Congrats breh. You got A5 or s5?
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Congrats breh. You got A5 or s5?
Got a A5 P+ 45 TSFI— Almost fully loaded just missing HUD/Automatic parking/Matrix Design Laser Lights
etrofllenrod504
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anybody with a rs7 or a s6 on this board? How's your maintenance and cost going ?
east
Screwed up... till tha casket drops!!
thoughts on the tt roadster? i kinda wanna put one away, i think they're cute and this is gonna be the farewell year. 
TT RS?thoughts on the tt roadster? i kinda wanna put one away, i think they're cute and this is gonna be the farewell year.
east
Screwed up... till tha casket drops!!
nah, just the base drop top. ttrs roadster would be nice but it's not sold in america anymore.
You can get a used one.. a sista I work with git one in white.. shyt goes hard
Schadenfreude
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Gen 2 has significant mechanical upgrades over Gen 1. If you need more information, ask away.
east
Screwed up... till tha casket drops!!
i'd be buying it new and driving it once every few weekends only during the summer. i guess i'm mostly concerned about whether they have a reputation for infant mortality, i'd be pretty tight if the engine died out of warranty only a couple thousand miles in. also i feel like they have a rep for not being much performance for the money? 60k could get me an rs3 with a 2 seconds faster 0-60 but i already own a whip that looks like that and think the drop top tt is way prettier.
also how do audis hold their value over the long term? the discontinuation aspect and having one of the last examples, and one i can afford to keep in nice shape does appeal to me.
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i'd be buying it new and driving it once every few weekends only during the summer. i guess i'm mostly concerned about whether they have a reputation for infant mortality, i'd be pretty tight if the engine died out of warranty only a couple thousand miles in. also i feel like they have a rep for not being much performance for the money? 60k could get me an rs3 with a 2 seconds faster 0-60 but i already own a whip that looks like that and think the drop top tt is way prettier.
also how do audis hold their value over the long term? the discontinuation aspect and having one of the last examples, and one i can afford to keep in nice shape does appeal to me.
What year are you looking at? I can give you a better answer knowing that bit of information.
east
Screwed up... till tha casket drops!!
thanks breh, 2023 with these exact options: New 2023 Audi TT For Sale | VIN: TRUTECFV4P1005876
Schadenfreude
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Alright, bet. Here's what you need to know:
Mechanically speaking, these are WAY more reliable than the older TT's. The timing chain issues the 2.0T had have largely been sorted out (finally). Just be absolutely sure you change the oil every 5,000 miles, and not 10,000 like the car tells you to; the engines are notoriously rough on oil, and changing it earlier should help with keeping the oil control rings on the pistons from not sticking (and causing oil burning), as well as keeping the right amount of oil flow/oil pressure flowing thru the timing chain tensioners. If you plan on owning it long term, the intake valves are going to suffer from carbon build up due to the direct injection system in the vehicle; they'll have to be walnut blasted typically around 80-90k miles. Spark plugs are recommended around 40k-50k miles. Brakes should last you a good while unless you drive the car like you stole it -- that being said, if you need maintenance items, FCP Euro is your best friend (lifetime warranty replacement on things like brakes, oil filters, engine oil, filters, etc. if you buy stuff from them; could potentially save you a ton of money). The tires that come on the vehicle are so-so, they're only rated for 30-40k miles; the replacement tires typically last quite a bit longer depending on the brand you choose. I would STRONGLY recommend you get the tire and wheel package, because the sidewall on the tires on that car are kind of narrow, which leads to the wheels getting curbed, and the wheels are NOT cheap (500+ per wheel). If the dealership offers a maintenance package like Audi Care or Audi Care +, take it, because it covers all your maintenance items, even a transmission fluid service (which is done every 40k miles since it's a dual clutch transmission).
Suspension wise, they're solid. As they get older, the rubber bushings in the control arms tend to wear out due to the rubber dry rotting and cracking, or from general use. You can go one of two routes to fix that though -- you can buy the bushings for some of the individual arms and replace them as they wear out, or a place like FCP Euro will sell you all the control arms and new bolts for the entire front end or rear end of the car if you want to just replace all of them when it gets to that point. They handle surprisingly well breh, you'll have fun driving a curvy road with it.
Use the top every once in awhile so that the mechanical linkages for the roof don't seize up with rust and make a bunch of unnecessary noise.
And lastly, watch speed bumps, the car sits kind of low and has a belly pan to protect the oil pan and transmission pan; if that belly pan gets damaged, replace it. The oil pan AND transmission pan on these cars are plastic, and that belly pan is designed to take the damage so the engine/transmission components won't. $200ish belly pan is a hell of a lot cheaper than a $6000+ transmission or a $5000+ engine.
And if you're not going to drive the car as a daily, get a battery tender so it maintains the battery voltage when the car sits for awhile. Would also strongly recommend you getting the virtual cockpit on your TT as well; it's a nice upgrade to the cluster that's worth the extra money, especially if you use Android Auto/Apple Car play. Hope it helps breh, if you have any other questions, let me know.
Schadenfreude
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Got an offer I couldn't refuse for my old 2011 S6 with the 5.2; car was abandoned at the dealer I was working at because he couldn't afford the repairs or the maintenance
