Audi owners in here!

paradigm · 12 Sep 2019 at 20:00

Marvt74 said:
My mums getting rid of her old mk1 TT. She spends ~11months of the year in Spain these days and leaving it sat doing nothing isn't doing it any good

I'm actually quite surprised how little these things are worth now. Was expecting they'd have bottomed out around £3k-£4k mark like the Z4 but she's only been offered about a grand. Might see if she wants to do a deal where i run it and then she just has it whenever she's over here.

Offered £1k where? Also what model is it?

Decent 225s go for a minimum of £2k, a £1k one would be rough. Obviously 180s are worth less, and 150s are less again. Coupé or Roadster seem to command the same values regardless. V6s tend to sell for similar to 225s. The only high-value TT MK1s are the QS.

Martynt74 · 12 Sep 2019 at 20:13

Through the eBay classifieds. Though she only had it listed for £1500. Hopefully the guy going to look tomorrow won’t want it!

It’s the 180 model. From a quick google seems they remap easy enough.

mjt · 15 Sep 2019 at 19:24

I had a high-mileage '07 8P S3 a few years ago so know them well, but that was a manual. How solid is the S-Tronic in these? I'm getting bored with my Golf..
Also looking at 8P RS3s but they're almost 8V S3 money. Same gearbox? Different gearbox? More reliable?

Aston998 · 16 Sep 2019 at 22:33

I have not long for a brand new A6 Avant Sport, Its an ace!!

Basher · 17 Sep 2019 at 17:31

Aston998 said:
I have not long for a brand new A6 Avant Sport, Its an ace!!

Which engine/options?

I’ve got a 2019 50TDI and love it!

mjt · 18 Sep 2019 at 16:53

mjt said:
I had a high-mileage '07 8P S3 a few years ago so know them well, but that was a manual.

How solid is the S-Tronic in these? I'm getting bored with my Golf..
Also looking at 8P RS3s but they're almost 8V S3 money. Same gearbox? Different gearbox? More reliable?

Anyone on how reliable the S-Tronic on a 2010 S3 is?

Vertigo · 25 Sep 2019 at 10:45

Anyone else having the weird bluetooth password prompt with iOS 13?

paradigm · 25 Sep 2019 at 11:10

Vertigo1 said:
Anyone else having the weird bluetooth password prompt with iOS 13?

Yes. I just unpaired and repaired. Gone.

Vertigo · 25 Sep 2019 at 15:17

I tried that as a first resort but to no avail, then I realised I'd only removed it from the MMI, not the phone before re-pairing. I'll try that later.

Aston998 · 27 Sep 2019 at 19:49

Basher said:
Which engine/options?

I’ve got a 2019 50TDI and love it!

Its only a 2019 40 TDI , its has a couple of options, but i only got the sport, i have a Black Edition A4 and it used to eat tryes, so i am not doing that again!

FlyingScotsman · 29 Sep 2019 at 11:02

mjt said:
I had a high-mileage '07 8P S3 a few years ago so know them well, but that was a manual. How solid is the S-Tronic in these? I'm getting bored with my Golf..
Also looking at 8P RS3s but they're almost 8V S3 money. Same gearbox? Different gearbox? More reliable?

I got a 500Bhp 8P RS3, and the gearbox is sublime, gearbox is really good on it, as long as you look after it, doing regular oil and filters etc.
My DSG has been mapped also which increased the clamping pressures to be able to withstand higher torque.

mjt · 14 Oct 2019 at 22:54

Looking at S1s again. How on earth does the 230bhp and much lighter S1 emit more carbon dioxides than an S3 or Golf R?
The Golf GTI (which has the same engine surely?) emits even less!

Or did VW cheat the system?

S1: 166g/km
S3: 159 g/km
R: 159 g/km
GTI: 149 g/km (give or take)

[TW]Fox · 14 Oct 2019 at 23:03

Isn't the S1 much older?

mjt · 14 Oct 2019 at 23:16

[TW]Fox said:
Isn't the S1 much older?

S1 came out in 2014, along with the R. GTI and S3 were on the market in 2013.

paradigm · 15 Oct 2019 at 10:25

It’ll be a combination of the map, and thus the power curve, and the different gearbox/ratios I’d imagine.

IIRC the S1 clutch is made of chocolate also.

snips86x · 15 Oct 2019 at 10:29

paradigm said:
It’ll be a combination of the map, and thus the power curve, and the different gearbox/ratios I’d imagine.
IIRC the S1 clutch is made of chocolate also.

My mk2 TTS clutch feels the same. Slips at 4k rpm+ in 4th but it doesn't get driven that hard normally so I'm just living with it for now.

I do have the occasional issue with the LEDs on the temp/fuel gauge needle not working though...

mjt · 15 Oct 2019 at 10:35

paradigm said:
It’ll be a combination of the map, and thus the power curve, and the different gearbox/ratios I’d imagine.

IIRC the S1 clutch is made of chocolate also.

Yeah I heard about that. Same for the S3. There's one for sale near me that has a map to 300 and a Sachs clutch, but I'd rather not buy someone else's project..
If I do get one, I can just wait for the clutch to fail and then do it myself...

I do quite like the ease of having an auto, but S3s are still a little over budget as I need to be a little bit sensible with cost.

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 15 Oct 2019 at 16:24

Anyone know of any decent sites to check audi part numbers, had another coming together with a pheasent this morning and this one managed to damage one of the lower grills on the TT

Need to check a few years to ensure its the same part number before I look to replace (pre facelift Mk3). Will need to check in a bit more depth at the weekend before i do anything just in case its more than a think, but for now it looks like the grills just clip in and its semi popped out, but with a bit busted off

Also if anyone knows of any specialised Audi breakers before I start having to try to deal with various scrap yards

Bloody birds this time of year keep running around on a wooded section I have to drive through, there must be 10 dead on that stretch, local foxes must the size of horses as they seem to hoover most of the birds up daily, then next day a new batch of bodies and feathers are scattered around.
I hate the clocks changing, but at least it means on the way home its dark so the idiotic birds aren't all doing terrible road runner impressions at dusk

Blackhawk47 · 15 Oct 2019 at 21:56

The S1 is a rapid little car. Quite good value for money now I'd say.

While I still prefer the TT there is no doubt off the mark the S1 is properly quick.

Spleen Sauce · 15 Oct 2019 at 22:30

Of all the Audi’s I’ve owned, I probably miss the S1 the most to be honest. Stock it was plenty quick enough to be fun, but with the Revo remap it was utterly silly at times, properly quick for something the size of a shoe.

Absolutely right about the clutch though, mine went within 4000 miles of having it remapped. I did drive it pretty hard though to be fair.

If you do get it remapped, first thing you’ll want to do is put some better brakes on it, the stock brakes are just about decent enough for stock figures but are left wanting with that much more power.