Mk1 Audi TT quattro 180

[wjb]

The TT is still going strong, owned it for 8 months now.

A lot of people worry about things going wrong on used cars, I've added up the last 3 years of history for this Audi TT, if anything is gonna go wrong , it probably would've done in 3 years as that's a fair length of time for a car of this age and mileage.

I've obviously ignored tax, fuel and insurance, oh, and mods! These are just the receipts for maintenance over the past 36 months. (Also a popular new lease deal length )

2014

Dipstick, n/s inner CV gaiter, o/s outer CV gaiter £116.00

New Turbo, turbo system inspected, oil pick up pipe cleaned £518.00

2x tyres £120.00

Cam belt, water pump, timing belt + full service £400.00

2015

Set of springs £208.00

2 tyres £102.00

Rear discs and pads, abs sensor, power steering cooling loop £178.00

Temp sensor £15.00

Brake pads £59.00

Service oil & filter £120.00

Tracking, anti roll bar bushes £80.00

Bosch wiper blades £25.00

2016

2 tyres £120.00

Exhaust manifold £325.00

New battery £105.00

Oil & filter service, 4 spark plugs, alignment £150.00

Starter motor £120.00

2017

side light bulb £4.00

2 tyres 174.00

Track rod end 93.00

If my maths is correct, that's a total of £3,032.00 to keep this on the road over 3 years.



Thoughts?

[ZOLLAR]

Well it's less than my Discovery 2, think I've spent close to £5,000 in around 3 years!

I'm considering selling the D2 this year and am looking at a 3.2 v6 mk1 TT

[anonymous-user]

I assume it would have similar running costs to a Mark IV Golf and there's still plenty of those on the road.

[wjb]

ZOLLAR said:

Well it's less than my Discovery 2, think I've spent close to £5,000 in around 3 years!

I'm considering selling the D2 this year and am looking at a 3.2 v6 mk1 TT

3.2's are great and you can probably pick up a nice DSG Mk1 for £3k now, there were none under £4k a year ago.

[wjb]

10 months in, which is quite long for me. The TT is behaving itself impeccably to be fair, not cost me a penny for a while.

Probably jinxed it now

Edited by wjb on Friday 15th September 19:22

[wjb]

Monthly update.

The TT had its first rear seat passenger in 11 months of ownership. For a short trip to the vet.

[Emeye]

I'm very tempted to get another Mk1 TT as a station/weekend car!

Won't be until my lease Alltrack goes back, but a third Mk1 TT would be great - maybe a 3.2 this time for a change and the sound!

[wjb]

Emeye said:

I'm very tempted to get another Mk1 TT as a station/weekend car!

Won't be until my lease Alltrack goes back, but a third Mk1 TT would be great - maybe a 3.2 this time for a change and the sound!

Do it, Mk1's are a brilliant car, as you already know having had two! I could definitely see myself getting another if this one ever gave up on me.

3.2's do sound amazing. Eyes open for "chain stretch" and dsg issues though.

[wjb]

Well, she's gone.

After almost a year of ownership I sold the little TT yesterday. Managed to achieve just under my asking price too which was nice.

Going down to single car household for now, (BMW X5) which makes room for a motorbike

[SloppyClock]

1K per year for this class of car is very expensive to keep on the road IMO.

I've had my Crossfire which as you know is the competitor of the MK1 Audi and in total have bought in maintenance parts:

- Battery - £70
- Valve Cover Gaskets - £20
- Heater Valves - £60
- Some welding on the exhaust (think when the custom job was fitted they knackered the hanger) - £120

Not bad at all for 3 years.

Seriously cute dog BTW!

[shalmaneser]

SloppyClock said:

1K per year for this class of car is very expensive to keep on the road IMO.

I've had my Crossfire which as you know is the competitor of the MK1 Audi and in total have bought in maintenance parts:

- Battery - £70
- Valve Cover Gaskets - £20
- Heater Valves - £60
- Some welding on the exhaust (think when the custom job was fitted they knackered the hanger) - £120

Not bad at all for 3 years.

