fstshrk

Hi

I am very close to buying an Audi TT roadster.

I have three choices:

2001 TT Roadster Quattro, 52K miles. Car looks clean, drives nicely, overall good condition. $18.9K

2003 TT Roadster Quattro, 18K miles. Very clean car, the only concern that I have is that the front brake rotors shows massive grooving. I have not seen this kind of grooves on a non-tracked car before. $20K

2004 TT Roadster Quattro 3.2 DSG, 44K miles. This one is the nicest out of all three. $28K

I am leaning towards the 2001 car simply because I think I can get a great price on it (it has been for sale at the same dealer for at least 60 days). But I have been reading the forum and it looks like the recommendations seem to be for 2003 or younger cars.

Any advice would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Hal_TT::CBP

around the hatch(I shopped/bought a coupe). Consumer reports rates the 2000 and 2003 as "bad" for TTs but... no particular things called out in customer reports.

I bought a 2003 and like it so far. Seems to be a good car(and still under factory warranty for a few more mos so I can shake out any remaining bugs). Just put an exhaust on today(was %#$*&# 101 deg when I installed it but... not too bad:

<img src="http://web.comporium.net/~hpc3/pics/03tt_25.JPG">

<img src="http://web.comporium.net/~hpc3/pics/03tt_26.JPG">

a little left to tweak.

Overall just comes down to finding the "right" car and what you can realistically pay for it. I wasn't looking for a Blue/Blue TT by any means. This one just snuck up on us, and its d@mn near perfect overall.

<img src="http://web.comporium.net/~hpc3/pics/03tt_16.jpg">

<img src="http://web.comporium.net/~hpc3/pics/03tt_17.jpg">

John P. (TT 225)

they might have installed a higher friction pad. The price on that car is very close to the 01.

Are the 1st two both 225s?

downunder

Lower it, new wheels, GIAC, dv, dieselgeek and a Raffi **** and you will be in luv!!!

oc_tt

Despite the rotors being grooved, I'd be quite happy to get a '03 with only 18k miles for &lt;$20K

coasTTal

Don't worry about rotors. They are cheap and easy to replace.

TTschwing

'03 for sure..

joe@vwvortex

the BEA engine has much better vacuum system and better hoses than the 01 AMU. Much less likely to have leaks etc.

fstshrk

For an Audi/VW newbie, can you please clarify what you mean by BEA engine? Is that the engine in the 03? or the VR6?

Thanks

TTsumibishi

I got my 2001 coupe a few months ago from a private seller for 15k with 24000 miles on her. I'm not complaining, it was the best deal I found at the time (garaged since it was purchased, driven a few thousand miles a year, all service records, clean title, two sets of wheels - brand new winter on stock rims, and summer on aftermarket rims). But, given the opportunity for an 03 with 18k miles for 5k more...well nah, I love my coupe.

But, yeah, the 03 seems the better choice.