Re: Audi recommendation wanted

["Jeff Wolf" <jeffwolf@cdc.net>]

I have an 89 100 automatic (With 120k mi) and my Mother drives a 91 100
with the automatic.  Perhaps it is because I am used to the 3 speed, but I
think the four-speed gearing is horrible.  Acceleration just seems sloooow
IMHO.  

I would definitely try and drive both before making a decision.


Jeff


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> From: Alexei M Voloshin <Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu>
> To: Andreas Meyer <meyer@hpanix.an.hp.com>
> Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Re: Audi recommendation wanted
> Date: Friday, January 17, 1997 1:02 PM
> 
> 
> I have a 91 100 4-speed. I test drove an 89 3-speed and it was much 
> slower and unresponsive. The 4-speed is really a magnificent tranny. It 
> responds much like a stick. Put it into sports mode and it down shifts 
> just like that. Comparing the 100 5-speed manual and the 4-speed auto
there 
> is not much diffrence.  the 4-speed is also a lot more durable since it 
> the next generation from the three speed. I have 85k on the car and the 
> tranny is in brand new condition. 
> 
> Go with the 91.
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
> On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, Andreas Meyer wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Ok, I am in the market for an Audi for my wife. The only
> > problem is that she refuses to drive with a stick and
> > insists on a slushbox. The model and years that I am 
> > thinking of are the 89, 90, and 91 Audi 100. I know that
> > in 91 Audi went to the 4 speed automatic and in 89, 90
> > they used the 3 speed. The question I have is how reliable
> > are those trannies. I looked through the archive and saw
> > some of the same horror stories that I heard of before,
> > i.e. Audi slushboxes don't seem to last very long and are
> > VERY expensive to fix. There was one person who wrote that
> > it cost $5000 to replace the tranny (covered by warranty).
> > Stories like that certainly make me think twice about 
> > that car and tranny combination. What experiences do other
> > people out there have and how much can I expect to spend
> > on having the tranny rebuilt in case it does go south?
> > Also which one is better, more reliable, cheaper to fix:
> > the 3 speed or the 4 speed?
> > 
> > Thanks for any info you may be able to provide,
> > 
> > Andreas Meyer
> > former Audi 5000 CSQT owner and wannabe again
> >