Posted By: Barmybob
After four years, its gone - 30/09/2023 18:05
After all the faffing I took to find one I've finally said goodbye.
The 2018 model TTRS was without doubt the sweet spot of the MK3 TTRS run. By 2019 cars had the OPF and this really muted the sound of the 5 cylinder. My TTRS barked, snorted cracked and popped, it was bonkers.
Pre 2018 model cars had limited options and a few teething problems. The car I found had fancy trick headlamps and tail lamps, magnetic ride, sports exhaust, carbon inlays, red brakes and the RS interior styling pack with the phone box (Apple car play). The original purchaser almost went all out when he configured the car. and I was so happy when I found it, only issue was that it was in black.
Black cars look great but they are a total pain to keep looking tip top. Despite having the car ceramic coated the tiny stone chips, micro swirls and marks would drive me potty and I began to loose the love. This car would take me ages to clean. A pre rinse, a foam layer, another rinse, a two bucket wash, another rinse with filtered water before drying with some expensive drying towels. Then using the big boi blower I bought to get shot of the hiding water. If you didn't follow this process it would induce swirls and water marks that the Panther black paint would love to highlight.
To be honest until last Sunday I was going to keep the TTRS. I had already sold my stunning A5 Coupe and was going to get either a BMW 135X-drive or an S3 as my new daily. But last Sunday whilst looking at a rather unimpressive Audi 8V 2019 S3 something else caught my eye! I took my TTRS along on Monday and a reasonable offer was made, quite a way above the WBAC and Auto Trader value, and I managed to get an improvement on that deal. So after a bit more haggling I left having agreed a deal on another RS product.
Bye Bye
This was my car, and yes it sounded like that!
The 2018 model TTRS was without doubt the sweet spot of the MK3 TTRS run. By 2019 cars had the OPF and this really muted the sound of the 5 cylinder. My TTRS barked, snorted cracked and popped, it was bonkers.
Pre 2018 model cars had limited options and a few teething problems. The car I found had fancy trick headlamps and tail lamps, magnetic ride, sports exhaust, carbon inlays, red brakes and the RS interior styling pack with the phone box (Apple car play). The original purchaser almost went all out when he configured the car. and I was so happy when I found it, only issue was that it was in black.
Black cars look great but they are a total pain to keep looking tip top. Despite having the car ceramic coated the tiny stone chips, micro swirls and marks would drive me potty and I began to loose the love. This car would take me ages to clean. A pre rinse, a foam layer, another rinse, a two bucket wash, another rinse with filtered water before drying with some expensive drying towels. Then using the big boi blower I bought to get shot of the hiding water. If you didn't follow this process it would induce swirls and water marks that the Panther black paint would love to highlight.
To be honest until last Sunday I was going to keep the TTRS. I had already sold my stunning A5 Coupe and was going to get either a BMW 135X-drive or an S3 as my new daily. But last Sunday whilst looking at a rather unimpressive Audi 8V 2019 S3 something else caught my eye! I took my TTRS along on Monday and a reasonable offer was made, quite a way above the WBAC and Auto Trader value, and I managed to get an improvement on that deal. So after a bit more haggling I left having agreed a deal on another RS product.
Bye Bye
This was my car, and yes it sounded like that!