Jon Ison
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 03:13 PM |
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Audi TT
Mrs was hankering after a BMW 1 but the TT is now topic of conversation.
I know nothing, what do I look for, will be at best 52 53 plate and the lower end of engine spec, she wants to pose not drive fast ?
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austin man
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 03:56 PM |
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they do a 1.8 turbo with 225bhp and also 180 a strong engine. I have the same engine in my golf running around 195 and plenty of poke in it. I wouldnt
go for anything below 150bhp. Not sure whether they did a diesel model at that kind of age if so advisable as they are both economical and readilly
mappable to return decent BHP figures
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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pdm
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 04:44 PM |
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Our neighbour had one on an 'X' with about 90K miles on it - the suspension bushes were all shot to pieces front and rear.
Not sure if it had had a hard life or not before he had it though.....
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Bare
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 05:31 PM |
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Interesting cars. Had a 2002 one, new.. for a while.
Beyond the pill box windows the thing had massive driveline surge. The gear stick could be moved front/rear by throttle use alone. Also the
incredibly stupid wheels it was fitted with had their polished Ali spokes placed out beyond the protection of the tyre. So any curb encounters during
parking (see: Pillbox windows) seriously chewed the metal. Demanding affectedwheel replacement to sell the thing on.
Plus there was the usual VW slipshod quality.. but that wasn't a surprise 'going in'.
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Benzine
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 05:38 PM |
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buy a cheap banham x21 metro based kit car and hope she doesn't notice? 
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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jonesier1
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 05:44 PM |
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instrument clusters prone to playin/packing up,make sure its got good service history so you know the diff have been serviced,look for the bose sound
system,have the 225 not the 180 or the 3.2,and some seem to have an liking for high amounts of oil.
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CraigJ
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 06:02 PM |
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Bushes are a bad point but there not that expensive. Front A/R/B bushes wear badly but only 30ish for new ones and easy to swap.
My Fiancee has a 2001 180 Quattro. It was the cheapest in the uk that we could find last year. (budget was tight) Came with full service history but
parts were still worn and i still need to do a fair few of the suspension bushes.
I would get vagcom on a laptop and check any car you are planning on buying. We have had a few problems, Lamba (£100) MAF (£100) and its still not
right. She still loves the car but i hate it.
Just check it over really well.
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perksy
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 06:43 PM |
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Instuments/Dash can have problems and the suspension bushes as already mentioned
Just find a non-abused one with good service history
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carpmart
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| posted on 6/2/11 at 09:52 PM |
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http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?164717-2004-TT-3-2-Coupe-Black-Low-Miles
NTDWM - Looks like a cracker!
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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