Before you tell me to do a search on the forum, 14 pages of results and nobody seems to have _exactly_ the same problem I do...
The specifics:
From a cold start, I let the car warm up enough that the water temp gauge is not bottomed out.
Short drive through a parking lot, all 1st/2nd gear - no issues whatsoever
As soon as I get out of the parking lot, accelerate up to 27-30mph, BANG hard shift from 2-3 at ~2400-2700rpm
Hit the brakes for a stop sign and have an early downshift into 1st from 3rd (3500+rpm, sounds like I'm gunning it, kinda embarassing)
Accelerate from stop sign, 1-2 no problem at 22ish mph, 2-3 harsh but not BANG again 28ish mph, 3-4 shift around 40mph feels VERY slow like it's searching for the gear.
After that, 50mph cruise for a minute or so and usually hitting red lights, never see the harsh shifts again, but the slow 3-4 shift at 40mph persists.
This happens every day on my way home from work, and I'm worried that I'm causing undue pain to my trans/TC. Am I the one in the wrong in how I'm driving it, or do I have something lurking in the trans that should make my wallet have a permanent anticipatory cringe?
Want to keep the around at least long enough to take it to Hawaii with me (whenever the job offer comes through), won't be an option if the TC/trans go out and I'm left without reliable transportation.
Advice, comments, call me an idiot? Fix my problem and I'll post up a photo of the beast at Audi of America HQ (less than a half mile from where I work)