Audi Owners

[6ixSigma]

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.

Good info here.

Maybe you can help me out. I'm looking at a TT myself. What are your thoughts on this one: Audi TTS 45 TFSI + for sale in Qatar | Qatar Living

2016, 35k miles, $27k

I'm outside the U.S. so converted everything to miles an dollars

 

[Schadenfreude]

Good info here.

Maybe you can help me out. I'm looking at a TT myself. What are your thoughts on this one: Audi TTS 45 TFSI + for sale in Qatar | Qatar Living

2016, 35k miles, $27k

I'm outside the U.S. so converted everything to miles an dollars

The price is but I don't know the market there. Having maintenance records at the dealer is always a good thing though. Couple of things -- how's the paint quality/leather/interior quality? I can't imagine the amount of sun that Qatar gets does the car any favors. Just so you're aware, it's going to be due for a transmission service fairly soon -- I can't check the history here since it's in another country, but I'll see if someone at work has more information if you'd like?

 

[6ixSigma]

The price is but I don't know the market there. Having maintenance records at the dealer is always a good thing though. Couple of things -- how's the paint quality/leather/interior quality? I can't imagine the amount of sun that Qatar gets does the car any favors. Just so you're aware, it's going to be due for a transmission service fairly soon -- I can't check the history here since it's in another country, but I'll see if someone at work has more information if you'd like?

Ad says "Full dealer service history" so we'll see. It's only one Audi dealer in the country so easy to verify if all maintenance was done at the dealer. Before I'd buy I'd take it there for an inspection first.

I haven't seen car in person. Was looking at cars today an the TT has always been something I've kind of liked so I'll need to go view in person.

And Qatar, it's HOT as hell most of the year.

Transmission service, would that be a major service?

And no need on looking into history, thanks, I'll have it done locally shall it get to that point.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Ad says "Full dealer service history" so we'll see. It's only one Audi dealer in the country so easy to verify if all maintenance was done at the dealer. Before I'd buy I'd take it there for an inspection first.

I haven't seen car in person. Was looking at cars today an the TT has always been something I've kind of liked so I'll need to go view in person.

And Qatar, it's HOT as hell most of the year.

Transmission service, would that be a major service?

And no need on looking into history, thanks, I'll have it done locally shall it get to that point.

Transmission service for that car, at least in the US is between $300-500 depending on the dealer; it typically involves a fluid exchange and a new filter. Not major, but recommended based on the mileage interval.

 

[TRBM]

Transmission service for that car, at least in the US is between $300-500 depending on the dealer; it typically involves a fluid exchange and a new filter. Not major, but recommended based on the mileage interval.

Do you have access to more/better info than the Carfax? Can you check the history on this? The maintenance looked pretty consistent

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[Schadenfreude]

Do you have access to more/better info than the Carfax? Can you check the history on this? The maintenance looked pretty consistent

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I have access to any service records at any Audi Dealership in North America. It'll show what the car was at the dealership for, was it warranty or did the customer pay for it, the date it was at the dealer, and other things like that. It'll also tell me if any applicable warranties are still valid on the vehicle, if it's been salvage titled or was a buyback .

 

[TRBM]

I have access to any service records at any Audi Dealership in North America. It'll show what the car was at the dealership for, was it warranty or did the customer pay for it, the date it was at the dealer, and other things like that. It'll also tell me if any applicable warranties are still valid on the vehicle, if it's been salvage titled or was a buyback .

If the Carfax says 30k/40k/50k service completed does it mean they just did that maint and didn't replace anything wrong they found?

Like fuel pump replaced/repaired etc

 

[Schadenfreude]

If the Carfax says 30k/40k/50k service completed does it mean they just did that maint and didn't replace anything wrong they found?

Like fuel pump replaced/repaired etc

If the car was under warranty and something was wrong, and it was at a dealership, it was replaced/repaired. (Assuming it was an item that could be covered by warranty and not a wear and tear item like brakes). If you have a vin I can tell you if parts were replaced if it was an Audi/Lexus/BMW.

 

[TRBM]

If the car was under warranty and something was wrong, and it was at a dealership, it was replaced/repaired. (Assuming it was an item that could be covered by warranty and not a wear and tear item like brakes). If you have a vin I can tell you if parts were replaced if it was an Audi/Lexus/BMW.

The dealership selling it was where it was originally sold and they did all the maintenance. I'm more comfortable with the 3.0's than the 4.0 as far as maintenance and reliability goes

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[Schadenfreude]

The dealership selling it was where it was originally sold and they did all the maintenance. I'm more comfortable with the 3.0's than the 4.0 as far as maintenance and reliability goes

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I'll have a look tomorrow; it might be a few pages worth of stuff though, just giving you a heads up.

 

[TRBM]

I'll have a look tomorrow; it might be a few pages worth of stuff though, just giving you a heads up.

I'll read anything you find, I appreciate it.

You been dropping gems in here

 

[Schadenfreude]

I try. There's not a lot of brehs who work at dealerships who actually repair people's vehicles and can tell them what to look for and what's wrong with a car. I've even offered to fix people's vehicles for free if they purchase the parts from FCP Euro or ECS tuning (I've worked there in the past), to save them some money and people rather pay the $200 an hour at the dealer . I've even gotten the okay to do it at the dealership when the customer is hard up for money, and they've been a good customer to the dealer, and they STILL refuse. . I've worked on flat rate -- that right there is one of the reasons why dealerships can't find anyone to fix these damn cars anymore. Shop rate is $200 an hour, the average technician who's fixing your vehicle at the dealer is making in the $20's per flat rate hour (on average; some are higher some are lower).

 

[TRBM]

What tunes yall running?

 

[Schadenfreude]

What tunes yall running?

Depends on the car and engine. Sometimes IE parts with an APR tune, sometimes Turner Motorsports. Should be mentioned that DO NOT tune and Audi or VW under warranty unless you want to buy a separate ECM for it; ODIS has gotten incredibly good at detecting tunes, even if using a piggyback.

 

[NerdNash]

I own a Audi A6 2008. Love this car. Has 225K miles. Hoping I can get it to 300k. I’m going to be sick to my stomach when my baby passes away.