I'm a no-good Audi TT driver

[acmarttin]

What's up everyone. I don't know how to post pics yet but the car is my avatar for right now.

It's a 2001 TT Quattro Coupe Brilliant Black/Ebony. Mods from front to back are: Euro Plate, ECU Chipped by APR, raffi shift knob, dieselgeek short shift conversion, ice>link ipod integration, 18'' O.Z. tribe evo wheels in graphite w/ Pirelli PZero Nero tires, and a Siberian Husky in the back seat.

(Oh, and until I get 25 posts: I live in Boulder, Colorado, USA)

Cheers,
Adam

[blinkmeat]

Whatever you say Adam - I will believe

[sentra_dude]

To post pics:

http://www.imagevenue.com/

Then just click "choose" and find where you have pictures, upload those, and use the address they give you, and put that in a post.

Btw, before this topic gets locked you might want to read this: http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=8593

That contains our policy on posting info about your car. I'm not doubting you own it, its just what we do for everyone.

Welcome Adam! 8)

[sameerrao]

Sharp looking car. I have a neighbor with a Siberian Husky here in Houston. Beautiful dog. The dog was born in Texas - I think it might catch a cold if it went to Alaska :lol:

There is another TT owner on this site - Everso. I am sure he will chime in shortly.

[acmarttin]

Well, what can I say. I'm a noob. It says that I need 25 posts to be able to post links or pictures, so maybe I'll have to come back when I have my quota filled.

Thanks for your help guys, and I know Everso, he's on audiworld

[sameerrao]

No problem ... there are plenty of sub-forums and topics to participate in. JW is a car enthusiast's world.

[nthfinity]

Thanks for your help guys, and I know Everso, he's on audiworld

yah, everso's a cool guy in my book :)
Welcome to Jabbasworld :) hopefully you find many things to post about (trust me 25 goes very quickly)

resist false icons ;)
http://arabam.milliyet.com.tr/fuar/2002/detroit/VW_BeetleTurboS.jpg

:P :wink:

[RC45]

Hmmm. what good is a "Custom pics rule" if you can't post pics? :P

[ZfrkS62]

Oh, and until I get 25 posts: I live in Boulder, Colorado, USA


so where are you going to go once you get 25 posts?


Welcome to JW. And don't worry. TT drivers aren't that bad. I mean, everyone needs a haircut, right? :mrgreen:

[acmarttin]

VERIFICATION!

Well, even though it's obvious that nobody believes that I own this incredible and rare automobile (har, har.) I made it, and sort of cheated to 25 posts so I could show you this.

http://img157.imagevenue.com/loc483/th_79521_verify_483lo.JPG (http://img157.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=79521_verify_483lo.JPG)

And ZfrkS62, where I go from here...*deep breath* ... is in my hands now.

[LotusGT1]

Cool. welcome.

Now some pictures of the whole car please. Not because I don't believe you, but I just like to see them :P

[davide]

yay another TT owner, than everso will be happy :)

nice car you got there, got any more pictures beside the custom one? Would like to see some more of your car!

[TT]

Thanks for the custom shot, and nice little Audi you got there!

[acmarttin]

Thanks everyone,

I will try to do a little photoshoot of the car by the Rockies (the mountain range) tomorrow after the car gets out of its 2nd home, the shop. It's a true Audi! Always broken :cry:

The only pic I have is the one in my avatar, enlarged here:
http://img149.imagevenue.com/loc512/th_63611_DSCN0423_512lo.JPG (http://img149.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=63611_DSCN0423_512lo.JPG)

It's my only one because this is a new comp. and the old pictures are definitely deleted from my camera.

I also plan to do some Vegas shots after I move on the 7th.

[saadie]

"no-good Audi TT driver"
well thast waht they are .. arent they :P ...
nice car .... looks good in black

[sentra_dude]

Thanks everyone,

I will try to do a little photoshoot of the car by the Rockies (the mountain range) tomorrow after the car gets out of its 2nd home, the shop. It's a true Audi! Always broken :cry:

The only pic I have is the one in my avatar, enlarged here:
http://img149.imagevenue.com/loc512/th_63611_DSCN0423_512lo.JPG (http://img149.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=63611_DSCN0423_512lo.JPG)

It's my only one because this is a new comp. and the old pictures are definitely deleted from my camera.

I also plan to do some Vegas shots after I move on the 7th.

