To the owners of A6
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Re: To the owners of A6
"KIP"
> Me and my wife test drove a 2001 A6 2.7T 6M and found a couple of
> glitches which I would like to share with the group. The steering
> wheel does not provide a reasonable response even in turns,
What size tires/rims do you have?
> In case if this is an original
> design, then I feel sorry for you guys, you drive a piece of junk.
Sounds like you're the one with a piece of junk. My A4 doesn't suffer
from either one of these problems. See if you can have someone (dealer
or an indy shop) look at the car. Maybe it needs an alignment. And
maybe the gas pedal stiffness can be adjusted.
> My wife wants a medium sized car, preferably AWD, and a manual
> shifter is a must. The choices are very limited: Audi and Subaru.
Volvo S60R comes with a manual tranny. Not sure how good their AWD
system is though.
Cheers,
Pete
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Re: To the owners of A6
"KIP"
> Me and my wife test drove a 2001 A6 2.7T 6M and found a couple of
> glitches which I would like to share with the group. The steering
> wheel does not provide a reasonable response even in turns,
What size tires/rims do you have?
> In case if this is an original
> design, then I feel sorry for you guys, you drive a piece of junk.
Sounds like you're the one with a piece of junk. My A4 doesn't suffer
from either one of these problems. See if you can have someone (dealer
or an indy shop) look at the car. Maybe it needs an alignment. And
maybe the gas pedal stiffness can be adjusted.
> My wife wants a medium sized car, preferably AWD, and a manual
> shifter is a must. The choices are very limited: Audi and Subaru.
Volvo S60R comes with a manual tranny. Not sure how good their AWD
system is though.
Cheers,
Pete
#13
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Re: To the owners of A6
"KIP"
> Me and my wife test drove a 2001 A6 2.7T 6M and found a couple of
> glitches which I would like to share with the group. The steering
> wheel does not provide a reasonable response even in turns,
What size tires/rims do you have?
> In case if this is an original
> design, then I feel sorry for you guys, you drive a piece of junk.
Sounds like you're the one with a piece of junk. My A4 doesn't suffer
from either one of these problems. See if you can have someone (dealer
or an indy shop) look at the car. Maybe it needs an alignment. And
maybe the gas pedal stiffness can be adjusted.
> My wife wants a medium sized car, preferably AWD, and a manual
> shifter is a must. The choices are very limited: Audi and Subaru.
Volvo S60R comes with a manual tranny. Not sure how good their AWD
system is though.
Cheers,
Pete
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Re: To the owners of A6
KLS <xymergy@suds.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:05:53 -0600, KIP <not@foruse.org> wrote:
> >Me and my wife test drove a 2001 A6 2.7T 6M and found a couple of
> >glitches which I would like to share with the group. The steering
> >wheel does not provide a reasonable response even in turns, and
> >the gas pedal is so light that you do not feel any resistance at
> >all. As far as I know it is a 'drive-by-wire' system, not a direct
> >link, and it might be a cause of the problem.
> Subaru is a lot cheaper than Audi, so do consider it (advice from
> someone with a 1999 Legacy Outback and a 1998 Audi A4 2.8Q), but these
> two features of the car you drove are not normal for an Audi. Pass on
> that car and find a different Audi.
2001 A6s are coming off lease, and those with a stick shift are rare, at
least in my area. Only two of them are near by. Not too many choices
unfortunately. I'll try to look onto another one later this week.
Vlad
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:05:53 -0600, KIP <not@foruse.org> wrote:
> >Me and my wife test drove a 2001 A6 2.7T 6M and found a couple of
> >glitches which I would like to share with the group. The steering
> >wheel does not provide a reasonable response even in turns, and
> >the gas pedal is so light that you do not feel any resistance at
> >all. As far as I know it is a 'drive-by-wire' system, not a direct
> >link, and it might be a cause of the problem.
> Subaru is a lot cheaper than Audi, so do consider it (advice from
> someone with a 1999 Legacy Outback and a 1998 Audi A4 2.8Q), but these
> two features of the car you drove are not normal for an Audi. Pass on
> that car and find a different Audi.
2001 A6s are coming off lease, and those with a stick shift are rare, at
least in my area. Only two of them are near by. Not too many choices
unfortunately. I'll try to look onto another one later this week.
Vlad
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Re: To the owners of A6
KLS <xymergy@suds.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:05:53 -0600, KIP <not@foruse.org> wrote:
> >Me and my wife test drove a 2001 A6 2.7T 6M and found a couple of
> >glitches which I would like to share with the group. The steering
> >wheel does not provide a reasonable response even in turns, and
> >the gas pedal is so light that you do not feel any resistance at
> >all. As far as I know it is a 'drive-by-wire' system, not a direct
> >link, and it might be a cause of the problem.
> Subaru is a lot cheaper than Audi, so do consider it (advice from
> someone with a 1999 Legacy Outback and a 1998 Audi A4 2.8Q), but these
> two features of the car you drove are not normal for an Audi. Pass on
> that car and find a different Audi.
2001 A6s are coming off lease, and those with a stick shift are rare, at
least in my area. Only two of them are near by. Not too many choices
unfortunately. I'll try to look onto another one later this week.
Vlad
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:05:53 -0600, KIP <not@foruse.org> wrote:
> >Me and my wife test drove a 2001 A6 2.7T 6M and found a couple of
> >glitches which I would like to share with the group. The steering
> >wheel does not provide a reasonable response even in turns, and
> >the gas pedal is so light that you do not feel any resistance at
> >all. As far as I know it is a 'drive-by-wire' system, not a direct
> >link, and it might be a cause of the problem.
