How Bad Can A TT Be Let's Find Out

Did I Over pay, join me as i give it a once over and make a list of all the issues/
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[@BWSTT]

A cheap TT can be the most expensive car you ever buy

[@TheParrottBros]

Never a truer word spoken! Well said

[@eddherring4972]

No, a cheap Porsche or Mercedes. Always inspect the paperwork as closely or closer than you inspect the car. The paperwork will tell you more and don’t be scared of self maintenance, it’s totally understandable and shows the owner cares.

[@TheParrottBros]

@@eddherring4972 Well said mate

[@dtrain1634]

Any car can lol 😜 my Celica and st150 needed £2k to get them up to my standard :)

[@Ronstar1266]

I wish I had seen this video before I bought mine. Thanks, Dom, for your great insight, wisdom and advice.

[@TheParrottBros]

Thanks mate appreciate that, did you buy a car requiring a bit more work that you’d planned to do then?

[@vanhalenT25_88]

I love your car lift. I think I’ve spent too much already and still going. Sill covers rotten, power steering pipes gone to. Belt tensioner just gone……..😢😂

[@dtrain1634]

Repair it :) we don’t need to abandon these old cars :)

[@deanhickling3814]

Never thought I would, always had mk1 TTs, took a while to get used to it but totally converted now 👍

[@TheParrottBros]

Totally understandable 😊

[@deanhickling3814]

Hi Dom all the problems and issues you've pointed out are why I've joined the dark side and got my self a mk2 TT, great video as always 👍

[@TheParrottBros]

Cant fault you and recently quite a few have been making the switch, not sure im ready to just yet.....

[@vanhalenT25_88]

Same issues on Mk2 and some😂😢😮

[@TheParrottBros]

@@vanhalenT25_88 😅😅

[@pigeonguardgames507]

Excellent Video Dom, I find myself in this position. it needs some body work and at some point soon its going to need a new clutch and Chain. and I don't know if i can afford both. This is food for thought. Hope you make you money back on the parts.

[@TheParrottBros]

@@pigeonguardgames507 yours isn’t too bad as you already own it and enjoy it…. From time to time 😋 But yes I know what you mean about having to do the ‘big’ jobs always looking in the back of your mind. I’ve got the bulk of the money back so it’s a win of sorts

[@FolfiWolfie]

Definitely glad you made this since ive had a few people ask me sbout getting TTs or other audi / european cars. I live in the US and parts here are attrociously expensive. The story goes I got another TT this summer after my first one got toalted. It was 5.4k and ive at least put 3k on my time and brining it into the shop, not to mention another 1.6k recently for axle and cv boot repairs. This is after sourcing parts off my old one too. Taillights, sensors, trim etc. They are wonderful cars and after replacing the old rusted out front parts and old hoses shes peppy and smooth but by God is there more work. The rear subframe and suspension need to be replaced, 80% of the hoses still need to be replaced with solicone ones and paint / rust i havnt even touched. And im up in the salt belt. Im lucky its not on any major parts yet. My other one had it bubling under the rear windshield. But im lookin easily another 5k or more. Which ive accepted ill tank. Shes my first car ive really been able to dive in deep with and take apart mod etc. So it means a lot if i can save her and make it a good nice daily. Good video as always man love your TT stuff always superb.

[@TheParrottBros]

@@FolfiWolfie thanks for the kind words and your input into the subject, like everything it’s value depends on where it is and what’s about. Here they are 10 a dozen at present. So the bad ones seem really bad. But when you struggle to get them at all a bad one here will seem like a good deal there 😅 Looks like your car found the right owner 😎 keep up the great work

[@KD_VRT]

I agree on all points you gave out Dom and people should be aware of how pricey things get quickly. Just a note tho, not everything will be urgent and for someone this could be a whole year resolution for the car depending on salary and how often you take it out. I just can't imagine breaking a car like these considering what is usually on the road nowadays but it's totally understandable why people do it considering the market. Great video once again bringing the good stuff!

[@TheParrottBros]

Thank you, it’s a tough decision to make but given the current market and what is available it has to be done. When the price starts increasing on these and there are less and less around it will be a very different story

[@auditt_ped]

Great video and advice Dom, unfortunately not everyone loves and looks after TT’s like most of the good peeps in the community

[@TheParrottBros]

@@auditt_ped I will say it. It’s not just the owner, sometimes the garage they use only want to do basic servicing and won’t do the extra maintenance required on these cars.

