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Old 03-05-2007, 10:41 PM
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Default I want to eliminate turbo lag, overall driving experience is more important to me than all out speed
I wanted to try a turbo, now I can say that I've been there and done that. I prefer my old BMW I-6 since you have the torque when your letting out the clutch, not a low compression 4-cylinder.

Now if you wanted to spend $$$s adding big turbos to older cars, feel free to; I just find it's not for me (Audi's have enough maintenance already).
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Maybe he enjoys low end torque and reliability.
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Default 98.5 2.8 5-speed
If possible find one with leather, sport suspension, and sport seats

I like the 98.5 much better than the 99.5 up
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96 is a 12v... Try a modded 30v.
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Did that too. lol. Quantify the performance.
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85k miles and great reliability. More torque at 3000 rpm than a 2.8
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Default But it's surprising how much of your time is spent < 3,000 rpm...
and with the 1.8T &lt; 3,000 rpm unfortunately doesn't include highway driving...
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I can understand going NA for more smoothness.
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