[s-cars] How failtastic is the B7 S4 automatic? Anyone have a line on a manual avant?

[LL - NY]

Kinda sad (but in a way, a bit like timing our clutch footwork in a way, if
you really think about it (or try to justify it)) that you *have* to do the
foot timing for an autobox to get it to respond. FWIW, I didn't feel
anywhere near compelled to have to do that with the MB 7sp autobox in the
C350 I demo'd at it's intro event. As for the 5sp Tip in Mom's B4 Passat,
it's so slow that I don't bother with using Tip at all, so at least it
sounds like it's improving.

LL - NY

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:37 AM, brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:

> my two cents..
>
> to compare apples to apples, since the question is referring to the B7 S
> car, I must say that when driven properly the B7 S4 in 'S' mode with proper
> foot coordination/timing does respond well considering its more or less an
> automatic. Took me a few minutes and suggestions from the owner to properly
> time/prep the tranny for more responsive driving, example; put the gas
> pedal
> to the floor for about two seconds in sport mode and everything gets ready
> for ?action..
>
> B5's,6's and the like in non S platform without S mode on the selector are
> totally different in form&function..
>
> My gripe if I owned one regarding sport driving would be the traction
> control kicking in even when its switched "off" and the gear selectors not
> responding fast enough&/or overriding your inputs. Oh, and left foot
> braking
> is pretty much out too...
>
> -brian
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I guess it's all relative- I don't have much experience with the tip in
> the
> > B5- I've been in the car with a tip B5 and that was really terribly slow,
> > but never really driven one. The B7s I drove nearly daily for a year-
> > they're still pretty bad- nothing like the DSG. No worse than my Volvo,
> but
> > no better.
> >
> > Taka
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 3:06 AM, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > i had a B7 A4 2.0T with tiptronic for a week, and thought the
> > transmission
> > > was much improved over the B5's.  it shifted much faster and more
> > > positively.
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > *From:* Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> > > *To:* Brett Dikeman <brett.dikeman at gmail.com>
> > > *Cc:* "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > *Sent:* Monday, May 11, 2009 1:31:36 PM
> > > *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] How failtastic is the B7 S4 automatic? Anyone
> > have
> > > a line on a manual avant?
> > >
> > > Have you tried Riverside Audi? They're the biggest CPO dealer.
> > >
> > > No issues with the 6-speed auto that I've heard of, but the drive is
> > > nothing
> > > like the manual. Response in tiptronic mode is a joke- slow. No
> different
> > > than your folks' A6 in that regard.
> > >
> > > Taka
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Brett Dikeman <
> brett.dikeman at gmail.com
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > Inquiring minds, tired of not finding any 6-speed manual avants
> > > > anywhere, want to know.  What's it like to drive?  Reliability?
> > > > Behavior?  Response to paddle shifters?
> > > >
> > > > Or, if you have a B7 S4 avant manual hiding in your garage you're
> > > > itching to sell, let me know.  2005.5+ ONLY, the look of the B6
> > > > platform makes baby jesus cry.
> > > >
> > > > Brett
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