Are You Suffering With Weekend Car Owner Breakdown Anxiety

[@Sportsvee]

I have more concern the wife will have a breakdown than the car 😂

[@TheParrottBros]

hahahahaha 🤣

[@morrisoxide]

No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen. ~ Alan Watts.

[@robertknowles3365]

As a generalised anxiety sufferer and tt owner I can fully relate to this every new noise gives me mega stress , normally goggle it to find my cars about to die

[@BlackLines]

haha yea don't google it. If you google you have a sore toe you'll think you have ear cancer.

[@TheParrottBros]

This 🤣🤣 ive banned my self from googling

[@TheParrottBros]

This!! i have just given up worrying, worst case it lets me down and i deal with it. If it doesn't then i win

[@davewestrup2420]

I think it’s also a symptom of getting older Dom, when I as much younger, I drove the biggest loads of cr*p ( rubbish MK2 Cortina’s) to places like Cornwall (Which is a long way from Suffolk) and really didn’t even think about the fact they may break down (Which they didn’t), now I’m old, I worry more that they may break down, even though there not likely to, strange, but thats how it is I guess…

[@TheParrottBros]

That could well be a contributing factor mate your right haha, ill add it to the list 🤣

[@BlackLines]

The more you fix, the more you know can go wrong. Ignorance is bliss! I had the fuel gauge fail to register on my A6 a few weeks back- minor issue, and all I needed to do was smack the top of the fuel pump housing under the rear seats and it's been fine since. You can bet your ass I'm watching it like a hawk every day now though! Is it going down? Did it go up enough when I fueled up? What will I do if I run out of fuel? It's a pain in the ass.

[@TheParrottBros]

Thats 100% mate, i often wish i was one of those people who buy a car because it looks nice, never once looked at common faults, issues etc and just drives it daily and takes it for its yearly mot / service thats all

[@lc.clarkie]

Same happened with me a few weeks back with my s3 1.8t cause I just had a new fuel pump I went got more fuel and low and behold my new fuel pump is too high and my needle is off 40 mls left is 0 now haha

[@a5cgb]

Fully understand this. I drove my 115k mile 2007 3.2 TT to Spain and back this year. Absolutely ran like a dream but a few days before the trip I started to panic!

[@andrewbramante3800]

Hey Dom! I hadn’t worried about it until I had the crank sensor breakdown😂😂

[@oisinruiz]

I've had it with a few weekend cars, but not with the MK1 TT oddly enough. It just starts up and goes. It does help that it's very well taken care of and completely unmodded.

[@TheParrottBros]

Glad to hear it mate, Im slowly getting to that stage

[@MrJohnTudor]

Great video, there's me thinking I was the only one, I've been watching your channel because I've been thinking about buying an audi TT, but I have a 20 year old golf GTI that I do about 3,000 miles a year in, it's gone to be an obsession that I check the oil before taking it anywhere, that could even be a journey of 3 or 4 miles into town, 😁

[@matthewwiddows6319]

yes i have felt this, but my weekend car i treat as a daily. daily = volvo v70 d5, weekend = volvo 850r manual. the worry was most when the 850r went back on the road. it did breakdown, had to get misses to come out and recover me. secret to get over this, have aa membership, keep a tow pole and rope in the car (sometimes easy to get wife\friend\dad) to come out and tow you home. also keep on top of maintenance for common stuff (car has single coil that failed at redline on slip road, should have replaced after car sat for 12 years and had 200k) that is known to fail, work on the car so your not worried when it has broke down and needs to be fixed. drive the cars hard so you know they can take it or you get into a habit of worrying then driving the cars gentler, the more you drive the car the more you will trust it and the worry will go.

[@sadsam8862]

So, my friend purchased a classic Mini in about 15 boxes that has been laid up for 12+years. After a new Front end and a piece by piece rebuild we drove it 3500 mile to Italy 🇮🇹 to raise money for children. Apart from a slight clutch issue on the last morning heading for home it didn’t miss a beat. In the 4 years of owning my mk1 V6 DSG roadster it has never let me down. The boys and girls at the Phirm (VW specialist ) have taken care of the major stuff but I have faith even on the longer trips. Cars do go wrong but not very often!

