Mk1 Audi TT quattro 180
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Little update, I picked up a set of quattro sport 240 wheels today.
Now these are quite rare & sought after, they can go for silly money so when I saw a used set on the bay at a reasonable price I didn't hang about and hit the bin button
Picked them up from the seller and set about fitting them inside the TT. If you're gonna pick up a set of 18's in one of these, empty the boot and leave the passengers at home!
Yes they need a refurb and one is missing a center cap, but beggers can't be choosers when it comes to QS Rims!
Stamps all seem to check out as genuine.
Deal done and off to the tyre fitters to swap them over.
I quickly found a buyer for my old RS wheels at the asking price and met up with him on the way home for the handover so all in all a good day!
Now these are quite rare & sought after, they can go for silly money so when I saw a used set on the bay at a reasonable price I didn't hang about and hit the bin button
Picked them up from the seller and set about fitting them inside the TT. If you're gonna pick up a set of 18's in one of these, empty the boot and leave the passengers at home!
Yes they need a refurb and one is missing a center cap, but beggers can't be choosers when it comes to QS Rims!
Stamps all seem to check out as genuine.
Deal done and off to the tyre fitters to swap them over.
I quickly found a buyer for my old RS wheels at the asking price and met up with him on the way home for the handover so all in all a good day!
Well what interesting timing - the past week I've been looking at TTs in quite some detail and it was only today me and a friend were discussing how amazing it is that you can get such a car for the money! We had the 20vt engine in our old A6 (in 150hp form) and bar the oil pump issue stated on here it was incredible, the engine got to 190k in the end and unfortunately it was the rest of the car letting the side down. Always wanted to modify that engine but timing was never right so I'd love to have a play around with one properly. Circumstances now mean I have a short commute and no need for any real practicality, I just need some refinement compared to my current Nissan 200sx and of course I want to retain some flavour! Will be following this thread and making my decision later on this year when insurance on my current car is up..
ETA:
Maintenance wise the engine had an alternator, clutch/flywheel, 4 coils, rocker gasket and a good service every 10k. The oil pump was the costly mistake as unfortunately it was only when the top end started making shocking noises we found out about it, there really are no other symptoms so do drop that sump and check the strainer. After that the oil pump was changed and it went on for another few years. That's that, all it needed for 190k even in its stressed 150hp form in a 1500/1600kg A6. Epic engine
ETA:
Maintenance wise the engine had an alternator, clutch/flywheel, 4 coils, rocker gasket and a good service every 10k. The oil pump was the costly mistake as unfortunately it was only when the top end started making shocking noises we found out about it, there really are no other symptoms so do drop that sump and check the strainer. After that the oil pump was changed and it went on for another few years. That's that, all it needed for 190k even in its stressed 150hp form in a 1500/1600kg A6. Epic engine
Edited by turboflutter on Tuesday 21st February 23:15
turboflutter said:
Well what interesting timing - the past week I've been looking at TTs in quite some detail and it was only today me and a friend were discussing how amazing it is that you can get such a car for the money! We had the 20vt engine in our old A6 (in 150hp form) and bar the oil pump issue stated on here it was incredible, the engine got to 190k in the end and unfortunately it was the rest of the car letting the side down. Always wanted to modify that engine but timing was never right so I'd love to have a play around with one properly. Circumstances now mean I have a short commute and no need for any real practicality, I just need some refinement compared to my current Nissan 200sx and of course I want to retain some flavour! Will be following this thread and making my decision later on this year when insurance on my current car is up..
ETA:
Maintenance wise the engine had an alternator, clutch/flywheel, 4 coils, rocker gasket and a good service every 10k. The oil pump was the costly mistake as unfortunately it was only when the top end started making shocking noises we found out about it, there really are no other symptoms so do drop that sump and check the strainer. After that the oil pump was changed and it went on for another few years. That's that, all it needed for 190k even in its stressed 150hp form in a 1500/1600kg A6. Epic engine
They are really good engines, they can produce decent power, more than enough for road use and they can last for ages if you look after them.ETA:
Maintenance wise the engine had an alternator, clutch/flywheel, 4 coils, rocker gasket and a good service every 10k. The oil pump was the costly mistake as unfortunately it was only when the top end started making shocking noises we found out about it, there really are no other symptoms so do drop that sump and check the strainer. After that the oil pump was changed and it went on for another few years. That's that, all it needed for 190k even in its stressed 150hp form in a 1500/1600kg A6. Epic engine
I'm more than happy with mine so far
B/W pic as it's dirty at the moment
J4CKO said:
The wheels set it off, good start it being black and unbarried as well, I really have a thing for these, still cheap as well, cant imagine they will stay such good value forever.
Cheers 
I intend to keep it looking standard (ish), may update the grills and exhaust in time. I won't be messing with the suspension or interior though.
Very interesting to stumble across this post as I'm in exactly the same position as the original poster - I've got a 53 plate RX8 and have just done a deal to trade it in for a 03 plate TT 180! It was too good a deal to pass up - £3,000 for the TT, and it's only got 68,000 miles on the clock. The interior is absolutely immaculate, with the leather seats and Bose sound system. It felt very tight and solid when I took it for a quick drive, so hopefully there won't be any hidden gremlins to be found when I take it home on Monday.
