[s-cars] LAC - Deer + Avant = need a new DD for the wife.

[Taka Mizutani]

I disagree with the assessment that the transmissions are a disaster waiting
to happen. Change the "lifetime" fluid every 50k and you
won't have issues with the transmission. IPD makes a convenient kit for
that, including a long funnel that you'll need to refill the trans.

The AWD system is not great and that does break more often than it should.
One thing that you should never do- full throttle application while turning
full lock.

A lot of these cars are under-maintained, that's the main cause of problems-
most people will never spring for synthetic oil, for example.

Swedespeed is a good resource- of course you have to filter the noise, but
lots of good info.

Taka




On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Martin Kozaczek <mkozaczek at gmail.com>wrote:

> Transmission on these cars = disaster... it's not a case of if you're going
> to replace it, it's a case of how many times...
>
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Gentlemen:
> >
> > My wife's Avant (nominally an Audi) is now damaged, and not worth the
> > money to fix.  She would like another C4 Avant, but doesn't want an
> > S-car (me = sad) and good C4 Avants are getting rare as politician
> > ethics.
> >
> > She saw another Avant that she says might work for her - 99-02 Volvo
> > V70XC.  Well, I know quite a bit about the C4 cars, and can do a lot
> > of stuff for those cars.  But I know absolutely *nothing* about Volvo
> > cars of that era.
> >
> > Now, I know that non-Audi ownership within this list is pretty high,
> > and you guys are also gearheads, so I figured somebody here would know
> > something about these cars, or point me to a place where I can do some
> > reading.
> >
> > Thanks guys.
> >
> > Eric.
> >
> > P.S. - I love Fall mornings for the high air density.  ;)
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