54 plate TT V6 DSG Quattro bought

[Squadrone Rosso]

Evening,

My wife has always wanted one so I saw a minter for sale at the NEC Classic today & bought it (well, put down £1k).

54 plate, 27k miles, 2 owners, FASH, full size alloy spare & so on. 3.2V6, Quattro, DSG.

Strong money at £9995 but looks new. It’ll be a toy car for her. I think / hope she’ll love it

[Butter Face]

£10k is quite a chunk for that! Lovely car though.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Butter Face said:

£10k is quite a chunk for that! Lovely car though.

Indeed. I bought it on condition & history. Slightly mad but she’ll love it.

Has to be a future classic too.

[catso]

Butter Face said:

£10k is quite a chunk for that! Lovely car though.

Indeed.

I wish I'd got anywhere near that for my '04 A3, 3.2 DSG that I sold last year.

Looks nice though.

[Dolf Stoppard]

Strong money but looks a lovely example. A fair price though if you're planning on keeping it. Loved my 225 TT and loved my Mk2 3.2.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Dolf Stoppard said:

Strong money but looks a lovely example. A fair price though if you're planning on keeping it. Loved my 225 TT and loved my Mk2 3.2.

Thanks. It’ll be an occasional use car for her. It’s nice for sure.

[anonymous-user]

The only 3.2 V6 should be a Busso, you traitor.


However, that looks a minter, lovely!

[Squadrone Rosso]

anonymous said:

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It’s not mine

She misses her GT V6 but wouldn’t go back.

[blueveloce]

I was after one of these a while back but i have since changed my plans for a weekend car but i must say that is nice....

Nice colour too....

[NewNameNeeded]

Had an 04 3.2V6 TTR for a few years. Wonderful car, and difficult to replace. Enjoy borrowing your wifes car!

[Squadrone Rosso]

The car was delivered yesterday. All is good.

I think the wife likes it. It’s not really for me other than the power & sound.

Feels quite ponderous to drive, more so than my previous 3.2Q4 Brera.

Looks great though, the interior is nice (really wide seat bases) & it’s practical for 2 people with luggage.

Give me my Abarth 595 Competizione any day

[SuperchargedVR6]

That interior still looks great 13 years on. Simple and stylish. I hate all the modern touchscreen crap that's laggy and never updated.

Ponderous is a great word to describe the driving dynamics.

[undred orse]

Hi that is a great one. The best colour. I saw it at the show and thought it’s the best I’d seen for a long time. It may look like strong money now but against the enjoyment you’ll have from it and the fact that you’d be hard pushed to find a better one let alone a better one for sale I don’t see it as anything but a great car to have and good value.

I hope you both enjoy it and I look forward to seeing it next time I’m passing by you place.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Having spent a few hours in it, added 10psi to each tyre (!!!!), it’s doing well.

The only things to note are it picked up some minor transporter damage since the NEC & the fact that the paddles don’t work, no matter what mode the stick is in.

Took it on some of our favourite roads this morning, wife driving, BIG smile

That’s all that matters to me.

[Adrian E]

Squadrone Rosso said:

the fact that the paddles don’t work, no matter what mode the stick is in.

Hiya

If you find someone local with VCDS they will be able to scan it and potentially point you in the right direction for any faults. My bet would be incorrect coding (which will sometimes show up if the module is completely default/blank coding)

In this post below there is info to explore the current coding to see whether it is wrong

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a6-s6-c6-platform...

Post #67 covers it, but rather than changing anything your first step is to look at what is there and see what the help boxes that pop up suggest it should be for your spec.

Given the condition of yours I'd be tempted by a proper detail and a ceramic coating to protect it once the transit damage is sorted - will preserve it long term then

[Squadrone Rosso]

Sorry for the incredibly tardy reply & thank you.

They seem to work well now which kind of confirms the theory that they just needed using.

My wife seems to really like it so mission accomplished there.

It’s now residing in our dehumidified garage with a CTEK keeping it alive, in between weekend drives.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Evening all,

We’ve not done a great deal of mileage since having it (250 miles) but we are enjoying it & are thinking this car will do the NC500 in April, especially as Neath to Inverness is a mega long way & the TT is very comfortable

We’ve bought a genuine boot liner & an OEM+ phone holder which sits between the central air vents.

I’m off to the Essen show later this week so I’ve got my eye on some original cup holders and a few other bits.

The paddle shifters remain intermittent but now work most of the time. Need to get them looked at though.

I’m also seriously considering a Revo remap on the engine & especially the DSG ECU.

I understand that this company are well respected in VAG circles but I’m willing to be told otherwise. Any experiences?

Not been brave enough to try launch control yet....lol

Cheers,

Simon

[Adrian E]

Revo are OK as generic remaps go, but the gains on a NA engine are rarely worth the bother. Generally the likes of MRC are better regarded for mapping as they'll map your individual vehicle on a rolling road. Worth a call - not sure how much they do for the NA V6.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Adrian E said:

Revo are OK as generic remaps go, but the gains on a NA engine are rarely worth the bother. Generally the likes of MRC are better regarded for mapping as they'll map your individual vehicle on a rolling road. Worth a call - not sure how much they do for the NA V6.

Thanks. Where are MRC based? I’m in South Wales so the beauty of the Revo option is 2 local places can do it.

I’m more interested in speeding up the DSG but additional engine flexibility etc would be welcomed.

It’s hardly a slow car

[Adrian E]

They're in Banbury, Oxfordshire - it's a drive in-drive out service over half a day so an option if you can come up with an excuse for a long weekend etc

Unit20 might be an easier option? Similar setup and experience, but probably better regarded for their service work (i.e. they're good at mods and service)