Scottie's 20 year edition
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:34 pm
Finally, somewhat overdue, bur today is a good day.
My TTOC welcome pack finally arrived and the real journey has begun.
The back story-
I decided in the summer to sell my Mercedes c220 amg and get something sportier and a little cheaper. Initially looking at 350z's and s2000's I couldn't find anything that was either blown out after 7 owners or a silly price. Then the idea landed...an Audi TT. 2 weeks of looking online later and I managed to pick up a very standard 2015 mk3 in white from Birmingham in mid July. A 6am flight Belfast>Brum on a Saturday morning, a test drive and good scout about later and by 3pm I was on the road to Cairnryan for the 11.30 ferry home. Whew...what a day.
After filling baskets with mods for a month or 2, McAfee & Sons in Ballymena got in a beautiful 20 year, Aviator Grey Pearl, tan leather interior quattro very limited edition TT (number 324/999 for anyone interested) which I couldn't get off my mind. After a haggle...and falling in love on a test drive I bit the bullet and bought it. Now there were a few things that bugged me about my white TT...1) it was a cat N, and a few small things didn't sit quite right. 2) it was a manual, which I did enjoy, but I really did miss the ease of automatic, 3) it wasn't a quattro, and after looking at modification for power output etc and discussing remaps with racing line, I quickly realised how much more beneficial a quattro would be. And boy do you notice the difference and.... last but not least 4) it was bloody annoying having 1 cup holder and no arm rest, this was enough in itself haha!
Anyhow, I managed to get +2k in value trading in the white TT for the 20 year edition...which I can honestly say I have absolutely fallen in love with. So far we've only managed a road trip to the Irish north coast and a spin along the beach. But we have a few things lined up.
Scottie
My TTOC welcome pack finally arrived and the real journey has begun.
The back story-
I decided in the summer to sell my Mercedes c220 amg and get something sportier and a little cheaper. Initially looking at 350z's and s2000's I couldn't find anything that was either blown out after 7 owners or a silly price. Then the idea landed...an Audi TT. 2 weeks of looking online later and I managed to pick up a very standard 2015 mk3 in white from Birmingham in mid July. A 6am flight Belfast>Brum on a Saturday morning, a test drive and good scout about later and by 3pm I was on the road to Cairnryan for the 11.30 ferry home. Whew...what a day.
After filling baskets with mods for a month or 2, McAfee & Sons in Ballymena got in a beautiful 20 year, Aviator Grey Pearl, tan leather interior quattro very limited edition TT (number 324/999 for anyone interested) which I couldn't get off my mind. After a haggle...and falling in love on a test drive I bit the bullet and bought it. Now there were a few things that bugged me about my white TT...1) it was a cat N, and a few small things didn't sit quite right. 2) it was a manual, which I did enjoy, but I really did miss the ease of automatic, 3) it wasn't a quattro, and after looking at modification for power output etc and discussing remaps with racing line, I quickly realised how much more beneficial a quattro would be. And boy do you notice the difference and.... last but not least 4) it was bloody annoying having 1 cup holder and no arm rest, this was enough in itself haha!
Anyhow, I managed to get +2k in value trading in the white TT for the 20 year edition...which I can honestly say I have absolutely fallen in love with. So far we've only managed a road trip to the Irish north coast and a spin along the beach. But we have a few things lined up.
Scottie