German cars are all suffering from the same over infatuation with
technology.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
"Pete" > wrote in message
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> "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
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