cfoster

The missus has just sold her MR2 and is on the lookout for a TT. She's being a bit of a fussy moo with the spec she wants but is happy to go around looking at a few other ones to get an idea on condition etc...

What should we be looking for? Where are their faults etc?? She's after a 225 quattro (good girl!) and has up to about 13k to spend.... I've looked on the TT Forum but there isnt an awful lot on there.

Cheers
Chris

Alps Pacino

I dont think there are any faults as such, the dash pods can go and are over £1000 to get sorted so make sure its had 1 under warenty or been recalled.

Other than that i think there pretty good cars really

~nomad~

iTrader: (4)

chris, bell me or text me or msn me re; TT

cfoster

Alps - i did think that they are virtually faultless but thought id check!

Dave- if you were on msn id get in touch but your offline!!

Bat Fink

Nice car there mate...

Alps Pacino

I take it back my mate has just got off the phone, the wheel has just fallen off his 225 tt coupe. Took the full hub and everything with it

BUK

ive got a 225 quattro model and its a bloody dam good car. I cant really say there is any common faults with them to be honest mate.

James

They're not the fastest thing on four wheels but they do look very good.

Only fault i've come accross is visibility, or the lack of!

Rs1

iTrader: (1)

Yup the tt isn't a bad car as a whole,a shy on power as standard but thats easy rectified. The coilpacks aint clever at all,equally crap are the air flow meters(air mass ) and if you every feel its down on power and theres a sound like the pot noodle horn,it'll be the turbo pipe has come off,normally the one direct onto the turbo. It'll look like its still on as its short pipe and it doesnt blow right off, but you'll probaly notice the jubilee clip a bit sqew wiff.

Madbradz

What??? There problem cars!!

Central locking
Electric windows
Rear Suspension strut prone to snapping - not all were recalled for this
Glove box lock/catch - new over £150
Traction control errors
ABS Sensors
Bose ICE Volume control - Audi wanted 400+ to sort
Dash/Dials over £1000 and thats not fitted!!
Turbo
Engine managment causing Hesitation


Thats a few of the problems mum had with her 1 yr old one in 2000...

cfoster

I did have one a couple of years back (on a 52 plate) and in the 5 months i had it had no problems whatsoever.

Like anycar I suppose they are gonna have problems but things like the above arent things i can really check when buying it!!!!

Performance isnt really an issue as it doesnt bother her one bit! It was things like bodywork/rust, major engine components which i was thinking about.

Adam - i presume that these problems happened across the VAG range (ie - Cupra R etc) as they all shared the same engine didnt they??

Chris

~nomad~

iTrader: (4)

my mum has had absolutly no problems with hers, bar a side repeater snapping off when it was being cleaned lol

Madbradz

To be honest I wouldnt know, All I know was mum was gutted as it was a kind of dream sports car for her and it gave her nothing but trouble.

The worst/last thing that happend was when the rear strut snapped! Caused about £1000 of damage as it happend at 80mph on the M1, All audi said was... That was supposed to be recalled to have new rear struts and the rear spoiler fitted.... Then they checked their records to see...It had been recalled and the spoiler was fitted... but not the struts!

So they took Blame and fixed it (In the beginning they tried to say that the car had been driven hard and it was not their fault!!! )

In the end she got a refund from Audi for the car after she had it for 11 months!