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5 out of 5 stars

After fixing the weak stuff you'll have a gem.

Uncle Phil, 11/19/2016
2001 Audi TT 225hp Quattro AWD 2dr Roadster (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful

Got my 15-year-old TT as a cheap winter project car: Back window was unglued. Roof hydraulics leaked (replaced with gas struts). About 5 cracked vacuum hoses (hard plastic) caused rough idle. Front Oxygen sensor bad. Sway bar inserts made cracking noises. Washer fluid leaked. Serpentine idler bearings bad. Air pump rivets cracked. Windshield was coming delaminated. ESP sensor was flaky (easy to disable, 1st year bad design). All of that stuff (plus new coils, plugs, shocks, etc) was easy to find and ran about $3000 (I did most of the labor). So now I have a 16-year-old TT that runs great as a daily driver. It's been the most fun 15000 miles I've ever had, with no signs of stopping. Make sure the timing belt's been changed, and nobody has used the wrong fluids (it requires special tranny, Haldex, coolant, etc). Wrong fluids will ruin it. But do it right and you'll have a cheap topless blast that never gets old. These are destined to become classics. Just treat it right and it'll reward you. Seen people with 250,000 miles on them.

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5 out of 5 stars
Technology
4 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Reliability
3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

A beautiful speed machine!

EX, 06/30/2008
2001 Audi TT 180hp Quattro AWD 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

For the money, this is the best sports car on the road hands down. I've had this car (225HP-Quatro-AWD) almost 7 years now, and I've only had very minor issues. Looks incredible, and performs almost as well as it's looks. I drive it in NYC/NJ/CT, and it can handle the road(one of the worst infrastructures around) as well as all the bad drivers due to its speed and handling. Performs very well in poor conditions, but I would recommend snow tires for extreme conditions. Good room, solid storage for its size, but you won't be able to fit an adult in the back seat. Very well built and durable. I'm 6'3" 225 and I'm very comfortable in it. Nice amenities-sound-seats-dash-controls-very user friendly!

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3.88 out of 5 stars

Buyer Beware

Disapointed in Houst, 01/07/2008
2001 Audi TT 180hp Fwd 2dr Roadster (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

Consider the TT a hole that you will pour lots of money into. The reliability is horrible, and the repairs extremely expensive.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Retirement gift

Rayman, 05/25/2008
2001 Audi TT 180hp Fwd 2dr Roadster (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Like other owners I have had some repairs but not as serious: lights and winshield wiper fluid reservoir. The major item was the instrument cluster which Audi finally settled the lawsuit. Upgraded shocks, exhaust and intake manifold make the car more fun to drive than ever.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

the turtle car

N.Hennigar, 10/01/2003
2001 Audi TT 225hp Quattro AWD 2dr Roadster (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

I flew to Buffalo N.Y to purchase this vehicle. I was Was not looking forward to the drive home to Clearwater FL.Boy was I wrong. Fun to drive, excellent gas mileage (32)Excellent handling. cool cruiser. Coming home one afternoon seconds ahead of me I noticed a large turtle at 40 MPH. I turn the wheel "slalom like" going off into the wet grass. coming back on the same way.Thiscar was possessed. With the Quattro all wheel drive/EDL,car was back on course in seconds. I almost wet myself. It did thtings in that 1.2 seconds I never experienced before. It's like the car took over. Turtle and I survived.

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