Re: 97 A4Q- 2nd impressions: 1000 miles

[tlazay@ultranet.com]

>>5) Highway driving is great. Some owners have complained about the lack of
>>on-center feel. I disagree. I find that it tracks perfectly straight and is
>>easy to keep between the lines at 90+ mph. Ideally, I would like to see less
>>body roll in the turns though. 

>Yeah, the ride is a smidgen squishy.  And then I made it worse by adding
>Blizzaks.  I know there's a road down there somewhere, but it's hard to
>prove when cornering right now. <g>

I'm very interested in your experience with the Blizzaks. Have you used them
in snow? Could you describe the handling of your A4Q in snow, rain, and dry
pavement vs. All Season stock tires. In the Spring will you put on all
seasons or did you buy a performance tire? An NTW salesman recommended the
Dunlop Sport M2 for the quattro. He said that it has good snow traction but
excellent dry performance (which is necessary for Boston since there is snow
on the ground less than 1/2 the time during the winter).

Like I mentioned before, I wasn't impressed with the braking ability of my
A4Q in the snow with the stock Eagle RSA's.

-Tom 
'97 A4Q