck, though- I hate driving
> trucks with heavy clutches and huge masses rotating about making it
> difficult to shift gears.
> 	
> 	Taka
>
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