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#11
Daves Garage / Re: 2017 Audi Allroad
Last post by MiniDave - January 21, 2025, 09:26:22 AMSo I drove the white 2017 to Phoenix and back a couple of weeks ago and found a few things.....familiarity really helps with functionality. I got to where the nav system worked flawlessly, getting me where I wanted to go and on the route I wanted to drive.....and it got to where it could understand my spoken commands. Unlike a Garmin tho it doesn't have a variety of voices I can choose from. I also found that if I put the transmission in "S", all the start stop malarkey stopped, and in this cold weather it holds the lower gears which makes the heater work better.....we're talking running at around 2K instead of 12-1400 rpm.
The drive out and back was uneventful - I set the cruise at 82 (real speed 80-81) and averaged right at 35 going out - 33.8 coming back, I'm guessing the extra cold weather on the trip home is what cut the mileage. I woke up in Tucumcari on the leg home to 3" of snow on the car! It was very dry fluffy stuff so as soon as I hit the road it all blew off the car.....I had planned to stop off in Tulsa at Dan's shop and then overnight in Bartlesville, but I got there earlier than expected, so I went ahead and did the rest of the drive home - the roads were all clear till I got to about 50 miles south of KC - they had gotten 12-14" of snow over 1/4" of ice while I was gone - and about Paola things started getting "interesting"......I was on a 4 lane road and the right lane was clear and dry, but the left lane was full of black ice and the occasional patch that was scraped but still snow packed. I hit one of those patches while trying to pass a slow moving semi-truck......it was exciting, but the Audi handled it and I got around OK. My neighborhood had not been scraped yet, so again Quattro drive made easy work of it. 12 hours behind the wheel and tho I was tired, I wasn't beat up and my back didn't hurt.....these are really good road trip cars!
The kid's wedding was held way out in the country and the nav did great at finding the air B&B they rented for the weekend, they had a big party there the night before and another after the wedding! It was in a gated community and since I left at about 11 pm and it was oh so dark out there in the desert, the nav was the only way I could find my way back out! It did try and get me to take what I'm sure it reasoned was a short cut, but I preferred to just stay on the highway.
I think the wedding was huge success, it went off without a hitch and everyone seemed to have a really good time...events started at 3 pm and by 10 or so the music was pumping, and being an old fogey I headed home! They had to clear out of the event venue by 11 and went back to the B&B and partied all night long till they had to be out of the B&B at 10 the next morning.
I hauled a ton of "stuff" out to my boy's.....some really high end stereo equipment that I haven't used since I moved to KC that he wanted, and a whole bunch of car stuff - he has a nice waiting room in his shop with books shelves and displays so he has places to put stuff - I also took a ton of car books, tho I doubt he has time to read anymore.
A couple of pics from the trip.....first pic - going across southern Kansas in the winter
2nd pic - yes, that is a 959 driving nonchalantly up Scottsdale blvd! Behind it was a GT2RS Weissach, also just driving along....a few seconds later an Aston Martin went by at warp speed....no question Scottsdale is a car town! I saw so many high end cars.....and those goofy looking Waymos with the little lidars spinning around were everywhere!
Next is the B&B they rented for the weekend.....10,000 sq ft of party house, with a pool, two hot tubs, a pickleball court, basketball courts, tiki bar, cornhole boards, you name it - there was plenty to do.
And lastly, the happy couple!
The drive out and back was uneventful - I set the cruise at 82 (real speed 80-81) and averaged right at 35 going out - 33.8 coming back, I'm guessing the extra cold weather on the trip home is what cut the mileage. I woke up in Tucumcari on the leg home to 3" of snow on the car! It was very dry fluffy stuff so as soon as I hit the road it all blew off the car.....I had planned to stop off in Tulsa at Dan's shop and then overnight in Bartlesville, but I got there earlier than expected, so I went ahead and did the rest of the drive home - the roads were all clear till I got to about 50 miles south of KC - they had gotten 12-14" of snow over 1/4" of ice while I was gone - and about Paola things started getting "interesting"......I was on a 4 lane road and the right lane was clear and dry, but the left lane was full of black ice and the occasional patch that was scraped but still snow packed. I hit one of those patches while trying to pass a slow moving semi-truck......it was exciting, but the Audi handled it and I got around OK. My neighborhood had not been scraped yet, so again Quattro drive made easy work of it. 12 hours behind the wheel and tho I was tired, I wasn't beat up and my back didn't hurt.....these are really good road trip cars!
The kid's wedding was held way out in the country and the nav did great at finding the air B&B they rented for the weekend, they had a big party there the night before and another after the wedding! It was in a gated community and since I left at about 11 pm and it was oh so dark out there in the desert, the nav was the only way I could find my way back out! It did try and get me to take what I'm sure it reasoned was a short cut, but I preferred to just stay on the highway.
