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Post by michael on Apr 24, 2019 10:17:24 GMT
That looks amazing for the money, surely a classic in the making.
How did the car holiday affect your insurance? Do you have to start from scratch with no claims?
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Post by PetrolEd on Apr 24, 2019 10:18:17 GMT
Bizarrely I was never a fan of the original TT as to me it was just a Beetle chop top. Yes I'm aware that I'm a 911 fan so shouldn't be throwing stones around the greenhouse. Anyways the car has certainly aged well and that strikes me as amazing value
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Post by Alex on Apr 24, 2019 11:17:18 GMT
It does actually still look rather good and a fresh design when in such a good condition but equally I’ve seen some that look very tired and outdated due to being in poor condition but that’s often the case with modern classic cars.
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Post by chocy on Apr 24, 2019 11:17:19 GMT
That looks amazing for the money, surely a classic in the making. How did the car holiday affect your insurance? Do you have to start from scratch with no claims? As long as you insure a vehicle within two years, the current no claims bonus remains intact. The TT costs me about £250 a year. A smaller car would only have saved me about £50. So, why not. Road tax is a bit of a sting at £290, but paying it monthly makes it easier. |
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Post by Martin on Apr 24, 2019 11:34:20 GMT
That looks great, what fantastic value for money!
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Post by Boxer6 on Apr 24, 2019 12:49:36 GMT
Our next-door neighbour but one has a 3L Quattro version in black. A nice enough motor, but he insists on parking it on the kerb, 1/4 of it outside my immediate neighbour's house, instead of on the (enlarged) drive where his PCP'd Evoque sits.
His wife said the reason he parks in there is "to stop Neighbours friends parking there!!! My neighbours 'friends' are either his brother or a Chinese fella who owns a restaurant and hardly ever visits - not much of a reason really, is it? She also noted that it's "his baby", but parking on the street has led to wheel corrosion from winter-tome salt and a big f-off scratch where something like a pram has caught it. Muppet!
Anyway, that's by far the best pic I've seen of it Brian - very, nice indeed!
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Post by ChrisM on Apr 24, 2019 19:56:24 GMT
That looks amazing. Good buy. Indeed - largely due I think down to the wheels which look pristine |
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Post by Roadsterstu on Apr 24, 2019 20:02:21 GMT
Absolutely a future classic, that is.
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Post by bryan on Apr 25, 2019 6:53:20 GMT
That looks to be in amazing condition, any interior pictures?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 10:04:27 GMT
Looks great! If I recall, the 180 looses nothing on the spec either so comes with the lovely heated leather seats and climate control. The rear `seats' fold flat too providing a decent usable boot.
The interior is still a lovely place to be, but when I had my 225 and the mark 5 Gti was launched, it really became outclassed in the driving and engine stakes, although still a bit quicker in a straight line.
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Post by Stuntman on Apr 26, 2019 19:00:22 GMT
I tracked my 225 about six times. It was pretty darn quick actually, and on a wet Anglesey in 2001 I was lapping faster than everything else out there (admittedly mostly Caterhams, my GT4 would also have been easy meat!)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 19:19:11 GMT
That motor looks muddy great, especially when compared with current 'gurning motors' common lately.
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Post by PG on Apr 27, 2019 16:38:05 GMT
Absolutely a future classic, that is. Definitely going to be a future classic........... heads off to Autotrader...... |
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Post by chocy on May 1, 2019 15:13:05 GMT
Looks great! If I recall, the 180 looses nothing on the spec either so comes with the lovely heated leather seats and climate control. The rear `seats' fold flat too providing a decent usable boot. The interior is still a lovely place to be, but when I had my 225 and the mark 5 Gti was launched, it really became outclassed in the driving and engine stakes, although still a bit quicker in a straight line. Yes, that's the spec of this one, full black leather seats. I've no interior pictures yet but, I do love the interior. Being able to cover the stereo is an unexpected joy (probably not one I would share outwith this forum). I was fairly successful in removing some paint from the drivers seat, patience and a stanley blade works wonders with only a little bit of damage to the leather. I've also assigned my personal plate to it, it looks even fresher with it. My neighbour thought I'd have paid about £6k for it. Obviously, I told him to let me know if he wants to buy it. It really isn't a patch to drive compared with the MK5 GTI, the Golf always felt right and loved to be pedalled with enthusiasm, the TT is a bit more of a cruiser....maybe it's an age thing (me, not the cars). |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2019 5:18:40 GMT
Talking of failures, a chap on a Q3 forum I sometimes use chopped his RS Q3 in for an RS4 a few months ago. He's just gone back the other way saying that the RS4 was stupidly quick but got boring after a while because it was "completely unengaging". He now has one the same colour as mine.
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Post by Tim on May 2, 2019 8:05:47 GMT
Sounds like he's repeating the EVO end of term review of their RS4 - very fast but needs to be going illegally quickly to actually be fun.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2019 1:11:26 GMT
I think these type of cars are now so accomplished that the driver ends up feeling left out of the experience. They're just there to steer and press pedals.
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