[@auditt_ped]

@@TheParrottBros 100% mate

[@andycharger]

Great video Dom. I think that is a very reasonable labour rate for all that work, or you have a very quick mechanic! Great in depth video setting a realistic outlook for these old cars today. It makes my Black one look even worse 😂 👍

[@TheParrottBros]

😂😂😂 thanks mate, yeah there is some bad examples out there but in the flesh they don’t look too bad till you take them for an inspection 😅😅

[@alaindunkerque59]

Belle vidéo 👌 😉 Dom. Super. Beau travail ⚒️. Respect 😉. TT 👍

[@TheParrottBros]

Thank you mate 😎

[@alaindunkerque59]

👍👍TT 👍 ​@@TheParrottBros

[@MrJoecool1973]

Bit of duct tape and blu tac will sort it Dom...seriously wow too expensive to justify the cost to get it back on the road, good decision to break it. Unfortunately another mk1 off the road😢

[@andrewbramante3800]

Another great video!! Thanks!

[@TheParrottBros]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulsofroniou8372]

Ive always said, you cant put a price on a good TT, great video Dom👍👍

[@TheParrottBros]

You got that right! thanks buddy

[@markevans5596]

It's a difficult one. If you love the car, sentiment value is always gonna be higher than actual value with these TTs. Mine, I do love enough to have spent waaaaay over her actual value keeping her on the road, turned into a resto-mod that I will never sell (and financially speaking would never be worth selling). But she's a lovely Green Roadster Quattro, I'm the second owner from new and she still turns heads. More importantly she turns my head, every time I park her I have to turn back to give her a loving stare before closing the garage, and that's what owning a car should be about right?

[@TheParrottBros]

110% mate, if you don’t look back when walking away you bought the wrong car 😂 Car ownership no matter the car isn’t going to be cheap, specially if you do it properly. So may as well invest in a car you love. True petrol head

[@RobSmith-o9t]

Very good insight of to how much things cost. Keep seeing so many cheap TT’s on marketplace and wonder how they are so cheap!

[@TheParrottBros]

Now you know, dont get me wrong there is some bargains out there im sure however there are plenty of cars requiring major works too

[@RobSmith-o9t]

@@TheParrottBros I got one earlier this year and needed a fair few jobs doing. Which was fine as they are great to work on. Such a great little car use it as my run around. I have got a camper which was getting a bit beat up so got a TT.Hooked! 😂

[@TheParrottBros]

@@RobSmith-o9t it is a slippery slope, once you have got one. But Good can work on it yourself and keep the costs and makes easier to justify. 😅😅

[@davidlawrencebanks4610]

In fairness it's an old car now. Mine is a 2003. Most of the repairs you've listed I've had done over a 3 year period. The brake discs you condemned have been sitting for a good while, once driven they will clean up enough to pass an MOT. the headlights with a good polish will probably also pass an MOT. Of course you're correct in what you are saying but you're condensing all these repairs to be done at once before it's driven. A good video but the story of that vehicle is not as bad as you paint in my humble opinion.

[@TheParrottBros]

While I agree not all works need to be compensated immediately most do and while it’s all possible I’m trying to demonstrate to the less technical people to do their research when buying a car. Not just one that looks nice. Every car can be saved at a cost, more often than not at a cost greater than a cars value. I regularly speak with new tt owners who have bought what they thought was a great car but has lots of issues some easier to spot than others unfortunately

[@TheChappers]

Correct decision, Dom. Labour was very conservative in those figures.

[@TheParrottBros]

Thank you, I think so too. Draw a line and start again 😊

[@roccoracer]

I am currently saving a 2004 3.2. I am already at $7400. I had the chains and guides replaced. I had the clutch pack in the DSG replaced and sent the mechatronics unit to England for a rebuild. New tires and new brakes all the way around. It already had new control arms, axles, shocks and struts. I still need to address some clunking in the suspension and some paint work. Here in the U.S Audi TTs are gaining value quickly.

[@TheParrottBros]

Sounds like you’re going to have a car that will serve you for many years to come 😎. That’s one lucky TT

[@gez1972]

You have my respect buddy love your dedication. I have a 2004 3.2 TT also. I've owned the car for 8 years. Its a manual car. The clutch is still fine but at 152.000 it needs the chains doing asap+front wings repainting or replacing due to some rust. Was going to change it for a 2010 TTS I'm sure i'll miss the vr6 growl if I do though. Am tempted to keep it and get the work done, not decided yet.