[@TheOriginalChazno5]

I have exactly the same feelings about my weekend whip and my daily lol. I have a Ford KA which I drive everywhere, to the shops, work, errands around the corner, etc. Then I have my 225 TT Mk1, which I only drive once a fortnight lol. I've spent thousands on keeping the TT in tip top condition but I still fear every time I drive it, that it will beak down on me lol. I think it could just be down to the fact that whatever car you drive the most you will naturally trust that car more that it will keep going. I'm sure if I drove my TT more often my fear of it breaking down would vanish (nearly lol) It's been reliable to me so far 👍

[@KD_VRT]

Dom, it sounds to me that it comes from great energy and responsibility we bring to our auto passion. No doubt anyone who values their work and strive quality gets anxious especially after doing so much great content and repairs. Some issues are temporary livable even if at first glance we do not accept the car issues at all, as long as it is on all 4 wheels it will be ok. I thought that my TT experience would be flawless but due to horrible previous ownerships my time was a nightmare, never the less I still love and value it. Give yourself a breather, for some issues give them 2 weeks to pass and see if they are still annoying or have the same sense of urgency. The bottom line is after a few years as long as we are in good health everything on these cars will be sorted out sooner or later and will be ok. I got this much from a 30 year old audi 100 and am excited to see how the TT's will be after 10 more years from now. I hope my long message gave you some clarity or anyone else reading. 1 more thing, focus and enjoy the things you've already done on it. Sometimes we get our head wrapped around whats next that we miss out on the little things that can be at times personal joy

[@TheParrottBros]

100% on the money mate! glad you still enjoyed the car none the less, im sure the tt's will be sweet in 10 years :)

[@v6hot]

I bought mine over 2 years ago drove it home and that's where it's sat while I changed absolute loads of parts. It's practically new 😅. I think i did loads of research and saw all these problems people were having with the mk1 tt it scared me into rebuilding it with new parts.

[@stewartheather5654]

After watching your video about rear controll arms i worry every time i drive it .Had clutch pedal brake oil pressure switch fail coil pack fail maff fail all been renewd now

[@TheParrottBros]

Most of the common ones then, the arms will only be an issue if you have the rose joints. Chances are you don’t. Worth a look then don’t have to worry

[@CHR1SSCAR]

Hi mate. Am with you on this topic. Have spent thousands on my old girl. 2001 mk1 225. The road I commute on has 4 year long road works and still going with nowhere to pull off road if you breakdown!!!.

[@SCrltpimpernel]

Just got my bam engined tt 1st 2nd gear fork fell off first day back on yhe road lol now rebuilt box , timing belt kit , subframe painted , new power steering pipes, oil pickup changed new plugs and oil. New tyres and rocker gaskets changed and only now after all that and 1000 miles now i trust it lol

[@deannethery7272]

Now I’m worried about more. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheParrottBros]

oOo stop it! aha

[@Lebberg]

Great topic... I feel like the less I use my TT the more I worry, guess seat time is important for "trust".

[@TheParrottBros]

Thats probably a good thing, keeps you using it more, i do find cars that are stored away have more issues

[@beesleep23]

i somehow missed that you have a blue interior TT! i have one of the 17 silver w/ blue sold in North America for 2000. mine has textured center pieces though?

[@TheParrottBros]

oOo thats interesting! mine is smooth leather... im searching for half alcantara in the same colour

[@josephdonnelly3169]

My weekend mk 1 only left me stranded once, ran out of gas before I was accustomed to the temperamental gauges. But truly, that was my fault. It’s always been finicky as sometimes interior lights work, sometimes they don’t, sometimes the engine light appears then goes off, etc etc. I always have stayed ahead of all scheduled maintenance and as far as major issues are concerned, I have had none. (Knock wood)

[@TheParrottBros]

Awesome to hear! yeah fuel is one ive heard a few times, ive nearly been caught out when buying a project haha

[@deanhickling3814]

This is the one of the main reasons I got a mk2 👍

[@TheParrottBros]

Haha that’s cheating, do you feel differently about the mk2

[@deanhickling3814]

@TheParrottBros yes never think is going to let me down 👍

[@j4zzx297]

Ive had the tt fail twice on me during long motorway drives over 20 years of ownership. Both times it was a coilpack. At one point i kept spares in the boot. Now i just dont do long journeys in it, i get your fear.