> Subaru is a lot cheaper than Audi, so do consider it (advice from
> someone with a 1999 Legacy Outback and a 1998 Audi A4 2.8Q), but these
> two features of the car you drove are not normal for an Audi. Pass on
> that car and find a different Audi.
2001 A6s are coming off lease, and those with a stick shift are rare, at
least in my area. Only two of them are near by. Not too many choices
unfortunately. I'll try to look onto another one later this week.
Vlad
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Re: To the owners of A6
KLS <xymergy@suds.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:05:53 -0600, KIP <not@foruse.org> wrote:
> >Me and my wife test drove a 2001 A6 2.7T 6M and found a couple of
> >glitches which I would like to share with the group. The steering
> >wheel does not provide a reasonable response even in turns, and
> >the gas pedal is so light that you do not feel any resistance at
> >all. As far as I know it is a 'drive-by-wire' system, not a direct
> >link, and it might be a cause of the problem.
> Subaru is a lot cheaper than Audi, so do consider it (advice from
> someone with a 1999 Legacy Outback and a 1998 Audi A4 2.8Q), but these
> two features of the car you drove are not normal for an Audi. Pass on
> that car and find a different Audi.
2001 A6s are coming off lease, and those with a stick shift are rare, at
least in my area. Only two of them are near by. Not too many choices
unfortunately. I'll try to look onto another one later this week.
Vlad
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:05:53 -0600, KIP <not@foruse.org> wrote:
> >Me and my wife test drove a 2001 A6 2.7T 6M and found a couple of
> >glitches which I would like to share with the group. The steering
> >wheel does not provide a reasonable response even in turns, and
> >the gas pedal is so light that you do not feel any resistance at
> >all. As far as I know it is a 'drive-by-wire' system, not a direct
> >link, and it might be a cause of the problem.
> Subaru is a lot cheaper than Audi, so do consider it (advice from
> someone with a 1999 Legacy Outback and a 1998 Audi A4 2.8Q), but these
> two features of the car you drove are not normal for an Audi. Pass on
> that car and find a different Audi.
2001 A6s are coming off lease, and those with a stick shift are rare, at
least in my area. Only two of them are near by. Not too many choices
unfortunately. I'll try to look onto another one later this week.
Vlad
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Re: To the owners of A6
I've been driving A6s for many years, dating back to when they were 5000 series
(then 100/200). I have never had the troubles you speak of. I would search
for a different Audi, because that one is acting strangely. Consider the A6
with the 4.2 engine and Tiptronic xmsn. Great car.
I owned a Suby one time. Broke it within a year. Traded it in for a VW
Synchro (Audi engine/running gear).
Dave
RS6
(then 100/200). I have never had the troubles you speak of. I would search
for a different Audi, because that one is acting strangely. Consider the A6
with the 4.2 engine and Tiptronic xmsn. Great car.
I owned a Suby one time. Broke it within a year. Traded it in for a VW
Synchro (Audi engine/running gear).
Dave
RS6
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Re: To the owners of A6
I've been driving A6s for many years, dating back to when they were 5000 series
(then 100/200). I have never had the troubles you speak of. I would search
for a different Audi, because that one is acting strangely. Consider the A6
with the 4.2 engine and Tiptronic xmsn. Great car.
I owned a Suby one time. Broke it within a year. Traded it in for a VW
Synchro (Audi engine/running gear).
Dave
RS6
(then 100/200). I have never had the troubles you speak of. I would search
for a different Audi, because that one is acting strangely. Consider the A6
with the 4.2 engine and Tiptronic xmsn. Great car.
I owned a Suby one time. Broke it within a year. Traded it in for a VW
Synchro (Audi engine/running gear).
Dave
RS6
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Re: To the owners of A6
I've been driving A6s for many years, dating back to when they were 5000 series
(then 100/200). I have never had the troubles you speak of. I would search
for a different Audi, because that one is acting strangely. Consider the A6
with the 4.2 engine and Tiptronic xmsn. Great car.
I owned a Suby one time. Broke it within a year. Traded it in for a VW
Synchro (Audi engine/running gear).
Dave
RS6
(then 100/200). I have never had the troubles you speak of. I would search
for a different Audi, because that one is acting strangely. Consider the A6
with the 4.2 engine and Tiptronic xmsn. Great car.
I owned a Suby one time. Broke it within a year. Traded it in for a VW
Synchro (Audi engine/running gear).
Dave
RS6
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Re: To the owners of A6
"Dave LaCourse" <davplac@aol.comPirate> wrote in message
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> I've been driving A6s for many years, dating back to when they were 5000
series
> (then 100/200). I have never had the troubles you speak of. I would
search
> for a different Audi, because that one is acting strangely. Consider the
A6
> with the 4.2 engine and Tiptronic xmsn. Great car.
>
> I owned a Suby one time. Broke it within a year. Traded it in for a VW
> Synchro (Audi engine/running gear).
>
Was that a Passat or a Bora/Jetta ? Sychro was the name given to the older
VW's 4wd system, which they now call 4-motion over here, if it was a Bora
how did you find the Haldex Vs Torsen, as you now have RS?
I've never driven a Haldex 4wd but can't imagine I would feel as secure as I
do in my A4.
Ronny