While waiting for My car....
08-10-2002, 09:15 PM
#1
New Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 101
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
While waiting for My car....
While waiting 2 hrs for the Dealer to replace my tires ( was using regular TT tires )with the ALMS originals, 2 ladies asked to test drive AUTOMATIC TT's. The Sales guys said to me that they are gettin' more and more Requests for that.
08-10-2002, 09:32 PM
#3
New Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 101
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: sTTop the insanity!
too bad the TT is becoming a car for the masses...Catch 22 though. if they don't sell, they discontinue it, if they sell alot, it's not a novelty car anymore.
08-10-2002, 09:55 PM
#5
Member
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 2,344
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
We'll see...
how that marketing strategy works out. I have made 2 long trips recently, one to Miami, the other to Myrtle Beach. I saw only 3 on the way to/from both locations. 5 while in the Miami area and only 1 in Myrtle Beach. I RARELY see one when driving around home, so TT's don't seem to be very popular now.
Will "the masses" buy a relatively expensive car, that may not be in vogue any longer and certainly can be outperformed in some categories by a number of less costly and more trendy alternatives available? My gut feeling is that Audi will be surprised that the sales won't be what they are anticipating.
Secretly I hope there is NOT a marked increase in sales of THAT kind of TT. The writing apparently is on the wall, a new larger TT is on the way. Audi is trying to milk the cash cow with a minumum of expenditure in the "old" TT, then doing a bait and switch to the Super Size iTT version and yet another group of buyers different than the original owners.
Either way I'll be happy with a small "old" style with a do-it-yourself shift-thing-a-ma-jiggie, and a couple of neato dealies that few others cept list peepers have.
Will "the masses" buy a relatively expensive car, that may not be in vogue any longer and certainly can be outperformed in some categories by a number of less costly and more trendy alternatives available? My gut feeling is that Audi will be surprised that the sales won't be what they are anticipating.
Secretly I hope there is NOT a marked increase in sales of THAT kind of TT. The writing apparently is on the wall, a new larger TT is on the way. Audi is trying to milk the cash cow with a minumum of expenditure in the "old" TT, then doing a bait and switch to the Super Size iTT version and yet another group of buyers different than the original owners.
Either way I'll be happy with a small "old" style with a do-it-yourself shift-thing-a-ma-jiggie, and a couple of neato dealies that few others cept list peepers have.
08-10-2002, 10:05 PM
#7
AudiWorld Super User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Manhattan, NY
Posts: 11,257
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
lol.. it does suck.. but what are you going to do?
I mean, what was the real reason you bought the car? I could care less about how many people drive it.. dammit, I got a silver TT and Im fine with it.. seeing a bunch of freaking women driving an automatic will be discusting but man.. I can't think about it.. Don't mind seeing them, just knowing there are automatic TTs hurts me.. My sister said our mother should get an auto TT when they come out I thought I was going to beat her..
Trending Topics
08-10-2002, 10:12 PM
#8
Member
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 2,344
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I see 2-3 Amish Buggies every day going to/from work...
but they are still manual trannies...it is going to be Hell when those things are automatics. I'm depressed now.
Guess they'll really be a TT and a Mennonite driver at every street corner very soon. :-) LOL!
Bummer.
Guess they'll really be a TT and a Mennonite driver at every street corner very soon. :-) LOL!
Bummer.
08-10-2002, 10:28 PM
#9
AudiWorld Senior Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: South Florida
Posts: 1,374
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well, Miami area is kind of flooded with TTs
Hell, I even have at least 3 in my condo's garage: yours truly, a 2002 white 225 coupe (replaced the silver 180 coupe, same parking spot) and 180 moro coupe. There are at least two more black coupes in my block. A guy in my office with 2001 225 black TTRQ and all the so. fla mod squadders 
Not to count the anonymous guys I pass on my way to the office (at least 1 a day). And, of course, Leo with his Avus ALMS and new tires
Not to count the anonymous guys I pass on my way to the office (at least 1 a day). And, of course, Leo with his Avus ALMS and new tires
08-11-2002, 04:57 AM
#10
New Member
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Bought a TT for my wife for her 30th b-day.
She would never learn to drive a manual. It only took two weeks of me taking the TT out for fun and she was so ready to learn. She drove a junker manual a few time and I made her drive the TT. It was over after that. I have never seen anyone take to a manual so quick and she does very well for the few miles she has driven. We have 10K on the car and most of that is ME!!!