[@TheParrottBros]

Twice in 20 years is good going! And to be expected I’m sure. Nothings perfect but better than I hope for haha. It’s a shame you’ve lost the long distance trust. Hopefully it’s something you can try again with 😊

[@jameswil]

I get it, my Jetta is my daily modded and loved but gets abused, I’d trust it to take me anywhere tho. The tt doesn’t come out much but it’s always gets me home, bent a rod and it tapped its way home, head gasket went another time and I had to fill it up with stream water in the hills haha but got me home with clouds of steam at every set of lights 😂 now I’ve fitted forged rods arp studs etc, we just have to accept that they’re there to be enjoyed and try not to worry

[@TheParrottBros]

Thats it, may as well enjoy it rather than keeping it nice for the next guy ;)

[@leejones3377]

I've had my mk1 3.2 dsg for 3 and a half years now, daily it, currently on 95k. Plenty of non serviceable things need doing to it as with most 20 year old cars, but touch wood; it starts on the button and has never let me down.

[@TheParrottBros]

Awesome! keep it up 😎

[@henrirobbins4526]

You see, I'm in the opposite spot. My Mk1 has broken down on me a few times. Not so bad that I was on the side of the road, but bad enough that I've been stuck at a gas station or going straight to the shop. Coolant leaks, coil packs, random pressure valves, even a failed water pump! But I've done probably 10k+ miles a year regardless. So I figure, if it's going to break down, then it's going to break down - and that's not the end of the world! I can fix it! And in the meantime, I can still get where I need to.

[@TheParrottBros]

What a fantastic attitude to have mate, and one i think we should all adopt, if your not driving it cant brake, but at the same time not driving it but owning it is pointless. Better to enjoy while you can for sure

[@michaelwhyte6070]

Know what you mean.I had a 16 year old ford escort mk1 ,drove up to Glasgow twice a year doing 70,maybe 80,and my father who was a mechanic, converted it from a 1300 to a 1300GT speck,and all he did was check the points,and said "that's it we're ready "and you know what,from Portsmouth to Glasgow at a steady 80,there and back,no trouble what so ever,mind you,it did help knowing there's a mechanic sitting next to me.😅

[@mornsey81]

totally agree i have so much anxiety as i worked in a garage for 20 years tyres, brakes, cambelt and suspension play on my mind haha

[@TheParrottBros]

Was going to ask if anyone has anything they specifically worry about. Tyres is a favourite of mine

[@j.d.sunderland8113]

This video just sums up why I rarely use my TT …. Mine has always got me home, but TBH I don’t enjoy driving it due to the fact that I am always thinking “what could go wrong / what was that noise or smell “etc…. Daft really, as my mk1 has a main dealer MOT and service, along with preventative maintenance done both by me and a very good specialist, as others have stated, must be an age thing.. When I first got the TT 10 years ago I just drove it and didn’t really care, so it’s strange that I think the way I do now when driving it. ;-)

[@TheParrottBros]

Sad to hear mate, maybe set yourself a challenge to use it more and enjoy 🙂

[@USMC1970]

There must be a lot of TT’s in england??!

[@TheParrottBros]

Thousands!

[@user-rp9hs3dp5u]

It’s an age concern, we built a rally car (mk1 escort twin cam) motd it day before driving 150 miles to a testing day with Malcom Wilson & Tony pond back in 1980. It performed. Owned a 225 since 2005 but every time I take it out I’m thinking it’s going to fail. Never has. Big grin hey ho.

[@mistatt-ho3gt]

Know how you feel. Mine has never broken down - but it something that niggles in the back of my mind once in a while. No idea why - it’s serviced and maintained regularly- I think it’s because I put so much work into it- I don’t want anything bad to happen to it I guess ??

[@TheParrottBros]

I feel like that’s the reasoning I have. That or because I’ve worked on it I worry I’ve forgot to do something or don’t trust in my own work 😂

[@alaindunkerque59]

Belle vidéo 👌 😉 Dom 👍. TT MK2 👍.En regardant la vidéo, je m'aperçois que sur mon TT 👍 MK2 les sièges sont d'un seul bloc. Pas de réglage appui tête. Ou alors des sièges baquet sur mon TT MK2 . C'est un import d'Allemagne. Tu connais ? 😉👍

[@TheParrottBros]

Parlons-nous des sièges avant ou arrière, pour autant que je sache, tous les sièges avant, à l'exception des baquets tt rs, devraient avoir des appuie-tête réglables à l'avant.

