My experience is similar.

I've been driving manual transmission cars since 1988.

I've had 3 VWs and 4 BMWs in that time.

I now have my first Audi (A4, manual tranny). I've had this Audi for 15
months and have driven it 30k miles in that time. In all of the
aforementioned cars, I've covered about 250k miles, including about 40k
miles auf die Autobahn.

Despite that amt of miles covered, I still don't feel I shift my Audi very
well. This is largely because the clutch engages very high. I'm told that
the clutches are hydraulic and no adjustment is possible.

Here's a situation where I wish the Audi was more like the VWs, rather than
vice versa.

So it really is a case of Übung macht den Meister.

Good luck... to both of us.


"ming" <mingwuming@hotmail.con> wrote in message
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> hi:
> I been driving MT for a month now. Some times i still can not make
> shift smoth enough. Any tips to share?
>
> Thanks
>
> husky
>
> 00' A4 1.8T Q
>

 

"silver30v" <silver30v#@nospamcwru.edu> skrev i melding
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> So it really is a case of Übung macht den Meister.

So very true: "Ubung macht den Meister" (GER) = "Øvelse gjør mester" (NOR)
= Roughly something like "The more you practice, the better you get", or
"Practice makes champion" or "expert". Do you have an equivalent or similar
expression or saying in English? I just cannot think of one that I know of
just now.

 

"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote in message
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> "silver30v" <silver30v#@nospamcwru.edu> skrev i melding
> news:bjsn0h$299$1@eeyore.INS.cwru.edu...
> > So it really is a case of Übung macht den Meister.
>
> So very true: "Ubung macht den Meister" (GER) = "Øvelse gjør mester"
(NOR)
> = Roughly something like "The more you practice, the better you get", or
> "Practice makes champion" or "expert". Do you have an equivalent or
similar
> expression or saying in English? I just cannot think of one that I know of
> just now.
>
>

We have the saying "Practise makes perfect".
--
Doug Ramage

 

"Doug Ramage" <doug-ramage@lineone.net> skrev i melding
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> > > So it really is a case of Übung macht den Meister.
> > So very true: "Ubung macht den Meister" (GER) = "Øvelse gjør mester"
> (NOR)
> > = Roughly something like "The more you practice, the better you get", or
> > "Practice makes champion" or "expert". Do you have an equivalent or
> similar
> > expression or saying in English? I just cannot think of one that I know
of
> > just now.

> We have the saying "Practise makes perfect".

Thank you, well, there you have it, the equivalent saying, "Practice makes
perfect". I knew that you must surely have one in English, too. This is
exactly what I mean, practice is the only thing to really improve your MT.
We are almost breastfed with MT here in Europe, you know, but these days
automatic trans/shift is getting more and more common in new cars here, too,
and particularly in larger European models like Audis, MBs and Volvos (but
not in Japanese), it seems to me, anyway.

 

"Doug Ramage" <doug-ramage@lineone.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote in message
> news:dxm8b.22184$os2.309356@news2.e.nsc.no...
> > "silver30v" <silver30v#@nospamcwru.edu> skrev i melding
> > news:bjsn0h$299$1@eeyore.INS.cwru.edu...
> > > So it really is a case of Übung macht den Meister.
> >
> > So very true: "Ubung macht den Meister" (GER) = "Øvelse gjør mester"
> (NOR)
> > = Roughly something like "The more you practice, the better you get", or
> > "Practice makes champion" or "expert". Do you have an equivalent or
> similar
> > expression or saying in English? I just cannot think of one that I know
of
> > just now.
> >
>
> We have the saying "Practise makes perfect".
> --
> Doug Ramage


And in the US, we say practiCe makes perfect..... Ahhh yes, the US and the
UK.... two countries separated by a common language. But of course, the
Brits started the language, Thanks for letting us borrow it........ and
muck it up......

.... As for your name change, I vote for Doug (on a ) Rampage......although
there could be some creative explanations for Rug Damage.......


Cheers, (I think you say........... oder?)

 

"silver30v" <silver30v#@nospamcwru.edu> wrote in message
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>
> "Doug Ramage" <doug-ramage@lineone.net> wrote in message
> news:bjssg3$mkjdq$1@ID-34015.news.uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > "Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote in message
> > news:dxm8b.22184$os2.309356@news2.e.nsc.no...
> > > "silver30v" <silver30v#@nospamcwru.edu> skrev i melding
> > > news:bjsn0h$299$1@eeyore.INS.cwru.edu...
> > > > So it really is a case of Übung macht den Meister.
> > >
> > > So very true: "Ubung macht den Meister" (GER) = "Øvelse gjør mester"
> > (NOR)
> > > = Roughly something like "The more you practice, the better you get",
or
> > > "Practice makes champion" or "expert". Do you have an equivalent or
> > similar
> > > expression or saying in English? I just cannot think of one that I
know
> of
> > > just now.
> > >
> >
> > We have the saying "Practise makes perfect".
> > --
> > Doug Ramage
>
>
> And in the US, we say practiCe makes perfect..... Ahhh yes, the US and
the
> UK.... two countries separated by a common language. But of course, the
> Brits started the language, Thanks for letting us borrow it........ and
> muck it up......

Actually, we say practiCe makes perfect in the UK too. You didn't muck
anything up - Doug did.

But "licence" / "license"? Well that's another story!

Chip.

 

I have a '00 A4 1.8tq 5spd. many, including myself, have complained about
the
very high engagement of these cars. I've owned my Audi for 3 years and still
find
consistant smooth shifts difficult.

But, here's one thing that makes it easier if you are not driving for
performance.
Let the revs fall down between shifts. Practice to get a feel to what rpm is
best for you.
But letting the revs fall between shifts makes for very smooth shifts.

I read this in one of the car mags. Not sure which one, but I remember they
were testing a
new car and commented that the only way to get smooth shifts was to do that.
It works.
"silver30v" <silver30v#@nospamcwru.edu> wrote in message
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> My experience is similar.
>
> I've been driving manual transmission cars since 1988.
>
> I've had 3 VWs and 4 BMWs in that time.
>
> I now have my first Audi (A4, manual tranny). I've had this Audi for 15
> months and have driven it 30k miles in that time. In all of the
> aforementioned cars, I've covered about 250k miles, including about 40k
> miles auf die Autobahn.
>
> Despite that amt of miles covered, I still don't feel I shift my Audi very
> well. This is largely because the clutch engages very high. I'm told
that
> the clutches are hydraulic and no adjustment is possible.
>
> Here's a situation where I wish the Audi was more like the VWs, rather
than
> vice versa.
>
> So it really is a case of Übung macht den Meister.
>
> Good luck... to both of us.
>
>
> "ming" <mingwuming@hotmail.con> wrote in message
> news:IYw7b.45864$mk1.43823@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> > hi:
> > I been driving MT for a month now. Some times i still can not make
> > shift smoth enough. Any tips to share?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > husky
> >
> > 00' A4 1.8T Q
> >
>
>