Audi TT Quattro Turbo

[Taka Mizutani]

I disagree with some of these statements.....

On 7/19/06, Kunz, Bob <bob.kunz at hp.com> wrote:
>
> It's a similar chassis and shares things more with the R32 than a
> regular golf. But to call it a golf is really not correct.


Similar chassis? It's the same chassis- the Golf, Bora, TT, A3 and several
other
cars are all on the A4 chassis. The Golf 4Motion has the same drivetrain as
the
TT quattro. The FWD TTs have the same drivetrain as a Golf.


>Obviously watch out for a poorly maintained small turbo engine - they
> >had turbo failures and sludging. There was a TSB on this.
>
> Not true. The sludge issue was with longitudinal 1.8T engines in the A4.
> Poor maintenance and long oil intervals (Audi said 10K miles) are the
> main contributors. The AMU and BEA engines (225 hp) in the TT have
> after-run coolant pumps. The 180 hp version does not but no one on other
> boards has reported turbo failures. In fact quite a few enthusiasts are
> tuning their 180 hp motors a lot with no ill effects.


I think you're massively understating the issue- longitudinal, transverse,
whatever- it
is critical that oil changes and other maintenance is done properly on a
turbo engine.
Without knowledge of the service intervals, I would want the valve cover off
and at least
a top-end inspection of the engine. Head off would be too costly in terms of
labor for a
PPI.

For the original poster- if you're looking at a roadster, there is very
little luggage space.

If you are looking at a quattro, I would try to see if you are comfortable
with the handling
characteristics- I don't like how the Haldex-equipped Audis handle when
close to the limit-
they're weird, if you ask me.

Taka