[@TheParrottBros]

@@gez1972 Ill be honest with you, go and drive a TTS if you haven't already you may be under whelmed, They dont pack the punch youd expect unless messed about with, Yes they are easier to drive but thats not what its all about

[@gez1972]

@@TheParrottBros I'm old school and love the MK1. The funny thing is I purchased the car as a temporary in between car but its really got under my skin. I've had several faster sports cars but this one puts a smile on my face the sound from the exhaust the way it looks etc...Contrary to what people say they handle really well with a few suspension mods. The TTS has a stage 2 map and is running 350bhp the only hardware is a sports cat downpipe and intake, mapped by R-tech. Either way I'll probably keep the car, Its amazing how many nice car comments you get from random strangers with a MK1 TT I'm sure you know what I mean :)

[@TheParrottBros]

@@gez1972 I know exactly what you mean, I still love driving mine even if it does break on me from time to time 😅

[@kentanderson8575]

I would argue the measuring stick is whether the unibody is rusted or not. If the unibody is straight and has no rust, I would save the car. That is the US view of the TT. The amount of rust on UK cars I see on KZbin is mind blowing. I don't understand how so much rust can happen. We salt our roads in winter here also, but none of my cars look like the one in this video and my cars are just as old.

[@TheParrottBros]

With Us prices this car would be worth saving but at present in uk it’s not. Rust is mad here, no matter how hard you try it gets there eventually. I think the road surface doesn’t help. Lots of stone ships and rock damage doesn’t help matters.

[@banksy444]

This is an epic video bro kudos. (All of yours are great but this for a potential buyer is amazing. Wish I'd seen this before I got mine lol, though mine was in reasonably good condition luckily. Its getting hella rusty underneath though now after a few years of ownership. Can you wax oil over the top of surface rust or is this just gonna seal it in and it'll continue to get worse? Wanna try and halt the rusting that's there before I have the time and money to get it looking spanking.

[@TheParrottBros]

@@banksy444 thanks that is greatly appreciated, if you take a look back through my videos there is a Rust converter and under sealing video, depending on which brand you go for some can be sprayed directly onto rust and will halt any further rust. Most quite easy to use and can be done on the floor with basic personal protective equipment.

[@DanParratt]

Brilliant breakdown, Dom. I'd already assumed she was a goner as had seen your recent marketplace ads 😅 some of these cars are only worth it if you're willing to do all the work yourself & get one for a good price.

[@TheParrottBros]

Yeah I tried to keep most of it off market place until now 😂. Unless your willing to pour extra money into it your 100%.

[@mistatt-ho3gt]

Another great video Dom -

[@TheParrottBros]

Thanks mate appreciate it

[@michaeljardine1521]

Great content as always! Just spent an excessive amount on my mk2 RS after the first owner left it to rot under a tree for 14 years, Engine only had 26k but the rest… Genuine parts aren’t cheap :) Although we bemoan, the most expensive car is a new one, purchase cost and depreciation are far more serious than replacing some parts 😂

[@TheParrottBros]

@@michaeljardine1521 that’s insane! So mechanically it’s new, just need to chisel off 14 years of fall out 😅😅

[@michaeljardine1521]

Yep, and scoop/ hoover out a forests worth of leaves from under the scuttle panel 😂 Mechanically good, just surface corrosion on anything made from iron due to condensation. Lots of expensive VAG clips and fasteners required to make it look nice again… All fun! Got to save the TTs 😆

[@TheParrottBros]

@@michaeljardine1521 I’ve been looking at mk2 rs’s in my opinion lots of car for the money

[@AgateSpace2339]

Wow you look great. Last time i checked your videos and subbed was 2019 or 2020 i think. You had a way shorter beard! Haha. Im lookin again for a TT but i need to watch your vids again for some wisdom

[@TheParrottBros]

Haha thanks bud, there is quite a few videos to sift through now 😂. Buyers guide is still just as on point as it was back then. Any questions you know where to find me 👌🏻

[@CarChris82]

good vid mate just shows they can be costly if you don't do proper checks when buying, looks like its time to get you in a mk2 tts 😉

[@TheParrottBros]

Ooo is it really haha, next your going to say you know someone selling one ! quite a few are choosing the mk2 over the mk1 in recent months

[@CarChris82]

@@TheParrottBros funny you say that it just so happens I got a lovely tts roadster up for sale 🤣🤣tbh mate im probably going to keep it as a daily. Yeah I think it getting harder to get a mint mk1 and the money you have to pay for a fully sorted one you can get a mk2 for now

[@RavenRestoProjects]

Morning Dom, nice video .....apologies don't know the mileage but if it's hovering around the 100k mark I'd maybe save it , though absolutely correct you're never making a profit on the car, at best break even ......maybe I'm just biased towards the colour 🤣! Anyhoooooo great video 👍🏻

[@TheParrottBros]

@@RavenRestoProjects it is a great colour, what paintwork that is still good 😅. It’s rocking up on nearly 150k buddy

[@RavenRestoProjects]

@@TheParrottBros yeah ....maybe not then 🤣

[@stewartheather5654]

Just killed the TT market 😂❤

[@stewartheather5654]

What colour are the door cards ??