I think the wedding was huge success, it went off without a hitch and everyone seemed to have a really good time...events started at 3 pm and by 10 or so the music was pumping, and being an old fogey I headed home! They had to clear out of the event venue by 11 and went back to the B&B and partied all night long till they had to be out of the B&B at 10 the next morning.
I hauled a ton of "stuff" out to my boy's.....some really high end stereo equipment that I haven't used since I moved to KC that he wanted, and a whole bunch of car stuff - he has a nice waiting room in his shop with books shelves and displays so he has places to put stuff - I also took a ton of car books, tho I doubt he has time to read anymore.
A couple of pics from the trip.....first pic - going across southern Kansas in the winter
2nd pic - yes, that is a 959 driving nonchalantly up Scottsdale blvd! Behind it was a GT2RS Weissach, also just driving along....a few seconds later an Aston Martin went by at warp speed....no question Scottsdale is a car town! I saw so many high end cars.....and those goofy looking Waymos with the little lidars spinning around were everywhere!
Next is the B&B they rented for the weekend.....10,000 sq ft of party house, with a pool, two hot tubs, a pickleball court, basketball courts, tiki bar, cornhole boards, you name it - there was plenty to do.
And lastly, the happy couple!
#12
The Lounge / Re: How's the Weather Today?
Last post by 94touring - January 21, 2025, 09:20:27 AMGet a little place out there. I lived in Green Valley just south of Tucson a few years and that's where all the retired snow birds came for the winter.
#13
The Lounge / Re: How's the Weather Today?
Last post by MiniDave - January 21, 2025, 08:48:25 AM-4 this morning, the boys were quick about their business......even tho they have fur coats on I don't think they're really keen on the cold either. Some warm shoes for their paws might help but I think out and back in quickly is a better choice.
About this time every year I get very tired of winter.....I think I need to start spending a few winter months at my son's place in Az. When I was there a couple weeks ago it was 81*......the end of January is car week too....all the major auctions are on, so there's lots of cool car stuff to see around town. Usually Jan and Feb are the worst here - super cold, lots of depressingly grey days.....If I had a nice big toasty warm shop I could go play in that might make things go more easily, but I don't. My son does tho - in Arizona!
About this time every year I get very tired of winter.....I think I need to start spending a few winter months at my son's place in Az. When I was there a couple weeks ago it was 81*......the end of January is car week too....all the major auctions are on, so there's lots of cool car stuff to see around town. Usually Jan and Feb are the worst here - super cold, lots of depressingly grey days.....If I had a nice big toasty warm shop I could go play in that might make things go more easily, but I don't. My son does tho - in Arizona!
#14
The Lounge / Re: Cold Climate peeps.. educa...
Last post by MiniDave - January 21, 2025, 08:41:47 AM-4 this morning, the boys got their poop on quickly!
#15
Restorations / Re: Then I broke down (74 mini...
Last post by 94touring - January 18, 2025, 12:43:39 PMI put a lot of highway miles on those lol.
#16
Restorations / Re: Then I broke down (74 mini...
Last post by Jims5543 - January 18, 2025, 09:45:53 AM*For racing only, not for highway use*
LOL!
Yeah, I think it is the tires, when we took the Yoko's off there was minimal weight. I suspect rotating the tire would not have helped here.
LOL!
Yeah, I think it is the tires, when we took the Yoko's off there was minimal weight. I suspect rotating the tire would not have helped here.
#17
Restorations / Re: Then I broke down (74 mini...
Last post by 94touring - January 17, 2025, 10:08:07 AMThe other 2 sets of tires I ran on those didn't require that many weights, so suspect it's just the tires.
#18
The Lounge / Re: How's the Weather Today?
Last post by MiniDave - January 17, 2025, 10:03:31 AMQuote from: tmsmini on January 17, 2025, 09:42:12 AM36 here this morning when my wife and I went for our bike ride, a little chilly
I thought you guys were in California?
We're going to get a spike of warmth today, up to 50* they say! Tomorrow's high will be 20*, and it will be single digits for a few days after that before going back to the low 30's. I'm not a fan of winter, tho I do like the crystal clear blue skies we get on days like today.....
#19
Restorations / Re: Then I broke down (74 mini...
Last post by MiniDave - January 17, 2025, 09:58:02 AMYes, I think breaking the bead and rotating the tire 180* might help.....however - the modern tire machine we had at school would not balance 10" wheels/tires accurately. I had to change the settings to make the machine think I was only balancing a bare wheel.
#20
The Lounge / Re: How's the Weather Today?
Last post by tmsmini - January 17, 2025, 09:42:12 AM36 here this morning when my wife and I went for our bike ride, a little chilly