[@alaindunkerque59]

@TheParrottBros Merci de ta réponse Dom 👍. Non ceux sont bien les sièges avant. On dirait des sièges baquet. Peut-etre une option. C'est un véhicule d'importation. Intérieur tout cuir. Peut-être une finition différente. C'est un TT 👍 MK2 de 2007 2L TFSI de 200 cv. J'espère t'avoir renseigné. Dom 👍et tu peux me dire alors la finition de mon TT. Merci 😉

[@philp4842]

My 3.2 was my daily for 8 years up until last year, no issues, I don’t drive it like I’m in a race though. Now the daily is a etron and I hate it, so when I do the 260 mile round trip to pick my mum up now, I go in the 3.2, much nicer😂

[@TheParrottBros]

Thats awesome! I know what you mean i dont enjoy driving my work daily as its soul less

[@mertongreen804]

Totally agree. I have an 03 MR2 with 82k on the clock, which is quite low for a 21 year old car. It’s never let me down but that feeling never goes away, however irrational it is. Looking to upgrade to an 03 TTS next year so hopefully the anxiety will go (hmmmm)

[@TheParrottBros]

It’s funny how we worry about something that’s never given us a reason to 😅. Treat the new one as a fresh start and enjoy it for what it was built 😊

[@Jorcap]

Its probably because you rely on it and you want to have fun in your spare time. Instead of worries…..

[@TheParrottBros]

Quite possibly, Most of my cars are just weekend fun cars, Ive always had a work van/ car which is usually less than 4 years old. Its a funny worry to have

[@darielanghilante2326]

Yep! I know that feeling! Clutch went the second week I had it. Been on tenderhooks ever since waiting for the next thing!! So far nothing. I’m not a mechanic. I only have this 2001 MK1 225 which I use daily. I look after it as best I can but there is an anxiety that stops me wanting to drive too far from home 😯 just in case. Having RAC membership is a good pacifier 😉 Do love it regardless though ❤

[@TheParrottBros]

I can see why that would give you a weighted scales but if its been fine since you have nothing to worry about, i always add up all the miles ive done on small journeys then think i could of driven to spain and back for less miles and bet the car would have preferred a road trip over commuting haha

[@darielanghilante2326]

@ I think you’re right, but the service alone isn’t enough to quell my fears! It’s knowing any extra stuff is done that should be done.

[@richardorosso7377]

Haha yes totally perhaps I've looked at too many forums of all the things that can go wrong, I'm like omg am I gonna make into town even though my mk1 is mint and only driven w/ends😂Yet my poor little Nissan March (Micra) daily gets not a thought.. thrashed everyday hardly ever gets cleaned, however do service it but no pampering that poor little car😆

[@rowanliggett]

I'm about to aquire my sweet aunties Mk1. 120,000 miles, ORIGINAL timing belt..obviously I'll change it but can I risk a 300 mile road trip first? Its been off road nearly 300 days..

[@TheParrottBros]

Wow original belt!! thats mad, I wont give any advice but its gone so far without issue,.... Dont thrash it for sure, it would be safer to trailer it if you can ofcourse

[@slavche]

