Re: 98 Passat Wagon - Helicopter mode

[Gary Mayne <Gary.Mayne@mci.com>]

New A6 has the same tendency although not as bad as the one you
describe with the Passat. I didn't have this problem with my 325i or
previous VW's. The wind deflector on the A6 seems too small to do the
job. 

Gary

'98 A6q

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> Has anyone else discovered the problem with the new Passat
> Wagon's design?  If you have the sunroof open all the way
> with the windows closed, and drive anywhere near 50MPH,
> the air pressure pulses rapidly popping your ears HARD and
> it sounds like a helicopter.
> 
> Do any of the Audi's have this problem?