The last time we shone a light on a TT quattro Sport - in January of 2024 - it was a lovely one in customary Misano Red that had, in nearly two decades of life on British roads, covered, on average, less than 2,000 miles a year. That is shockingly little for a car that is generally considered the most appealing Mk1 TT to drive - and it resulted (somewhat inevitably) in an asking price of £21,995. Bold, when you consider that the model’s price when new was only £29,335. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that car is still for sale.
This one is different in three key regards. Firstly, it is Mauritius Blue, which is much less common and a much nicer colour. Secondly, it is valued by its owner at £5,300, which is a much more reasonable-sounding amount. And thirdly, it has amassed a more appropriate amount of miles - 230,000 of them, in fact. The equivalent of nine times around the Earth. Which, we think you’ll agree, is much more like it.
Even better: the chap selling it reckons the chap he bought it from had owned the car almost from new - and accrued said miles in supposedly everyone’s favourite way, by romping repeatedly up and down a motorway with the kind of diligence that would make a homing pigeon blush. Not only did the TT get a very regular workout, its servicing was said to be no less metronomic, with sufficient stamps for it to now be on its second book.
The current keeper (a chip off the old block in mileage terms, having added 20k of his own) cannot be accused of standing idly by either. The comprehensive mechanical refresh undertaken early in their ownership reads like a suspension engineer's Christmas list: complete front and rear suspension overhaul with new bushes, bearings, and top mounts; a 3cm drop on mid-tier coilovers; four-wheel alignment; and new Goodyear rubber at all corners.
No less importantly, the 1.8-litre turbocharged four-pot - tickled up to 240hp in the QS, lest we forget - hasn't been neglected either, with a new clutch, DMF, cambelt, water pump, and cam cover gasket all fitted. Inside, the cabin mostly defies its astronomical mileage. The Recaro seats – half leather, half Alcantara in the QS – show minimal wear, and even the notoriously failure-prone pixel display has been professionally repaired, ensuring all instruments function as they should.
The appeal of all this, of course, beyond affordability, is that the limited edition model’s place in the TT annals has long been recognised, and with Audi’s iconic sports car finally gone the way of the Dodo, well-kept examples of the QS have become to ascend in value - as the aforementioned Misano Red shows. But because they require significant outlay, financial anxiety tends to take the edge off later enjoyment. Not so today’s hero, which ought to be catnip for anyone who values provenance and attentive TLC over garage-stored perfection. Which is most of us, right?
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