Re: A4 30 valve 2.8 (now 2.8 V6 too quiet)

[siegfried <sdoerrer@ix.netcom.com>]

Richard <quattro@milliped.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> It's the smoothest, quietest car I've ever owned.  The engine noise is so low and the torque so smooth that at first I found it difficult to judge when to change gear without looking at the rev counter.

Not being the best driver in the world, and used to shifting with my
ears, I've often been caught by the governor 7000 rpm+ before shifting
(OOPS!), especially when beyond 4000, you don't have much time - in my
12V V6. 

Sometimes I think the V6 is too quiet.