Jaguar xk or audi tts

[fastfu]

I'm bouncing back and forth between head and heart.

I have 11k to spend of a car and have narrowed it down to two, The jaguar xk (4.2) and the audi tts.

The jaguar has my heart with the looks and sound but the tts has my head with the economy and tuning potential.

Has anyone had any experience with these car ?

[stevemcs]

Both very different cars, personally it would be the jag as it will feel more special than the TT. The TT has the potential for big bills too.

[xjay1337]

stevemcs said:

Both very different cars, personally it would be the jag as it will feel more special than the TT. The TT has the potential for big bills too.

Still significantly less expensive than the Jag!

[stevemcs]

It depends ... running costs will be higher but a leggy 2.0 tfsi and dsg will be closer to going pop compared to the jag.

[ZX10R NIN]

I'd go for the XK the 4.2 N/A engine & drivetrain is pretty bulletproof, the electrics may play up every now & then but I'd say it's better option of the two.

[mbwoy84]

I’ve owner a Supercharged 4.2 XK-R for 6 years, so if there’s anything you want to know about living with an X150 then feel free to message me, but on the whole my experience is nothing but positive.

[moxy89]

if your considering tuning the TTS is the car to go for, a couple of grand on one and your be pushing jags out the way. Really capable car, i have the S3 8p with touch under 400bhp, 0-60 is 3.8 which isn't bad for a badged up A3

[stevemcs]

But it still sounds like a 4 pot

[vtecyo]

Nice. I have the same budget and have briefly considered both. The borkability of each puts me off but I'd love an XK - remember the XK is £500+ tax whereas the TTS isn't.

I have come very close to buying a TTS but the niggling thought of the piston rings melting puts me off. I can't find an answer as to whether they go or not as the other 2.0 TFSI units of the era do.

Edited by vtecyo on Friday 20th September 10:04

[fastfu]

It's a really difficult one, I have a 350z at the moment and the xk on paper is pretty much exactly the same but the jag looks more grown up (i'm getting old). As for the TTS as soon as i started looking in to them i found stories of massive oil use and engine rebuilds :S

I might stick with what i've got as i'm not sure the Xk or TTS offer enough to warrant the extra cost.

[vtecyo]

Tell me about it. Here's my "shortlist" from a couple of weeks ago - it changes daily at the moment.

TT
TTS
Golf GTi
330 Coupe
6cyl petrol 1 Series
Focus ST
Mini Cooper S
GT86
370Z
Monaro
Leon Cupra
VX220
Mazda 3 MPS
208 GTi
Clio Cup
Megane cup (actually had a 265 but didn't really like it, more situation driven I think)

[Gerradi]

stevemcs said:

But it still sounds like a 4 pot

TTRS is nice with the 7 speed DSG & is a 5 pot ...very swift.

[Xcore]

Tvr!

[OzzyR1]

fastfu said:

It's a really difficult one, I have a 350z at the moment and the xk on paper is pretty much exactly the same but the jag looks more grown up (i'm getting old). As for the TTS as soon as i started looking in to them i found stories of massive oil use and engine rebuilds :S

I might stick with what i've got as i'm not sure the Xk or TTS offer enough to warrant the extra cost.

Reminds me of some of the Veilside Supras a few years back!!

Assume you've sunk a few quid into the 350 during your ownership?

Think a TTRS would suit you more - someone I know had one with a bit "extra" a few years back - think it was the TTRS+ or similar?

Very, very quick car.

[ZX10R NIN]

fastfu said:

It's a really difficult one, I have a 350z at the moment and the xk on paper is pretty much exactly the same but the jag looks more grown up (i'm getting old). As for the TTS as soon as i started looking in to them i found stories of massive oil use and engine rebuilds :S

I might stick with what i've got as i'm not sure the Xk or TTS offer enough to warrant the extra cost.

Very nice car OP, have you thought about a 370Z Nismo? Looking at your car I'd probably stick with what I had & maybe think about a turbo or supercharger if you want to add something extra.

[fastfu]

ZX10R NIN said:

Very nice car OP, have you thought about a 370Z Nismo? Looking at your car I'd probably stick with what I had & maybe think about a turbo or supercharger if you want to add something extra.

Funnily enough i had considered a 370z but to me it's not different enough from the 350z and the extra the 370 costs i could forge and turbo the 350

Great minds hey

[ZX10R NIN]

go for it, you'll have a very big grin.