Getting tired of my S5
04-30-2010, 09:14 AM
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Manuals are a lot of fun, but I'm not picky, I enjoy the car for what it is regardless of how it changes gears. Having said that though, there are some cars that are more fun when equipped with a manual transmission, such as the S cars (though S Tronic is excellent!) and the R8 (got to love that gated shifter!)..
There are also cars that shouldn't ever be manuals, like the A8 and Q7 (IMHO).
It all boils down to personal preference, I don't feel people should be ragged on for choosing one over the other.
There are also cars that shouldn't ever be manuals, like the A8 and Q7 (IMHO).
It all boils down to personal preference, I don't feel people should be ragged on for choosing one over the other.
04-30-2010, 09:26 AM
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What I mean is this, when lets say you're putting the car in neutral, and you take your foot of the pedal, it rises back to it's starting position rather quickly. When the problem I'm talking about starts it takes about twice as long to come back to starting position. It's also a little tougher on the way down, it just doesn't more at the right speed. It's weird, because it'll happen for like 5 minutes of driving, then it will go back to normal for like a week, then come back for maybe a day. Thanks for all your help.
04-30-2010, 09:29 AM
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So the actual pedal gets stiff? Have they replaced or at least lubed the pedal hinge? What about the master cylinder, the slave cylinder, throwout bearing, actuation arm, etc?
04-30-2010, 10:07 AM
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I probably drive stick better than you tough guy. It's not like it's a science, so get off your high horse. I'm trying to figure out why you're such a douche. I've come to the conclusion, that you're probably jealous that you drive around in a cheaper version of my car. It could be that, or the fact that I'm probably younger, and more successful than you are. I was just asking to see if anyone had some answers, about my glitchy Audi. Clearly you don't, so why don't you go drive your car off a cliff 
04-30-2010, 10:14 AM
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I've experienced this, it's intermitent, never took it into the dealer to find becaue it would go away. Noticed in cold weather, or if hadn't driven in a while the car.
04-30-2010, 11:33 AM
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I believe him. I Never had anyone ride in my back seat of the car. Then had my niece, all 45 pounds of her in the passenger side buckled in. Drove down the road and the tire press light came on, then the diff light up, it was a freaking christmas tree. i pulled over to check the tires and everything looked normal. got to my dest. parked,stopped car and restared. It has never happened again and noone will be sitting in my rear seat anytime soon. Not unless she has a twin. So get off the guy about his driving. Mine is a tip. Not to hard to drive that, big man.
How many time did you burn the clutch? How long is it going to take for you to understand that you are burning the clutch? that you are burning the clutch by not knowing how to shift properly! There is nothing wrong about that! just don't come in here pretending that the vehicle is acting on its own!! Seems to me that if you are thinking of getting rid of it and the only thing you can come up with is the clutch not responding as expected, it's very clear than for you this is a BIG issue! So face it.. plain and simple.. You are not an expert, neither care to learn how to drive a Manual. I agree with another post in that sense that an S5 Manual as a first manual for someone who's never driven a Manual before in their life, might not be the best idea! you need to start from the basics, meaning smaller vehicles with less power.
04-30-2010, 12:03 PM
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How many time did you burn the clutch? How long is it going to take for you to understand that you are burning the clutch? that you are burning the clutch by not knowing how to shift properly! There is nothing wrong about that! just don't come in here pretending that the vehicle is acting on its own!! Seems to me that if you are thinking of getting rid of it and the only thing you can come up with is the clutch not responding as expected, it's very clear than for you this is a BIG issue! So face it.. plain and simple.. You are not an expert, neither care to learn how to drive a Manual. I agree with another post in that sense that an S5 Manual as a first manual for someone who's never driven a Manual before in their life, might not be the best idea! you need to start from the basics, meaning smaller vehicles with less power.
If his clutch was "burned up" then the clutch pedal would function normal. What he would feel is that he would hit the gas...the RPMs would raise, but he wouldn't gain any speed...and then suddenly he would begin accelerating. That's the sign of a "burned up" clutch.
Stop posting about things that you know nothing about. Actually, I take that back. It's kinda comical to read your posts
04-30-2010, 12:06 PM
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What I mean is this, when lets say you're putting the car in neutral, and you take your foot of the pedal, it rises back to it's starting position rather quickly. When the problem I'm talking about starts it takes about twice as long to come back to starting position. It's also a little tougher on the way down, it just doesn't more at the right speed. It's weird, because it'll happen for like 5 minutes of driving, then it will go back to normal for like a week, then come back for maybe a day. Thanks for all your help.
If that doesn't work, have them check out the stuff Kris Hansen (love the user name BTW) has listed below.