Well i thought i had better start a Diary for my TT on this forum rather than starting a new thread every time i get a new bit of kit for my car!
I am just over a year into owning my first TT and i dont regret buying her one bit. Started off with a Ford Orion then downgraded to a Rover Metro Quest . I then owned a Ford Mondeo MK1 2.0 Si which i totally chaved up and spent ridiculous money on it and it was always breaking down!
I then decided to go German and bought the car of my dreams a MK2 Golf GTI 16V which i loved, I owned a few MK2 golfs 3 in total and they never let me down. One had heaps of problems but you could slap a band aid on her and she would keep on going! I stayed with the Germans and bought a BMW E36 Coupe 1.8 16v Which i loved, Took a while to get used to the RWD and it was a pig in winter but she was a lovely car and a bit of a head turner. After five years she was getting a bit tired and i came across a BMW E46 Saloon 318 with low miles. I purchased her and she was a good car but was very gutless a 1.9 8v! Again rear wheel drive and she was hopeless in the snow which is no use to me as i start work in the mornings at 0515 so i am on the road at around 0430 and up here in the Highlands the gritter drivers are still in there beds!
It was then that i decided that i had to get one of the cars i had been after for a long time, Subaru Impreza Sti or an Audi TT. Well as we all know i went with the TT in the end as to me the Impreza's are just a bit cheap looking on the inside. Traveled down to Newcastle to see a TT which sounded to good to be true 53,000 miles 2 owners service history and the owner owned a garage in Newcastle.
I ended up buying her and still have her a year later! There were a few minor issues with her when i bought her, Dent in the door, Owner saying Cambelt and pump had been changed but no record of it as he did it on the cheap through his garage. The car was such a good price i took the gamble knowing i would have to resolve these issues at some stage. Well about 100 miles back up the road the cars abs/esp lights came on :x thought i would carry on home as she was still driving fine. Did some searching on here asking questions and was told to buy a cable and dl VCDS and it turned out it was the G251 sensor which was faulty. Next day i took engine covers off and found a plug had been cut which turned out to be the N249 Valve which i ended up removing. After a few days the car felt like someone had stolen the turbo!
Result i thought was that it needed a new MAF as it went like stick when i unplugged it! Still waiting for Vagcom cable to arrive at this point. Bought a new MAF from Audi and no change! Ended up being the N75 Valve! Replaced it and she was good as new.
Engine bay needed a wee clean and i bought and fitted a bling kit at the same time.
Next up was the basics Oil, filter and spark plug change to keep her in shape. I also replaced the rear discs and pads as they were looking a tad shabby. The car had new discs and pads on the front when i bought her. I painted the rear calipers at the same time so they were nice and red!
I emailed dent devils pics of the damage to my door and they got back to me saying it could not be repaired.
So i found one on eBay it arrived and it was in a worse state than my door so it all went on the back burner for the time being.
Next up was a machine polish, I bought a DAS-6 kit from polished bliss for around £220 and what a job it made removed pretty much all the swirl marks on the car, I wish i had bought one years ago!
I then decided to purchase a new bluetooth stereo as i missed all my mp3's. Got an amazing deal from Halfords for a Alpine 113-BT £89! Fitted her up and sold my old Bose tape player on eBay for over £100! so it paid for itself. I started the listing at 99p but it just went up and up!
Then came a new set of Alloys. I purchased a set of 19 inch RS6 reps (with rubbish tyres i know). They will be coming off come winter time and the old alloys will be going back on which will be getting some plasti-dip action when i get a chance!
Car is a bit of a 4x4 but it will be getting sorted down the line!
Next day was sunny so went out a took a few shots of the car in the Sun as thats when Denim Blue comes alive!
I still had not painted the front calipers so stripped them down to paint, On refitting i managed to strip one the the carrier threads so i had to get an insert made up. That was the car out of action for a few days as Audi had no stock of them in the UK and said there was a 10 day wait for one from Germany!
Next was a drilled airbox / Wakbox and i am glad i did it boy i love the sound of the turbo spooling up!
Next up was a red reverse sticker from Kaz which lasted a while before it started to fade!
