Mk1 Audi TT quattro

Cian86

In owning one of these, am I blindsided by thinking they may now be going up in value or are they still a bit, meh.

180bhp quattro which is unmodified.

Notch000

there so cheap now they most certainly will go up in value, but not by any sort of an amount that would make you any real money on keeping it for that purpose

mickdw

240 bhp quattro sport are worth a few quid but always have been.
The basic cars are worth nothing at the minute.
I bought an ok 225 quattro for buttons last years and stripped it for trackdays so knowing my luck, good unabused ones will be worth a fortune in a few years.

Cian86

Update. Painted and waiting on a wheel refurb. Great weekend of weather for it.

mickdw

Looks great.

Ive a TT and an A5 here and when both are cleaned up, the TT looks the fresher design.

tossy

Cian86 wrote: »

Update. Painted and waiting on a wheel refurb. Great weekend of weather for it.

Looks great, don't see many red ones at all.

Cian86

tossy wrote: »

Looks great, don't see many red ones at all.

Thanks. Apparently is was a specific order too. Brilliant red was the standard red, this is Misano Red, pearlescent. Hints of gold in the sun. And costs a fortune as I found out...!

Wheel refurb and a new battery and then I'll decide what to do with it.

corks finest

Cian86 wrote: »

Update. Painted and waiting on a wheel refurb. Great weekend of weather for it.

Beauty

corks finest

Cian86 wrote: »

Update. Painted and waiting on a wheel refurb. Great weekend of weather for it.

Beauty

corks finest

Cian86 wrote: »

In owning one of these, am I blindsided by thinking they may now be going up in value or are they still a bit, meh.

180bhp quattro which is unmodified.

Love the shape of them

JoeA3

That’s a cracking looking TT, jeez it’s amazing how fresh that design still looks!

It doesn’t have an 05-G reg by any chance? I remember the local dealers having a demo just like that car back then, and the red is fairly unusual.

Cian86

JoeA3 wrote: »

That’s a cracking looking TT, jeez it’s amazing how fresh that design still looks!

It doesn’t have an 05-G reg by any chance? I remember the local dealers having a demo just like that car back then, and the red is fairly unusual.

Thanks Joe. No it's a 03 D reg on it!

tossy

Cian86 wrote: »

-Wheel refurb and a new battery and then I'll decide what to do with it.

Keep it after that kind of outlay.

colm_mcm

Cian86 wrote: »

Thanks Joe. No it's a 03 D reg on it!

It didn’t have a small dent on the drivers side sill before did it?
I sold a similar one before.

selectamatic

That's very nice.

I think I've only ever seen them in silver, black or blue in the flesh.

Had you any luck in sourcing a mk5 gti?

Cian86

selectamatic wrote: »

That's very nice.

I think I've only ever seen them in silver, black or blue in the flesh.

Had you any luck in sourcing a mk5 gti?

Nope. I took this instead!

But we'll see, the next one could be a Mk5 GTI with a DSG.

darragh o meara

Have toyed with one myself recently, the fact that they’re starting to be accepted for classic insurance now makes them a nice summer weekend car.

cpoh1

The mk1 TT is one of the best looking cars from its era, the interior and seating/driving position is near perfect.

Only downside is how they drive, even in 225 version they dont feel fast, that 1.8 vag lump is souless and they understeer terribly when you try to get spirited with them. A car like that should never have had a torsion beam rear suspension setup. Such a pity how they drive and handle doesnt live up to its stunning looks.

To the original poster, i can see them increasing in value, however i cant ever see them being a collectors item unless the 3.2L V6.

tossy

cpoh1 wrote: »

A car like that should never have had a torsion beam rear suspension setup..

Only the FWD TT has a torsion beam set up - quattro versions have independent rear suspension (All haldex VAg cars from that era have IRS)

Cian86

Now a finished project and dipped my toe in the sales market at exactly what it cost me. Interesting to see if there's any interest.

GustavoFring

Cian86 wrote: »

Now a finished project and dipped my toe in the sales market at exactly what it cost me. Interesting to see if there's any interest.

I've been eyeing the advert. If I could get to Dublin for a look at the moment I'd have been already. Looks fantastic.

Cian86

GustavoFring wrote: »

I've been eyeing the advert. If I could get to Dublin for a look at the moment I'd have been already. Looks fantastic.

Thanks for the positivity. Drop a message next week if I can help facilitate anything.

L-M

cpoh1 wrote: »

The mk1 TT is one of the best looking cars from its era, the interior and seating/driving position is near perfect.

Only downside is how they drive, even in 225 version they dont feel fast, that 1.8 vag lump is souless and they understeer terribly when you try to get spirited with them. A car like that should never have had a torsion beam rear suspension setup. Such a pity how they drive and handle doesnt live up to its stunning looks.

To the original poster, i can see them increasing in value, however i cant ever see them being a collectors item unless the 3.2L V6.

The Quattro I can say with the utmost confidence does not understeer.

My mother had one a long while back and in my eager youth I tried to make it understeer many a time to no avail.

cpoh1

L-M wrote: »

The Quattro I can say with the utmost confidence does not understeer.

My mother had one a long while back and in my eager youth I tried to make it understeer many a time to no avail.

You may have the utmost confidence that it doesnt understeer but i had one for a month (225 quattro) while i was considering buying (from a buddy who was selling one) and it was possibly one of the most underwhelming "performance" cars i have driven from a handling perspective.

I had consistent understeer pushing through corners at pace. The haldex diff is setup to be predominantly front biased and thats when its engaged at all, a lot of weight at the front in what is a heavy car. I looked into what could be done to try to setup the diff with some rear or at least 50:50 bias but it was mega bucks. Pity because i loved the looks and interior.


Tossy - thanks for the correction, had assumed all were torsion beam suspension!

L-M

Could been poor tyres or something but it was seriously planted

mickdw

I have a tt 225 stripped for track. It only had one outing yet but
on track it understeers.
What i found is that you turn it in hard as you like. Car senses the rear is moving towards oversteer and uses every electronic trick it has to plant the rear again at which point it has pushed the car into understeer and wide in the corner so stock setup requires a smooth driving style.
Coding out the esp should have this cured so eager to try it along with its weight loss and track tyres.