Re: V70R Review

["Mike Miller" <JoMi@email.msn.com>]

The V70 wagon that I drove with fwd and 5 speed would probably embarrass 90%
of the audis on this list. Not quite as fast on the spoolup as my 91 200q,
but pretty impressive once it got there. Pretty good handling for a wagon
too. At 20+ more hp and 400lbs less than a 91 200q, it was a nice test
drive.

mike
91 200q

-----Original Message-----
From: ptimmerm@mashtun.JPL.NASA.GOV <ptimmerm@mashtun.JPL.NASA.GOV>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 10:54 AM
Subject: V70R Review


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>
>Some people on the list have bemoaned the fact that Volvo has
>a 5 cyclinder turbo wagon in this country and Audi does not.
>I had the chnce to sample the Volvo wagon in Utah this last week
>while on vacation, and I don't think Quattro junkies should feel
>cheated.
>
>While the car is beautyful to look at, in Saffron metallic paint,
>and a very able ride, it was nothing to get your heart racing.
>Firstly, note that it only comes to the US in an automatic form.
>Secondly, with OBDII and computerized shifting, chipping up the
>turbo is no easy feat, and not very wise if you could.  The ride was,
>well, Volvo like.  A nice car, a pretty car, a capable car, but
>anyone who has ever ridden in a 200Q with a IA phase III chip would
>be woefully disapointed.  Don't dispair, your not missing too much.
>
>paul timmerman (just back from vacation in Utah)
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