"Wayne Crannell" > wrote
> Nope...I have the same car, same year, and mine does it too. An
> incredibly annoying lag in throttle response. (our A6 doesn't do it)
> Then it jumps or grabs or whatever. There are times pulling into traffic
> that you wonder if you are going to make it.

LOL! I have to agree with this somewhat. My '01 A4 1.8TQ's DBW throttle
isn't the best, especially when you try to get going fast, like whey
applying full throttle. The computer seems to get confused and it takes it
a while to figure out that you just stomped your foot on the gas pedal.
Chipping a car didn't fix that either. But overall it's not too bad, me
thinks. It could definitely use an improvement though. That's why many
people prefer a '99.5 A4 (mechanical throttle) as apposed to the newer model
years.

I also wonder if RapidRon's car is an automatic and he's talking about auto
tranny lag maybe?


> Maybe they ought to
> apply the same standard to the first time they inspect them...or maybe
> the problem is that they NEED 301 checks.

LOL again. Funny guy, but it's true. I love my A4 nonetheless. :-)

Cheers,

Pete