Jeff K

Well, I hope your love for white smoke has faded, you won't get any in the S4. Quattro BABY!!!

LCP

...with a K-04 turbo setup running 1.5 bar of boost (what's that good for, 450 lb-ft. of torque maybe?).

sc

I ignored the warning, reading here at work, had to read it in bits to keep from laughing out loud.

Martha Stewart

What kind of gentleman would wear elasticised sweatpants out for dinner with his wife? ;-)

LCP

I for one have and have somehow known that it was referred to as the "The Move". Also, my apologies to anyone who may have been offended by this story, but it truly is hilarious. I've had it in my joke file for over a year now and every so often still have to read it to crack myself up.

TM in PA

Short clutch throw?!? What other manual cars have you driven?

LCP

1996 A4, 1990 Celica, 1983 Audi 4000 are previous cars I've driven routinely

Jim L.

My commute is about 70mi which I make three days per week. It had been a while since I'd driven a car with a manual transmission (my last was a '95 Accord EX). Over the first 2K miles, I found the S4 pretty manageable.

Mine's a bit notchy going from 1st to 2nd, but otherwise it's quite smooth (though not as smooth as my old Accord's). The throw isn't particularly short (I'd prefer shorter), but it's reasonable. I think the clutch travel is pretty reasonable too.

I got in the habit of putting it in neutral when stopped and feathering the clutch into 1st or 2nd to get moving as traffic creeped forward. Not as pleasant as driving my last car (Lexus RX300) in heavy traffic, but tolerable. I think it's worth it to have the responsiveness and control of a manual transmission.

TM in PA

After driving a 4k, you consider the S4's clutch to have a short throw?!?

LCP

I haven't driven it since I was 16 in 1988, so I don't have a real good recollection