Audi TT mk1 (2005) - our new runabout
Discussion
Hi all,
Here is our latest purchase, its a 2005 Audi TT 1.8 turbo. Being a 2005 its the facelift model with the 3 bar grill, rather than the old 5. I thought it was 180bhp but the HPI check said it was 190bhp. I'm not sure which is correct, but it certainly pulls nicely regardless.
This is one of those cars on my 'to own' list and they are pretty cheap now. Initially I budgeted £1,500 for one, but these were really ropy high milers with some scary warnings on the MOT history. So the budget went up to £3,000 and we got this one for £2,700.
It has a good history of stamps, with receipt for pump and belts being done 3 years, 10,000 miles ago. The dashpod is all working and it has a CD player rather than the tape deck from all the other models we looked at! We purchased privately from a really nice guy who seemed very genuine. Lovely thing to drive and fits our family of three - just about!
It is a 14 year old car however, so we were expecting some faults. Things I've noticed that don't seem to work as they should:
Looking forward to the ownership of this one, initial driving experience is really good. They are really small little things compared to modern cars, which makes driving and parking a breeze. The colour choice was of Mrs Cloudy. I wasn't that fussy either way really for colour on these cars, I think they look good in all comours, although if pushed I'd say I liked the silver the best, but that was her least favourite. She liked red, but we couldn't find one locally that looked decent, so next option was black or grey, or dark blue. No grey ones either, and this black one had the best advert and showed the most promise. So now its ours and i think it does look good.
Fingers crossed for a trouble free experience!
Here is our latest purchase, its a 2005 Audi TT 1.8 turbo. Being a 2005 its the facelift model with the 3 bar grill, rather than the old 5. I thought it was 180bhp but the HPI check said it was 190bhp. I'm not sure which is correct, but it certainly pulls nicely regardless.
This is one of those cars on my 'to own' list and they are pretty cheap now. Initially I budgeted £1,500 for one, but these were really ropy high milers with some scary warnings on the MOT history. So the budget went up to £3,000 and we got this one for £2,700.
It has a good history of stamps, with receipt for pump and belts being done 3 years, 10,000 miles ago. The dashpod is all working and it has a CD player rather than the tape deck from all the other models we looked at! We purchased privately from a really nice guy who seemed very genuine. Lovely thing to drive and fits our family of three - just about!
It is a 14 year old car however, so we were expecting some faults. Things I've noticed that don't seem to work as they should:
- The drivers mirror doesn't work electrically.
- We only have one key, so need to budget for a second.
- The carpet mats appear to be generic, so I'd like some tailored ones that fit better.
- When trying to move the passenger seat to fold down for access to the rear, you have to pull both leavers on either side of the seat. This is a real ball ache when trying to get our little one in the back. I suspect the seat mechanism might have broken within the seat?
- The drivers side heated seat button doesn't light up when you have it pulled out, only when pushed in - but the function does work as its meant to.
Looking forward to the ownership of this one, initial driving experience is really good. They are really small little things compared to modern cars, which makes driving and parking a breeze. The colour choice was of Mrs Cloudy. I wasn't that fussy either way really for colour on these cars, I think they look good in all comours, although if pushed I'd say I liked the silver the best, but that was her least favourite. She liked red, but we couldn't find one locally that looked decent, so next option was black or grey, or dark blue. No grey ones either, and this black one had the best advert and showed the most promise. So now its ours and i think it does look good.
Fingers crossed for a trouble free experience!
Edited by Cloudy147 on Saturday 11th May 16:51
Edited by Cloudy147 on Saturday 11th May 17:11
stevemcs said:
trails said:
I always thought the single exhaust denoted the FWD 150bhp version...
It did, then one tailpipe and Quattro badge was 180, two tailpipes and Quattro is 225, two tailpipes, mesh valance and Quattro badge is v6Ta!
paradigital said:
Get the engine code from the vehicle or the V5C. A quick google of the engine code will confirm what output the engine is.
I've googled the VIN and that just brings up the generic details. I tried the engine number at that brings up some very NSFW results, but nothing relating to cars. 
However, reading through my HPi report, this says that my car is a 190bhp model. I'm not sure if thats just generic data, or vehicle specific.
EDIT: Found it! I just googled the BVR element instead which brought up this:
1781cc 20v Turbo - 190 hp (5700 rpm) - 240 Nm (1980-5400 rpm)
Engine Code: BVR
Speed : 234 km / h
Acceleration 0-100 : 7.0 s
Urban consumption : 11.1 l/100km
Extraurbà consumption: 6.3 l/100km
Average consumption : 8.1 l/100km
Reference link
So it does appear to be the 190bhp model.
Edited by Cloudy147 on Sunday 12th May 09:00
superkarl said:
They didn’t make a 150ps version.
Only 180 and 225 (and 250 in V6 guise)
They did ...Only 180 and 225 (and 250 in V6 guise)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_TT#Powertrain
I must admit there are more options there than i'd imagined.
1602Mark said:
Can you have an ECU reflash on these to release a bit more fizz and improve drivability?
Yeah I think so. A quick look online and it shows that the 190bhp can be mapped to 225bhp with just a chip/re-map so pretty impressive gains. However, the 190bhp is plenty for what we'll be using it for to be honest. It feels nice and quick even with the power its got. 
RammyMP said:
Max M4X WW said:
Nice car and random re the exhaust, I always assumed FWD and 150bhp with a single.
You are correct, single exhaust, non quattro = 150 bhp From memory, single exhaust with quattro were 180, twin exhaust were 225 bhp
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