I had an NSX and while they are nice they are seriously lacking in power. 290 hp doesn't cut it!

 

I feel ya.....but i have 2 words: Comptech Supercharger

 

Maybe its just me, but NSX screems "early 90's sports car"

I personally love the character and story of Porsche - is the rear the best place to put an engine? NO, but they made it a great car anyway...

Now, I must continue my quest for that TT...

 

I would agree somewhat with that statement. Although i think you say "early 90s sports car" like its a bad thing? The early 90s Japanese Sports cars are some of my fav cars of all time - so that is big THUMBS UP for me

As for Porsche, i too am interested in trying one out after reading/learning/listening to all the stories and hype that surrounds the brand. Hopefull ill have a chance to try all sorts of cars in my lifetime...

 

I dunno, I think the NSX is one of those cars I can't believe how current it still looks yet its so old.

 

Speaking of JDM, you know what I would go for no matter how old it looks. Saw a ~95 skyline on the road the other day, right hand drive and all.

That is one sweet machine, all wheel drive twin turbo, wait sounds familiar.....

Too bad once you get one through customs they cost 70k minimum

 

There is a reason why 01-02 TT are cheap. There are quite a few known problems with them and these aren't cheap to fix e.g. the fix for the popping second gear is a whole new tranny at the price of $11K.

 

Boy what a load of rubbish, hard to know where to start!!

1)The popping gear 2nd gear problem you refer to is less than 5% of TT's and probably closer to 1%
2) The problem appears to exists thru all the years and is not limited to 01/02, have a look at the poll on the 996TT forum as one example (01's = 9, 02's = 8, 03's =9, small sample I know, but where did you get your research from?)
3)The latest repair I have seen for it is not a "whole new tranny"
4) The latest repair guide I have seen was $2700 in parts plus labour
5) What are the other "known problems" you refer too or is this as accurate as the rest?

Other than the above, the rest of your post was entirely factual

 

Well, I have a friend with an 02TT. His failures included a whole new tranny, then a new oil pump, failure of which almost caused a catastrophic engine failure.

Had this car been out of the warranty repairs could have totalled a fair amount.

 

I was looking at an 02 TT, but opted to go for an 03 C4S. OBV the TT is way more car than a C4S, but I was also on a budget and a big MODDER. If you are a MODDER, but still want a car that is not really that common, go for the C4S. Still has the wide body, turbo front bumper and that "SEXY" reflector across the tail end. Kind of like a Uni-Brow.

Heck, you could always throw a supercharger in it!!!!

JUST MY

 

Oh my.
So this sample of 1 is what you are referring to when you say "known problems"? I need a drink..........

 

Well, among renn* forums, the 2'nd gear poping posts used to show up at greater frequency than 996 RMS posts

 

I'm with you rosesplus. The TT is a solid car and the 2nd gear issue, although a problem, is very rare. I think the poll on the TT board says it all.

 

the TT is a great car, $55 is a great price, however if I want a TT, I would spend $65+ and get something in showroom quality.

 

So I did a little looking around guys, and it appears that an 01 in so/so (dealers call that good condition) with about 50k miles is 65k for a TT and they all seem to be Tiptronic (don't know if that affects the price down).

I think the drop in the price is because of many 4 and 5 year leases on the turbos ending and it takes some time to move "through the system". While the TT is nice, you'd better have some cash for repairs. I think it's starting to suffer the 928 syndrom. Awesome car, awesome performance, so complex that if anything goes wrong the bill cost as much as a 2 year old honda.

The C4S, while still complex is a NA car with a lot less that can go wrong and even a new engine if it ever needed one is doable for most in a pinch who could barley afford the car.

So you have to ask yourself, and I'm not knocking the turbo or anyone who owns one, but why would a car that was 130-150k go for less than 50% after 5 years, when the Normally aspirated are going for around 50% or more of their initial cost (depending on condition).