03-22-2004, 08:20 AM
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Lost!!
Location: Kingston, Ontario
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Originally posted by Rippley
I just spent the weekend driving an Audi Allroad, 2.5 TDI, and a Mercedes Convertible, I forget the number, not an SLK, but the fullsize droptop. They both had automatics, and I usually drive a manual golf. Now The audi kicks ass in the sportmode, but I still find it disconcerting that I can't tell it when I want the different gears. So on straight sections, bring on the Auto, but in twistiness I get scared that it'll shift at the wrong time and I'll lose grip. The Merc just has a crappy 'box. It seems like the kickdown only works when it feels like it, not when I eant it. And there's quite a great deal of lag, so you floor it...and then you sit around for a while (1-1 1/2 sesc.)...and then it boots you in the ass and takes off. Once again, a little disconcerting that I can't overtake with confidence...
I'll take a stick any day. Just my 0.2$
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Humm that trans in the merc is like my old Pontiac(83' Bonnie) you step on it and the engine would rev up then boom you take off! but the trany was screw up. I that car has a newer trany like my van when you hit the gas it would take off when you hit the gas!
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