Hi, Post moved to main MK3 section, you should get more replies.
Hoggy.

 

Thanks @Hoggy, not sure how I managed to post this in the KB folder.

 

Go quattro otherwise you will regret it, I have driven lots of tts with front wheel drive and tbh they are poor in comparison especially when pulling away from a junction, I wouldn’t let the maintenance put you off, it’s not mega money to do the haldex.

 

I have owned 5 8N TT since 2002: 3Q (2X 225 and one 3.2) and 2FWD 180s. Current is my 02FWD TTR 5MT and it is my favorite. At 73, it will probably be my last too. I find the Qs were of no advantage for my driving style: semi-aggressive street and canyon carving.

Mine is Stage 1 remapped, so now has a better power/weight than a stock 225. No regrets.

I've not owned a MK3 so can't make a dierct pro/con comment regarding Mk3 Q v FWD advantages/disadvantages. From a psychological point of view, I do agree that Audis should all be Quattro. But, I'm also living blissfully with FWD.

Bob

 

Total respect, glad your happy with your set up, one of the first fwd i drove was the mk1, just wanted to try, after that weird really, test drove a mk3 still the same trait, to much understeer, Quattro does suffer same for me but not as bad.

If you really are front wheel drive fan, try a RCZ R, owned one for2 years, incredible, cashed in on the low mileage, only reason I moved on, impossible to buy parts.

 

I have had 3 mk3's from new. 2 were fwd and my current is a quattro. I only went for the quattro as that is all that was available in 2023. My own opinion is that I would have been happy with another fwd, I have not noticed a huge difference . The weather here in the UK is rarely extreme, so I would not let the non quattro put you off, instead look for a car that has the spec you are looking for, what can't you live without? In my case deluxe air con, comfort and sound pack, front and rear sensors, reversing camera, all leather super sport seats, cruise control. I did not bother with the nav for £1500 and am very happy with waze running through android auto. Hope this helps.

 

Just moved to a Quattro coupe from a FWD roadster a week or so ago, so can’t really make a direct comparison yet other than to say the quattro seems a bit more ‘solid’ (but that could be coupe v roadster rather than Quattro v FWD).
However, in the seven years of owning the roadster, the only times the FWD was an issue were as previously mentioned, ie using a fair bit of throttle coming out of a junction or when using a sudden throttle input to make an opportunistic overtake. These cases resulted in a bit of wheelspin or a bit of ‘skittish’ behaviour. Other than that, it just handled in pretty much the same way as any other FWD car I’ve owned.
I suppose it depends on how enthusiastically you intend to drive the car. As Heath says, spec might be a bigger consideration.

 

As a TT employs the Haldex system it‘s mainly fwd unless you spin up the fronts, so typically accelerating and turning at the same time as in leaving the office / supermarket car park. And of course on snow and ice. With a ttrs I can see it helping in a straight lin3 too, such is the torque. I consider it like an insurance, mosrtly not needed but nice to have when circumstances arise.

 

For me RWD is best choice, then FWD.... AWD is such a boring driving experience, but I also like to disable all drivers assistants in my cars, I like to be in control of the car not the other way around

 

Thank you all for your advice and particularly for sharing the first-hand experiences.