3 Bar grill next, Thanks to Hoggys advice i managed to swtich her out without removing the bumper although my arms looked like i had done a few rounds with a couple of stray cats afterwards!
Before
After
Coming up to a year of ownership and i found that the neerside Alien was not working, So i did some digging and found the Alien had been snapped and the pipe was plugged up with a bolt. New one ordered, £72 from Audi.
I also had to replace the faulty G251 sensor for the MOT that was an other Audi parts department job. Fitted it and that was it sorted!
Had the car all booked in for MOT camblet and some old dear decided to reverse into my car hitting and denting the wing and catching the corner of the bumper! I got a quote from a bodyshop i was happy with and she wrote me a cheque for the repair!
Booked the car in for it MOT and decided to get the cambelt, tensioners, damper and water pump changed at the same time. All went well car passed mot and all the above got changed. I also got my door repaired by the Inverness Dent Devil Reps Colin Chalmers, Its not 100% but its far better than it was before.
Since he did such a good job i decided to get my polisher out and attack the scratches where the impact on the door had happened and i was happy with the end results. Majority of the scratches came out. I also had a few scratches on the rear bumper which i also managed to remove.
Next up was a partial de-badge of the rear end.
I decided to treat her to a Forge 008DV a pipercross panel filter and a in Vent Boost Gauge! Install of these all went fine and i also gave her a second oil and filter change.
A week later and she was off to the bodyshop for the accident repair. They had her for three days and i got her back yesterday with a fully resprayed offside wing and front bumper! The quality of the work is fantastic.
So we are pretty much up to present day now. Next job was to sort out the 4x4 look. My Apex springs have arrived so i am now waiting for the spacer kit to arrive and a few extra tools to help me complete the job.
I have also ordered a Badger5 V3 Tip which should be here on Monday so that lot will keep me busy for a while.
So a year in and i think i can say that i managed to get a good Audi TT not the silver one that i wanted but she was a good price and low milage and she has not missed a beat since i got her.
If i had to replace her then i reckon i would be going down the V6 route or the QS
Sorry for the long post but its over now, You can all wake up :lol:
Were there enough pics in it for you Yellow?
I am just over a year into owning my first TT and i dont regret buying her one bit. Started off with a Ford Orion then downgraded to a Rover Metro Quest . I then owned a Ford Mondeo MK1 2.0 Si which i totally chaved up and spent ridiculous money on it and it was always breaking down!
I then decided to go German and bought the car of my dreams a MK2 Golf GTI 16V which i loved, I owned a few MK2 golfs 3 in total and they never let me down. One had heaps of problems but you could slap a band aid on her and she would keep on going! I stayed with the Germans and bought a BMW E36 Coupe 1.8 16v Which i loved, Took a while to get used to the RWD and it was a pig in winter but she was a lovely car and a bit of a head turner. After five years she was getting a bit tired and i came across a BMW E46 Saloon 318 with low miles. I purchased her and she was a good car but was very gutless a 1.9 8v! Again rear wheel drive and she was hopeless in the snow which is no use to me as i start work in the mornings at 0515 so i am on the road at around 0430 and up here in the Highlands the gritter drivers are still in there beds!
It was then that i decided that i had to get one of the cars i had been after for a long time, Subaru Impreza Sti or an Audi TT. Well as we all know i went with the TT in the end as to me the Impreza's are just a bit cheap looking on the inside. Traveled down to Newcastle to see a TT which sounded to good to be true 53,000 miles 2 owners service history and the owner owned a garage in Newcastle.
I ended up buying her and still have her a year later! There were a few minor issues with her when i bought her, Dent in the door, Owner saying Cambelt and pump had been changed but no record of it as he did it on the cheap through his garage. The car was such a good price i took the gamble knowing i would have to resolve these issues at some stage. Well about 100 miles back up the road the cars abs/esp lights came on :x thought i would carry on home as she was still driving fine. Did some searching on here asking questions and was told to buy a cable and dl VCDS and it turned out it was the G251 sensor which was faulty. Next day i took engine covers off and found a plug had been cut which turned out to be the N249 Valve which i ended up removing. After a few days the car felt like someone had stolen the turbo!