[@philp4842]

I reckon you should do the work on it Dom. Just sell that bonnet bra and it’ll pay for all the work and with the change buy a new Rocket 3 😂

[@TheParrottBros]

😂😂😂

[@RobS32]

Nice one 👍

[@TheParrottBros]

Thanks mate

[@darkd5ds]

i got mine for under $1500 ,had to have the engine and trans replaced due to shop messing up ,then a clutch and now i gotta get new bumper,headlights,dash,and struts

[@TheParrottBros]

Sounds like you have your work cut out for you 😂

[@darkd5ds]

@@TheParrottBros yea first shop put heli coils on tensioner which failed then they got me a new engine (i paid for trans)they told me wrong clutch(double clutch in single clutch system)and that blew up😂,i only trust your videos now

[@TheParrottBros]

@@darkd5ds sounds like you have had a right go of it, if you are based in the states it must must be hard to find a good garage that has the knowledge to work on these things

[@Jay-m2h7x]

My TT is in the garage it got hit from a left turning driver. Luckily it’s going to be restored and come be ready to be driven again.

[@TheParrottBros]

Ooo no, hope you’re ok! Glad to hear it’s getting repaired and will be out cleaner and better soon

[@Jay-m2h7x]

@@TheParrottBros thanks Dom :) luckily I’m fine. Apparently though the insurance company was very close to writing it off though.

[@TheParrottBros]

@@Jay-m2h7x nowadays they don’t take a lot to right off as the obsolete parts make it hard to repair as a lot of company’s only like new panels

[@CraigyGInDaHut1993]

It can get expensive. Abs sensor and wheel bearing has failed on 1 side. The bolts and arms are so rusty and brake lines are corroded im doing a full overhaul of the rear. I will be putting braided lines on and polybushing it while it's all off though.

[@TheParrottBros]

@@CraigyGInDaHut1993 the benefit of this is it will last you for many years after, sometimes it is worth doing those while you are their jobs to save you having to do it in the future

[@CraigyGInDaHut1993]

@@TheParrottBros exactly my thinking. I could just get the car sorted quickly but I don't see the point as in a year or 2 I have to go back to sort something else out. It also means I can keep on top of it. It should never get as bad again

[@TheParrottBros]

@@CraigyGInDaHut1993 that’s it mate, will last for many many years

[@LONEWOLFHMS]

I'll have some parts off that one pal. Had a run in with a muntjack. Front bumper, N/S head light and quarter panel .. if you're interested drop me a mesaage pal.👍👍👍✌️🤘

[@TheParrottBros]

Drop me a Pm privately via socials or the website, i may have some bits available

[@LONEWOLFHMS]

@@TheParrottBros will do, much appreciated fella 👍✌️🤘

[@jasondexter7775]

Where can i get replacement side skirts covers

[@TheParrottBros]

@@jasondexter7775 genuine sills can still be purchased from TPS, Coverdale car parts, Audi etc last time i checked

[@neilfairless4589]

Dom, can you recommend someone with the Vag-Com software to reset a steering sensor. Done the bushes on our MK1 (front and rear) and had a 4 wheel alignment afterwards and the TRC light is on, scanned it and it says steering angle sensor is the issue. We are just about to do timing belt and waterpump.

[@TheParrottBros]

@@neilfairless4589 hey mate, whereabouts are you based?

[@neilfairless4589]

@@TheParrottBros In the North-East fella but don't mind a road trip.

[@TheParrottBros]

@@neilfairless4589 tt spares are in Crewe which I believe is west, if your on the face book groups I’m sure there is someone with vcds who can help it there is a website which shows people with vcds locally if you do some googling

[@martinpearce60]

Shame about the car Dom 🚙 hope you get your 💶💶 back out of it ⚙️🔩

[@TheParrottBros]

Thanks buddy, it’ll break me even thankfully onwards and upwards 😊