Guitardavept said:
Very interesting to stumble across this post as I'm in exactly the same position as the original poster - I've got a 53 plate RX8 and have just done a deal to trade it in for a 03 plate TT 180! It was too good a deal to pass up - £3,000 for the TT, and it's only got 68,000 miles on the clock. The interior is absolutely immaculate, with the leather seats and Bose sound system. It felt very tight and solid when I took it for a quick drive, so hopefully there won't be any hidden gremlins to be found when I take it home on Monday.
Good choice, I picked mine up in November and haven't looked back to the 8, it does everything properly with no fuss, apart from carrying passengers in the back, which I never do anyway Guitardavept said:
How much was the upgrade to twin exhausts plus the valance?
In hindsight I'd recommend finding a 225 if you can, as the brand new upgrade route is quite a costly one. It can be done cheaply though, pick up a used 225 exhaust for 50-75, reducer pipe for 10 and a used 225 rear valance for 20 or modify the 180 one for free. All in for less than the price of the qs valance...
I'm very happy with mine though
Guitardavept said:
How much was the upgrade to twin exhausts plus the valance?
The honeycomb balance was standard on all 3.2 V6 TTs and there is often a handful being broken on eBay etc... but this is one of the first items normally sold from them ... in TT circles emulation of the 3.2 V6 (they have a different front bumper too) is frowned upon but to each their own I wouldn't get the valance off the V6, just the standard 225 one. That's all a way off yet anyway - need to get the thing home and see if it's in need of any maintenance or if it's a decent one. It certainly seemed nice on the test drive, but you never know what gremlins lurk beneath... starting to have buyers remorse already and panicking that I could've bought a lemon :-/ Fingers crossed...
I bought my TT to replace my outgoing Mazda RX8 PZ on 7th November '16 so it's six months to the day, so time for a quick review!
I paid £2k back in November, i looked at a few, there were cheaper cars, and more expensive examples too, this was local, in good condition with loads of maintainance work done so it was an easy choice.
In my ownership it has had an oil service, sump cleaned & pickup pipe replaced. Also had new spark plugs and battery but it needed a starter motor after it decided to let me down at the petrol station about a mile from my house.
Had it recovered and a replacement was fitted at the local garage, it hasn't missed a beat since though and passed the mot back in Feb.
During the next 6 months I might look into getting some aftermarket springs or coilovers as I'd like to go a little lower (nothing silly though) and maybe improve the handling a bit.
I don't usually keep cars that long really, but there's nothing I'd replace this with now on the same budget.
It's a lot of fun as a commuter/2nd car, enough power for the road, sounds brilliant with the scorpion exhaust and never threatened to get out of shape through winter. On the whole it's been excellent.
I paid £2k back in November, i looked at a few, there were cheaper cars, and more expensive examples too, this was local, in good condition with loads of maintainance work done so it was an easy choice.
In my ownership it has had an oil service, sump cleaned & pickup pipe replaced. Also had new spark plugs and battery but it needed a starter motor after it decided to let me down at the petrol station about a mile from my house.
Had it recovered and a replacement was fitted at the local garage, it hasn't missed a beat since though and passed the mot back in Feb.
During the next 6 months I might look into getting some aftermarket springs or coilovers as I'd like to go a little lower (nothing silly though) and maybe improve the handling a bit.
I don't usually keep cars that long really, but there's nothing I'd replace this with now on the same budget.
It's a lot of fun as a commuter/2nd car, enough power for the road, sounds brilliant with the scorpion exhaust and never threatened to get out of shape through winter. On the whole it's been excellent.
Black TT with alloys from a higher spec model friends!
Really lovely example of a MK1 TT, these seem to be quite a good buy for the money these days and I've always liked these, new exhaust setup looks good too, really wish mine had twin exhausts but finding a V6 valance on it's own for sale is difficult - can only seem to find complete rear bumpers with valance.
Nice to hear the ownership experience has been fairly smooth and these do tend to hide their age quite well with both the build quality and how they look.
Really lovely example of a MK1 TT, these seem to be quite a good buy for the money these days and I've always liked these, new exhaust setup looks good too, really wish mine had twin exhausts but finding a V6 valance on it's own for sale is difficult - can only seem to find complete rear bumpers with valance.
Nice to hear the ownership experience has been fairly smooth and these do tend to hide their age quite well with both the build quality and how they look.
ShafzC said:
Black TT with alloys from a higher spec model friends!
Really lovely example of a MK1 TT, these seem to be quite a good buy for the money these days and I've always liked these, new exhaust setup looks good too, really wish mine had twin exhausts but finding a V6 valance on it's own for sale is difficult - can only seem to find complete rear bumpers with valance.
Nice to hear the ownership experience has been fairly smooth and these do tend to hide their age quite well with both the build quality and how they look.
Cheers mate, yeah apart from the early issue with the starter motor ending this has been a joy, the twin exhaust really sets a TT off from the rear. Really lovely example of a MK1 TT, these seem to be quite a good buy for the money these days and I've always liked these, new exhaust setup looks good too, really wish mine had twin exhausts but finding a V6 valance on it's own for sale is difficult - can only seem to find complete rear bumpers with valance.
Nice to hear the ownership experience has been fairly smooth and these do tend to hide their age quite well with both the build quality and how they look.
I've seen videos of a mk2 valance being cut with a saw and dremelled to accept a twin exhaust, something to think about if you can't get hold of a genuine dual valance, and have a steady hand!
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