... while I struggle through waiting and putting together my finances, my old friend - the used Audi TT Quattro - has come back to haunt me in the form of my good, but turbo-obsessed , friend.

Anyway, the sub-$20k price point, sleek looks, slightly faster car is nipping at my conscience - why does it drive me crazy?

somebody please knock some sense into me!

 

Watch this in the mean time and it should make you happy with your choice


http://www.m7tuning.com/files/m7final3.mov

Randy
M7 tuning

 

Awesome... thanks for the jolt of mini cooper goodness in the veins

The only reason why I even consider it is for the following reasons:

1) after haggling, an '02 TT Quattro would be about $7k cheaper than my new MINI
2) it's a bit faster and much cheaper to mod for power
3) I could drive the TT for the next 2 years and then jump into an '08 MCS Turbo..

anyway.. i'd make an *** of myself to all my mini friends.. but it does sound tempting...

 

Ron, there have been a few TT owners who switched to the MINI... Don't be so unsure.....get your MINI and enjoy the heck out of it!

 

it's that OH **** I HAVE TO ACTUALLY SIGN THAT BIG HUGE CHECK! moment that's coming up next week that's playing all kinds of havoc with my nerves.

I've been a car nut all my life and this is my first non-boring-non-american car... and a big investment for me. Just want to get it right

 

Picture passing a TT on the inside on your favorite offramp... your favorite twistie...that goofy speedo in the center of the dash reading 60 mph as you rocket through a kink...

 

I personally love the way my MINI drives so much more than the TT. They are very nice looking cars though (but so is the MINI of course) but there is a black one down the street from me that has a wide red viper stripe down the middle, and both hubby and I just stare at it whenever it drives by. Its beautiful

 

Well I slept on the whole crazy idea and feel much better this morning.

It's not so much that I like the TT better, I just like it about the same. A little more "cool-guy" sports car appeal and a little more straight-line speed, but I would agree with the statements regarding how fun it is to drive (MINI = more fun around corners). I like the MINI just as much, if not more.

What I realized is that it's the price difference that's getting to me - $7k less money to spend.. a loan that'll get paid off sooner.. a car that costs $500 to mod for HP instead of $1000.. etc. But then again, it will have *no* warranty, will depreciate like a sinking rock (of course, not any worse than the first 6 months for the new MINI) and hasn't been customized to my exact taste and waiting for me to pick it up in Chicago

 

just in case your still thinking about the Audi....Check this out...maybe this will knock some sense into you....LOL
http://www.myaudittsucks.com/

 

Don't worry guys, I'm 100% with the MINI

Thanks to toolmichael for donating his modded MCS for an extended test drive - FUN