Just bought a 2000 1.8 TT with 30k miles...

I have wanted one of these for some time, but with the kids and
college, etc, etc. Now, it may seem questionable purchasing a car
thats already four years old. But a TT with 30k miles for 17,000.00 I
could not pass up. Its in immaculate condition. Even the driver's
seat doesn't have any creasing in it.

The owner was a Navy pilot always in and out of port; gone six months,
back for three and then gone again. He took decent care of it. There
are some paint defects, water spotting etc. but al in all a very
decent ride. I have not driven a stick for some thirty years but it
all came back to me very quickly. And I have gained the wisdom of
later age sufficiently to know that I won't have the feel of the car
and what it can and can't do for several months yet. The car is rock
solid. It felt a little mushy at first so I checked the tire pressure
and sure enough they were holding about 28PSI apiece. I bumped it up
to forty and it drives like its on rails.

Anyhow, my question is. How bad is this owner experience going to be?
I'm thinking of purchasing a set of Bently CDs, but how much trouble
am I going to run into with special tools and stuff? Can a good shop
do a four wheel alignment or only Audi?

Quarto??

The Scarlet Pimpernel wrote:
 >
 > I have wanted one of these for some time, but with the kids and
 > college, etc, etc. Now, it may seem questionable purchasing a car
 > thats already four years old. But a TT with 30k miles for 17,000.00 I
 > could not pass up. Its in immaculate condition. Even the driver's
 > seat doesn't have any creasing in it.
 >
 > The owner was a Navy pilot always in and out of port; gone six months,
 > back for three and then gone again. He took decent care of it. There
 > are some paint defects, water spotting etc. but al in all a very
 > decent ride. I have not driven a stick for some thirty years but it
 > all came back to me very quickly. And I have gained the wisdom of
 > later age sufficiently to know that I won't have the feel of the car
 > and what it can and can't do for several months yet. The car is rock
 > solid. It felt a little mushy at first so I checked the tire pressure
 > and sure enough they were holding about 28PSI apiece. I bumped it up
 > to forty and it drives like its on rails.
 >
 > Anyhow, my question is. How bad is this owner experience going to be?
 > I'm thinking of purchasing a set of Bently CDs, but how much trouble
 > am I going to run into with special tools and stuff? Can a good shop
 > do a four wheel alignment or only Audi?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->