Result i thought was that it needed a new MAF as it went like stick when i unplugged it! Still waiting for Vagcom cable to arrive at this point. Bought a new MAF from Audi and no change! Ended up being the N75 Valve! Replaced it and she was good as new.
Engine bay needed a wee clean and i bought and fitted a bling kit at the same time.
Next up was the basics Oil, filter and spark plug change to keep her in shape. I also replaced the rear discs and pads as they were looking a tad shabby. The car had new discs and pads on the front when i bought her. I painted the rear calipers at the same time so they were nice and red!
I emailed dent devils pics of the damage to my door and they got back to me saying it could not be repaired.
So i found one on eBay it arrived and it was in a worse state than my door so it all went on the back burner for the time being.
Next up was a machine polish, I bought a DAS-6 kit from polished bliss for around £220 and what a job it made removed pretty much all the swirl marks on the car, I wish i had bought one years ago!
I then decided to purchase a new bluetooth stereo as i missed all my mp3's. Got an amazing deal from Halfords for a Alpine 113-BT £89! Fitted her up and sold my old Bose tape player on eBay for over £100! so it paid for itself. I started the listing at 99p but it just went up and up!
Then came a new set of Alloys. I purchased a set of 19 inch RS6 reps (with rubbish tyres i know). They will be coming off come winter time and the old alloys will be going back on which will be getting some plasti-dip action when i get a chance!
Car is a bit of a 4x4 but it will be getting sorted down the line!
Next day was sunny so went out a took a few shots of the car in the Sun as thats when Denim Blue comes alive!
I still had not painted the front calipers so stripped them down to paint, On refitting i managed to strip one the the carrier threads so i had to get an insert made up. That was the car out of action for a few days as Audi had no stock of them in the UK and said there was a 10 day wait for one from Germany!
Next was a drilled airbox / Wakbox and i am glad i did it boy i love the sound of the turbo spooling up!
Next up was a red reverse sticker from Kaz which lasted a while before it started to fade!
3 Bar grill next, Thanks to Hoggys advice i managed to swtich her out without removing the bumper although my arms looked like i had done a few rounds with a couple of stray cats afterwards!
Before
After
Coming up to a year of ownership and i found that the neerside Alien was not working, So i did some digging and found the Alien had been snapped and the pipe was plugged up with a bolt. New one ordered, £72 from Audi.
I also had to replace the faulty G251 sensor for the MOT that was an other Audi parts department job. Fitted it and that was it sorted!
Had the car all booked in for MOT camblet and some old dear decided to reverse into my car hitting and denting the wing and catching the corner of the bumper! I got a quote from a bodyshop i was happy with and she wrote me a cheque for the repair!
Booked the car in for it MOT and decided to get the cambelt, tensioners, damper and water pump changed at the same time. All went well car passed mot and all the above got changed. I also got my door repaired by the Inverness Dent Devil Reps Colin Chalmers, Its not 100% but its far better than it was before.
Since he did such a good job i decided to get my polisher out and attack the scratches where the impact on the door had happened and i was happy with the end results. Majority of the scratches came out. I also had a few scratches on the rear bumper which i also managed to remove.
Next up was a partial de-badge of the rear end.
I decided to treat her to a Forge 008DV a pipercross panel filter and a in Vent Boost Gauge! Install of these all went fine and i also gave her a second oil and filter change.
A week later and she was off to the bodyshop for the accident repair. They had her for three days and i got her back yesterday with a fully resprayed offside wing and front bumper! The quality of the work is fantastic.
So we are pretty much up to present day now. Next job was to sort out the 4x4 look. My Apex springs have arrived so i am now waiting for the spacer kit to arrive and a few extra tools to help me complete the job.
I have also ordered a Badger5 V3 Tip which should be here on Monday so that lot will keep me busy for a while.
So a year in and i think i can say that i managed to get a good Audi TT not the silver one that i wanted but she was a good price and low milage and she has not missed a beat since i got her.
If i had to replace her then i reckon i would be going down the V6 route or the QS
Sorry for the long post but its over now, You can all wake up :lol:
Were there enough pics in it for you Yellow?