On Mar 19, 1:41*am, D. LaCourse > wrote:
> On 2011-03-18 10:59:25 -0400, AD > said:
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> > On Mar 9, 9:43*am, Steve Daniels > wrote:
> >> On Mon, 7 Mar 2011 09:35:45 -0500, against all advice, something
> >> compelled Steve Thompson >, to say:
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> >>> * * On Sun, 6 Mar 2011, Pete wrote:
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> >>> * * > On 3/4/2011 9:06 PM, Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
> >>> * * >> There's an incline sensor in the car that holds the brakes o
> > n until it
> >>> * * >> thinks there's enough torque to move forwards.
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> >>> * * > Even on cars equipped with manual trans??
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> >>> * * Yes, even with manual transmission. My A4 is manual; you can ap
> > ply the
> >>> * * brakes on a hill with the button, and then pull away without fu
> > rther
> >>> * * reference to the button; it turns itself off.
>
> >> That is so cool.
>
> > Until you want to swat the tail around on ice that is.
> > Say BMW-any-day if you are in sunbelt states. Alas, I'm in the snow
> > and there's a freaky diesel popping out of every hole while I,
> > envisioning the repair bill
> > for diesel, want a 2.4L 6 pot manual A6 quattro. Sigh.
>
> > Speaking of which, are you folk in the states able to order any beemer/
> > audi from germany
> > or only the engine/transmission combinations that went past the EPA
> > hounds?
>
> You can order an Audi or BMW from Germany, even go over there and
> accept delivery. *However, it will be a car built for USA specs.
>
Crap. That negates the advantage of buying a euro spec A6 quattro with
2.4 liter normally aspirated engine
with a 5/6 speed manual. Drove a V8 A6 (in the states), 2.5TDi A6
(locally) and 1.8T A4 (us). All nice cars,
but I just could not get myself over driving an automatic and the
prices for euro spec used
cars are skyrocketing here now.