I gotta get me one of these!!! (Audi TT Coupé quattro)

Member Name: aflynn

Product:	Audi TT Coupé quattro
Date:	29/08/01 (635 review reads)
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Advantages: the dogs in car design, engineering, and all round sex appeal

Disadvantages: I haven't got one, I haven't got one, I HAVEN'T GOT ONE

I first saw the sex god on wheels in Germany. We were going to the pub one night when ahead of us was this little beast of a car that I had never seen the likes of before. As we got near to it I could hear a faint whisper – ‘come on Mel, you know you want me, haven’t you been waiting all your life to meet me? I know you want to ride me, feel the wind through your hair as I take you to heaven and back’ (ahem – sorry).

Anyway the love affair with the Audi TT Coupe began. Thankfully they were not available in this country, so I couldn’t get out of control whenever I saw one. Then two months back I saw one being driven near my home. This old bloke of about 60 was driving it about 20 mph down a dual carriageway!! I wanted to drag him from the drivers seat and shown him how this baby should be driven. I didn’t I just went sailing past him in my Rover 25 shaking my head sadly.

Now for the details:

The Audi TT is available in two designs – the Coupe version has a hard roof, the roadster version a soft top. Engine size is 1.8 with a bhp of 180 or 225. It does 0-62mph in 7.9 seconds with a top speed of 140 mph (Bet I could beat that!) and it does 30 miles to the gallon. It has a 6 speed gearbox and is the mother of all cars (sorry)

It comes with an amazing range of standard equipment –

Five spoke alloy wheels
Driver and passenger airbags
Dust and pollen filter - cool or what!
Anti theft device – keep your paws off!
Electric windows, door mirrors
Heated windscreen washer jets
First aid kit
Electronic climate control (air conditioning)
Fully zinc galvanised body (no rust for a while then!)
Heated front seats (no cold bum on leather on a winters morning)


I could go on and on and on

Anyway more and more of them started to appear on the roads – I even saw one with the registration T1 TOY (don’t y
ou just hate some people). So I asked around to see if anyone knew how much one of these were. I was told – ‘oh I think the bog standard one is about £16,000’. So then after pointing out several (hundred) to Mr F and whining loudly about how unfair life was he said I could enquire about buying one. (AT this point I started to scream loudly, shouting how much I loved Mr F and how I knew he was ‘the one’ for me!)

Anyway when we arrived home I phoned Hartwell’s Audi in Birmingham for a price. I asked how much the bog standard version was. I was informed sniffily that Audi TT were not available in bog standard but the bottom range version was £24,700.

£24,700

£24,700

Maybe if we had the kids adopted, I could return to work full time, be the best engineer in the world, maybe in around 2 years be earning in excess of £30,000, sell my body in Balsall Heath (nah take too long).

£24,700

I couldn’t believe they were so much! How come everyone had one, how come they were flaunting their babies at me (I mean some woman even turned up in the mother and baby space opposite me in Safeway the other day in one and SHE HAD A BABY SEAT IN THE BACK) There is just no justice in this world. Is not fair.

So, my dream continues, I am back writing opinions, working extra hours, (not got as far as selling meself yet J) But I will persevere.

I have gotta get me one of these

For sheer pleasure and enjoyment go to www.audi.co.uk you can build your own specification Audi TT and drool over the lovely pictures while doing so.

But remember whatever you do don't buy one of these cars until I have got one!!!!

Thanks for reading

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