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RichR

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21st Mar 12 at 11:41

Not for me, for the missus; Disco is up for sale as she's going back to Uni in Septemeber and needs to free up the cash now the laons paid off on it.

She was going to have a 8L A3 but has now decided on a first generation Audi TT hardtop, has to be a Quattro. Anything to look out for?

adiohead

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21st Mar 12 at 11:43

take vagcom if you can and check for fault codes.

Ignition coils, window regulators, faulty sensors, ermmm

is it a 225 or VR6?

RichR

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21st Mar 12 at 11:47

225 iirc, 1.8T. Is this the same base engine as I'd have had in my A3 1.8T Sport. That was 150hp as standard so I'm familiar with that spec of engine but not sure if the 225 has uprated parts or is a whole different engine

kennySRi

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21st Mar 12 at 11:49

We had a ph1 v6 quattro. Lovely car and in the 5 or so years we owned it the only fault it had was the gearbox failing and being the dsg it would of cost a few thousand to fix but luckily it was still under warranty and needed a new coil once. Other than that it was great and lovely to drive.

adiohead

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21st Mar 12 at 11:52

It's a bigger turbo K04, twin side mounted intercoolers....ermm can't remember the rest. Basically the same as your old one.

The fan speed controller is a major fault on these (mine went). To replace the fans it's £400 from a dealer.

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=331943

I fitted a Nime box.

VrsTurbo

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21st Mar 12 at 11:53

it will have a bigger turbo k04 so can be mapped to around 280 easy. Coils are a issue but they are reliable cars generally a 225 will be a BAM engine.

am4nf

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21st Mar 12 at 12:16

8L A3 that would be a crazy car....

taylorboosh

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21st Mar 12 at 12:19

dash pods go faulty and the display doesnt work or the fuel/temp guages... expensive fix

RichR

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21st Mar 12 at 12:21

quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
8L A3 that would be a crazy car....

8L is the model (first generation); I didn't mean that anyway, I had an 8L, I meant 8P (second generation).

harrisp

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21st Mar 12 at 12:22

quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
8L A3 that would be a crazy car....

It's the model code i.e corsa b or Astra h etc

am4nf

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21st Mar 12 at 12:29

I was kidding harris, lee can see that

Jambo

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21st Mar 12 at 12:34

Don't worry am4nf i thought the same! Like the TT's myself.

Whittie

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21st Mar 12 at 13:02

Budget Rich?

Behr

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21st Mar 12 at 13:03

ARB bushes, in fact most of the bushes wear through really quick on these, other than that i love mine

Daniel_Corsa

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21st Mar 12 at 13:06

Instrument cluster
Coil packs go (same as any 20v)
Breather hoses split, from inlet and under plastic cover.
Rear coil springs snap.

Very fun and very reliable IMO great cars.

I owned mine 18months, 1 coil pack, 1 breather hose, 1 rear spring and 1 instrument cluster all replaced under warranty.

Instrument panel Audi will replace FOC
Breather was £10
Coil £28
Spring £50

So not bad considering, just general wear and tear!

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RichR

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21st Mar 12 at 13:14

quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
Budget Rich?

£5-£7k

Daniel_Corsa

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21st Mar 12 at 13:15

Get a nice TT QS for that budget!

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adiohead

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21st Mar 12 at 13:18

I'd love a sport

RichR

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21st Mar 12 at 13:19

quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
Get a nice TT QS for that budget!

Preferably towards the lower end of the budget as its coming from the sale of the Disco and she needs to free up about £10k for her LPC fees at uni

Fro

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21st Mar 12 at 13:36

quote:
Originally posted by john-d
dash pods go faulty and the display doesnt work or the fuel/temp guages... expensive fix

Not so bad these days, lots of places do them so the competition has driven the prices down.

Very common though, have seen loads for sale stating pod issues.

when i was looking I found cheaper ones tend to be good in pictures but quite ropey overall. (just seen your budget though so shouldn't be an issue)

As it's for the missus i wouldn't get a QS as the seats aren't the most comfortable around.

Usual 1.8t issues as already stated with fans, coils

RichR

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21st Mar 12 at 13:39

What's the difference between QS and Quattro?

Fro

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21st Mar 12 at 13:42

Quattro Sports have buckets, no rear seats, rear strut brace, alcantara wheel and other bits i cant think of. 240bhp too. They're the ones with a black roof and multispokes from factory, V6 diffusers too

[Edited on 21-03-2012 by Fro]

RichR

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21st Mar 12 at 13:43

She'd like that more tbh, She's likes to think of herself as a bit of a "girl racer" for want of a better expression

Fro

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21st Mar 12 at 13:44

Got a good one there

review I just came across whilst looking for pics.

http://www.fast-sportscars.com/sports_cars/Audi_TT_roadtest.php

[Edited on 21-03-2012 by Fro]

tony2187

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21st Mar 12 at 14:02

look out for a hairdryer and a set of GHD's.
Rear springs, coils, basically the car is based on a Golf MK4, so any major golf problems which is shared, dashboard dials and also window mechanisms

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