By the way I LOVE MY AUDI TT... i have custom CUTs up front added AIR, to Double Turbo Intercooler Intakes, also i have opened up exhausts.. i ABSOLUTELY love how my slightly red-line modded Audi... how it JUMPS from RPM's to RPM's for a 1,800cc with added TURBO, (20V as well, and the STOCK 225 comes with FORGED alu... CRANKSHAFT.. and Rods-pistons possibly? i believe i had the one with ALL forged for THOSE pieces) oh my.... how it sounds too.. it sounds Audi RR. no joke CHEERS UP PARROTT... keep that TT running!.. mine is having electrical issue somewhat, RPM going 0400-0700.. LOW rpm.. bad IDLE.. and then CUTS OFF at red light... i took it to Mechanic but he is :"lazy" lol i'm about to drive it to another mechanic.. But Parrott what do you think causes ROUGH idle THAT bad.. and then CUTS off power... but still STARTS.. and it just HAPPENED recently.. this car i had MAF sensor off for 3 years.. it didn't work at first, then i got a new Bosch original part... still didn't work well with it plugged in, so i run it un-plugged according to mechanics too, for few years, losing gas mileage but that's about it i guess. I can now run it with MAF sensor plugged in, it will TURN ON now, but it still works HALF power or LIMP mode.. maybe the SENSOR connectors are bad.. I JUST bought all new connectors and wires.. waiting for 2 months for other mechanic who can PUT THEM ALL in. Just question anybody.. i been running the car 2-3 years NO MAF plugged in now.. been great overall, what could be causing ROUGH idle ALL OF A SUDDEN, no maf plug in 3 years, i had rough idle LAST year it was a BAD CONNECTOR/wire.... do you guys think its just a BAD WIRE/CONNECTOR?

[@minimadmotorman]

My weekend f***er didn't start this morning for the school run. Fortunately it's V8 stablemate did 🙂

[@TheParrottBros]

🤣🤣🤣 lack of use?

[@minimadmotorman]

​@@TheParrottBroswe are still talking about the car here aren't we?

[@davewood7739]

what are the best coilpacks for the 225, I am worried now!

[@TheParrottBros]

Unless your doing a long road trip i wouldn't worry. Factory oem ones are good, they are revised so the latest revision would be the best.

[@tinkincrepz7462]

I’m old enough to remember turn key rag it enjoy the experience home. Unless you heard a unholy noise the car was fine,same again tomorrow 😂 Now with lights and bells on the dash there’s so much anxiety expecting a problem you’re not enjoying the car/driving as you wanted. Which is also what these brands wanted. Yo scare you into a repair. It’s a mad situation!

[@TheParrottBros]

That’s a great ethos, the reason I made this video as I want others to scrap the fear and enjoy their car ( buy breakdown cover then it’s someone else’s problem ) 😂

[@Spacemonkeymk1]

When I made the stupid, deeply regretful decision to sell my ultra reliable Mk1 S Line TT, I bought a convertible R53 Mini and a Jag Super V8 and learned a whole new level of car anxiety. I want my TT back...

[@TheAudinis]

What do you mean MK1 S-line? There was no such thing. S-line started with MK2...

[@Spacemonkeymk1]

@TheAudinis We had an S Line in the UK for the Mk1, also called the Le Mans in Europe. It was a limited edition of 200 cars in the UK but had all the mk1 face-lift parts, except the grille. Then just a few months later the face-lift came out... I had the brochure for this but gave it away with my car.

[@scottharrison1]

I know exactly what you mean.... my mk1 TT has only got 64k on it but still..... I always have the fear. I'm also in the AA 😂 It's also never once let me down but yet the fear is still there ?

[@TheParrottBros]

It’s strange isn’t it, no reason to worry as it’s never let you down. Maybe we should rewrite the script and trust until given a reason not to

[@saveoursouls19871]

More like daily car owner breakdown anxiety 😂

[@TheParrottBros]

Depends what your daily is hahahaa

[@saveoursouls19871]

@TheParrottBros a mk1 TT with 165k miles, somehow it's still going haha

[@paulcousins7791]

You have ocd like me 😂

[@TheParrottBros]

😂😂😂

[@My_father_was_a_toolmaker]

You wount have the bloody clutch pedal snapping .

[@TheParrottBros]

Thats one that always worried me haha

[@stuartwinstanley4949]

If it ain't broke don't fix it for me

[@TheParrottBros]

Never a truer word spoken!

[@stevesas632]

Hey, I've recently bought a 20yr old TVR as a weekend car, so your worries are laughable to me 😉😂.....

[@TheParrottBros]

Oooo yeah 100% All you have to do is google Tvr and the results should be warning enough 🤣

[@paulknight7535]

😂

[@TheParrottBros]

Your one of the few i know who probably doesnt have this mate

[@paulknight7535]

Nope 😂

[@johnnycashh7148]

I'm going on 2 August'$ sitting in my driveway... but I see the guy below ⏬️ for 12...😮😅😂 🏆

[@LibertineScene]

Lolololol