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Old 10-19-2009, 08:27 PM
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Well, my TT has started to give me a lot of headaches... my clutch is going, need to do timing belt (just hit 90k) and a ton of other onesies and twosies that are going to nickel and dime me to death... however, i love this car, and if i stick with it im going to fully build it motor and all on a gt3076... but im sure a big turbo set up will also give me more headaches but everything will be new pretty much...

however, option 2...

i think i want to move on, settle down, and just get something and leave it be... i have been looking at a 2010 a4 6sp man, black with sports package for 35k new...

i just dont know what to do, because i want to really settle down, maybe find that lucky girl, and begin to move on in life away from the whole modded car scene. but that little part of me wants to have a 500awhp little tt monster to spank quite a few people...

oy vey, help
 
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Old 10-19-2009, 08:42 PM
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I think if you do this as a hobby, it's hard to get away from it. Especially when you get a car with potential and still frequent the forums.

There are times I say to my self that I wanted something that I can keep stock but I know I'll find a way around it to start modding.
 
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Old 10-19-2009, 09:43 PM
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Nut up, get the A4, be a truly productive member of society. Get the screamin' TT when you're 60 and retired. That way you get to be the old man who crushes all the whipper snappers. Dig it?
 
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Old 10-20-2009, 12:14 AM
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True that

I'd get the a4.

keep it classy too

wait till a late-mid life crisis and then dump all that money into something you can pull up next to lil boys with and make them cry
 
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Old 10-20-2009, 12:24 AM
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Get whatever you want. Is your money. The A4 IMO.
 
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Old 10-20-2009, 10:32 AM
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i'd keep the TT and mod it a little bit. the A4 is nice but think about how much you could save buying a used one in that year a couple of years down the line. or another option would be to keep the TT and buy the A4. save up and mod the crap outta the TT lol. you could have a weekend car and then have the A4 as a DD on the weekdays
 
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Old 10-20-2009, 01:56 PM
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Or you could fix the TT, mod the crap out of it, and have the money left over from the new A4 budget to get a decent beater DD.
 
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Old 10-20-2009, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by vnv727
Don't buy a new A4, they depreciate wayyy to quickly (almost any new car does imo) just buy a 2009-2008 A4.


Or, you could keep the tt and spend a few thousand on a new clutch and timing belt and be good for another few years.....
You beat me to it.
Follow this wise man's advice.


You'd be a fool to drop 35k on a brand new Audi when you could likely get an 09 (or wait a bit longer and get a 2010) for 8k less. Put that saved money aside, or use half of it to buy some used coilovers and killer wheels. The new A4 is perfect with a drop and some 19's (or 20's).
 
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Old 10-20-2009, 07:53 PM
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NEVER buy a brand new ANYTHING... especially now. Buy last year's model and save thousands or the year before that - most manufacturers warrantys get passed onto the next owner. But you'll be paying a great deal more for something that has a new car smell
 
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Old 10-20-2009, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by kriptonik
Or you could fix the TT, mod the crap out of it, and have the money left over from the new A4 budget to get a decent beater DD.

Best option.
 


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