Re: Test Drive S4

[David Weiss <dzweiss@worldnet.att.net>]

Jeff.McMeekin@Corp.Sun.COM (Jeff McMeekin - WWFO Training) wrote:

> OK, now I'm sure I shouldn't settle for just any old '93 100.  I really
> need an S4.  Guy wants $25k but it has 82k miles on it.  Loved the 
> handling, loved the brakes, loved the ride (just the right kind
> of firmness).  Was disappointed at the power.  Didn't seem
> like a mid 6's 0-60.  But I wasn't going to dump the clutch at
> 4 grand.

When looking for a car last June, I test drove a '93 S4 which seemed
like a stone compared to my Ned-ized '89 200Q, which went to only 1.8
bar MAP.

The V8 also seemed a bit sluggish, although I knew the car should have
good torque.  No smoke out the back end, was a one-owner car, had been
serviced at the dealer where I bought it.  For the couple-hunded-mile
drive home in the V8, I noticed improvement-- had filled the tank w/
Mobil premium, relatively high detergent.  Followed by a bottle of
Techron for each of next two fillups, then new plugs and air filter, and
ever since the car has responded as I knew it should.

No guarantees here, but sometimes it's the simple (and $cheap) things...

HTH,
--Dave Weiss
  '91 V8 5-spd
  '93 90CS UnQ