Seriously cute dog BTW!

Quite a large proportion of that was tyres, discs, pads, services etc. Are you not spending that on the crossfire?

1k PA all in is not too bad, really. And that's getting a garage to do the work.

I'm getting a real soft spot for these Mk1 TTs coupes - am trying to convince the GF to buy one!

[SloppyClock]

shalmaneser said:

Quite a large proportion of that was tyres, discs, pads, services etc. Are you not spending that on the crossfire?

1k PA all in is not too bad, really. And that's getting a garage to do the work.

I'm getting a real soft spot for these Mk1 TTs coupes - am trying to convince the GF to buy one!

Thats a really good point and poo-poo to me for not reading properly; failed to notice service in addition to garage costs.

But if you take the costs of discs/oil/filters out the overall cost still does seem overly steep. But the list could be just due to the age/mileage/previous storage of the car as after all I may have a year of failures next year, you never know!

[wjb]

Yes a grand a year does seem quite high, But at the time I was considering leasing a Renaultsport Megane at £280 a month so I did ok in the end financially going the used route.

They're really underrated cars, ignored by petrolheads after it took a bashing from a certain car journalist. When you look past the image you get a modern 4wd turbo coupe for under £2k. I'd have another in a heartbeat.

[mattman]

I ran a 225 mk1 for a year with virtually no costs other than a MOT which it passed 1st time. Was an 02 with 130k and a wedge of history that showed 2 cam belt changes an a recent service along with an MOT. I had the wheels refurbed as they were a little scabby at £200 for 4.

Was a great little car which went like stink and sounded great. Sold after 12 mths for £600 more than I paid for it. It wasn't a show winner or garage queen but never let me down.

I wouldn't personally put it in the same category as a Crossfire - the quality, handling and performance were far better on the TT and looks alone were in a different league. But if we all liked the same it would be boring

I think I may have missed the boat for buying a good low mileage mk1 as they are only going to go up in value if it's kept nice and original.

Edited by mattman on Wednesday 25th October 13:08

[Dewi-asl8m]

I bought an '03' Plate Mauritius Blue TT 180 back in 2007 (DK03 JWA). I wanted one since they were launched around 2009 and bought this one because I liked the colour combination with its cream leather. I sold it because at the time fuel prices were going up every week and the government were threatening a large hike in VED. Stupidly I traded it in for a Brand Peugeot 207 Gti which ended up being the most unreliable car I ever owned (New Engine under Warranty). I regretted my decision until I traded in the 207 for a FN2 Civic Type R, which again stupidly took me 2 years.

I would love to buy another one of these, especially as now they are going for a couple of grand for a nice one. I can see the prices bottoming out soon and when they start disappearing from the roads prices will start going up. Just wish I had a garage as I would have bought one already.

[oddball1313]

Owned a TTRS new from 2009 - 2012

Without doubt the best English B road time machine I’ve ever driven. Unreal how hard you can drive one for it to be that predictable (and with not a single issue in 3 years either) Where the understeer rumour started I’ve no idea but utter bullst perpetrated by idiots anti the brand and who I guarantee have never sat in one never mind driven it. The one in the video is for sale for £15k - bargain of the century basically

[yorky500]

oddball1313 said:

Owned a TTRS new from 2009 - 2012

Without doubt the best English B road time machine I’ve ever driven. Unreal how hard you can drive one for it to be that predictable (and with not a single issue in 3 years either) Where the understeer rumour started I’ve no idea but utter bullst perpetrated by idiots anti the brand and who I guarantee have never sat in one never mind driven it. The one in the video is for sale for £15k - bargain of the century basically

I have recently (2 months ago) bought a 2010 TTRS - have to admit, I love it. Its my weekend "fun car" and is somewhat loud with pipe and sports exhaust plus has had the software played with.