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Re: What is wrong with my quattro system? (Audi 5KQ)



Hairy green toads from Mars made David Marshall say:

> I have noticed a great deal of difference between my former 87 4000q and my
> 88 5000q.  The 4000 handled and tracked excellent, but, this certainly
> isn't the case with my 5000.  When the roads are slippery there is ALWAYS a
> tendancy for the back end to want to break loose.

I have both a 90Q and a 100Q, and this is the way mine handle, too.
The smaller 90 is much nimbler. I think the extra weight of the 100Q
makes it tail-heavy enough to slip easily.

I've just always accepted it.

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