And as a follow-up... (archive)

My 225q roadster does not have ESP, and it is quite safe, in my view. The huge majority of owners here do not believe that there is/was any defect with regard to the vehicle's suspension. We believe that Audi's response was a reactionary one, in order to twart negative media coverage and avoid another "unintended accelleration" debacle, such as occurred with the 5000 years ago.

Most of us, including me, believe that the original suspension was superior, but if you slam on the brakes on a corner at 135 mph, then you are going to swap ends. Many of the folks purchasing this car were not experienced sports car drivers, and were taking the car well beyond it's limits. The majority of the 50 or so accidents occurred at speeds usually well in excess of 120 mph and to my knowledge, all occurred in Germany. A famous German race car driver was killed, but at speeds over 100 mph and on snow tires (Duh)!

I am personally not crazy about the new "improved" suspension, as Audi has introduced more understeer to make drivers feel the limits sooner. For that reason, I have installed H&R coilovers and the original control arms, to restore the quicker steering ratios.

But the car is a very good handler, and is not unsafe, in my view. I like the looks a lot too, but implying that it is all show and no go is both unfair and inaccurate.

With regard to Denny, no she is not a bitch and was posting her comments in good humor. I respectfully disagreed with poking fun at another's pride and joy, but we can agree to disagree. Other than that, she is generally pretty cool. Far from a tech wiz though!

Regards,

Brad Willis, Founder
SoCal Audi TT Club

Follow Ups:

Re: ok, let's slow down... Roger 05:49 8/15/2000 (3)
- FYI - Porsche is an independant company... Geza 06:37 8/15/2000 (2)
  - Re: FYI - Porsche is not an independant company... Roger 11:33 8/16/2000 (0)
  - Don't be surprised...(more) DC from Cape Cod 08:53 8/15/2000 (0)

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