Looks good 8), a photoshoot in the Rockies sounds like an excellent idea. :D

[acmarttin]

What's up guys. I'm just checking in after a few hard days of packing! (I'm moving to Las Vegas soon.) Tomorrow I am going to take those photos I promised you. My car is a VERY TRUE Audi, and took the weekend and 2 extra days to make it out of the shop. If you're wondering what was wrong - it was only the window regulator, but the window was stuck down! So I had to wait until my mechanic could get the part in and install it.

dani_d_mas: Yes I have the 225hp model with the 6 speed gearbox. And I actually list my mods in my first post. It's not very much, I'll warn you.

everso: What's up man! That photo of your car is incredible. But you're poisoning my thread with audiworld.com mod-crazy insanity. :P Yeah I think this car looks great lowered a bit. But since I'm moving to a new city and starting a new job I think my wallet looks a lot better with money in it for now until I get things settled. I'm sure you know what I mean because if I'm not mistaken you just moved to NYC recently, right?

Alright - I'll be back.

[CroWn]

Nice car man , congrats! :smilecolors:

[TT]

Can I go a bit OT here?

No big drama, but I am trying to find a good TT to buy these days despite the lack of spare time.
I don't want it silver, grey or black; possibly yellow, and this mean there are really few options around. I just found one that was put up for sale a couple of days ago, yellow, 225 quattro, manual of course... it's going for a pretty good price (13'400 USD) but it has already 120'000 km that equates to 75'000 miles and it's a 2001 model..

How many miles on your car? (asked the same question via PM to everso, but since this topic is pretty new, I just bumped it up in your case :P)

Is 120'000 km too much? Major works to be done at that stage? Wise choice or should I wait to find something in the 80'000 km range?

Also, I was originally looking for a 180 hp one, but definitely when a yellow pops up you need to throw yourself at it before it's too late...

[TT]

I'll try to have a testdrive this week, but timing will be limited since I left the office a bit too late in the afternoon.. sadly it's impossible anyway to know if it was pushed hard in those 120k km or not :bah:

Anyway dude, nice to see you are still fit and don't miss such posts LOL

[LotusGT1]

120k kms is not much for a car these days.

[TT]

I know, I know, but selling my car which has 115'000 to buy one which has slightly more, sounds weird :D

[Shinigami]

Just my two cents... The 180hp Coupé I drove, was really sluggish in feel. The 225hp coupé felt definitely more agressive, and Quattro felt great on it. I'd definitely go with the 225...

[TT]

Well, I only drove a 180 hp roadster and while really not stiff enough, it had well enough punch to feel twice as quick as my poor 320 ;)

[Shinigami]

Was the 180 a fwd? I know the one I tried, was. It was also a convertible, and thus weighed a great deal more then a coupé (could be why it felt so sluggish).

Quattro adds less weight to a TT then a softtop... The 3.2 is great fun, but it's one heavy sonova b1tch once you take a convertible as it has quattro and all that extra metal to keep it stiff (which it is). I think it's like 200-250kilos heavier then my SLK, and it kinda felt like it.

But I was really pleasantly surprised by the 225 coupé =) It had considerable punch when the turbo went to work, and I really like the look of the coupé over the convertible anyway. A pretty slick gearbbox as well, quite good for shifting as it fits each gate quite snappily.

You've been really looking at a very large number of cars then, I remember you talking about several car marques now :lol:

I hope you find your perfect match ;)

[acmarttin]

What's up TT.

Sorry I haven't responded yet. I moved to Las Vegas!!! But now I have my internet and am settled in.

I dunno if you bought the car yet or not but I'm going to PM you with a list of things that have gone wrong...er...right :) with my car.

[TT]

Shin, the one I tested was indeed a 180 Roadstrer, FWD. It was a rental car from Europcar I took one day to go to Lugano and come back in a day via the Nèfenen. It was a blast up the mountain so I am sure the coupé, quattro or not, would be even better.
For sure if I can put my hands on a 225 it will be even better. and quattro can always be handy.

BTW, I know: Mercedes, Porsche, BMW, now Audi.. but you know how it is: when you start looking for a car with no precise idea, every day you see an interesting one, especially if you are an open minded car nut :D
But now with the TT I am pretty much sure. Just need to find the right one and I'll finalize the thing :D
I am actually already thinking about new wheels, because obviously I won't keep the stock one: only for winter tires, so I have some months untill next summer to decide what model to buy (and if the car will be yellow, the wheels HAVE to be black or gunmetal ;)). Same goes for exhaust: I doubt the stock one will stay on for a long time :roll:

nice idea Espen :D to buy one with fucked turbos and then bolt two bigger ones on :D

And thanks acmarttin for your PM, you could even answer in here since anyway (sorry), I hijacked your topic for good :P

[TT]

Aways loved BBS LM, but they end up costing more than the car itself :D

[spanky]

Cool Car Dude thanks for the pics!

Just have to wait for TT to get a TT now! :wink:

[Dubai]

..we needed more as part of the Audi Attack Team..


Nice choise. Soon, U got me in Audi Attach Team ;)

Congrat bro!

[TT]

Sadly the Audi is already in the past LOL, Porsche time :bah: