jaguar x type sport 3l vs audi tt 18t vs audi tt v6

guineapig

guineapig

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Hi Guy's:) Looking to buy a used car.must be 4 wheel drive! Ive narrowed it down to 3 possible cars! Jaguar x type 3.0 sport manual, 2001 to 2004/Audi tt 18t or the v6 Audi tt,2000 to2004. wish to hear any thought's or advice.


Many thank's!:)
 
I'd imagine the Jag will be cheaper to buy....
The later Sports from 2004/5 can come with the Premium pack too which ups the spec a tad.
(spec on the Sport models varies ALOT - many options and option packs available)
From memory the power is 230bhp'ish...
Check under the side skirts/sills for rust. Transfer boxes on earlier ones can be problematic.

Not sure about the Audi's
 
The x type has problems with viscous coupling on the earlier models that is why they go for peanuts. The audi tt is a volkswagon enigine which is due to implode itself .I would go for the v6 audi tt.!
 
iirc didn't Jamie in one of his posts about which jag to go for, saying to go for the newer 2004 model on, as been mentioned the earlier ones has various problem,and the 4.2 supercharged is great and mpg isn't much different to the 3.0? could have misunderstood
 
Think Lazybones is getting his X-Types and his S-types mixed up ;) X-type only came with either a 2.5 V6 or 3.0 V6 if you wanted 4x4
I guess the usage of the car would be the factor that would make you choose, the Jag is more practical as it has 4 doors and a decent sized boot, the Audi's are sportier the V6 is a brute, its basically the VR6 like you get in the R32 Golf if i'm correct so your looking at 150mph top end
 
Matt, yeah should have added after the (comma,) that if 4x4 wasn't a must the difference between 3.0 and 4.2 supercharged s type r etc, my mistake, can only say time of day
 
lazybones said:
Matt, yeah should have added after the (comma,) that if 4x4 wasn't a must the difference between 3.0 and 4.2 supercharged s type r etc, my mistake, can only say time of day
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Its alright mate, Jamie said to me the difference in the 2.5 and the 3.0 is not much so your just as good getting the 3.0L

If he wants a rapid low key 4x4 he should try the S3 or S4 (my money is on an S4 with its 4.2L V8 and 344hp)
 
Kind of curious what the use-case is here. Do you want a big saloon or a little roadster? Or does the difference not mean much to your requirement?

For what it's worth I'd have the Jag for the better versatility and the more elegant image.
 
Hi Mako. Ever since the Audi tt first came out. I fell in love with the curves of the body! And it soon became my dream car! Now that the price of the mark one is finally affordable to me, and the winter's are becoming more harsh,with more snow! I Thought i would buy one. But then i noticed, How cheap the x type 3.0 sport were going for! which also has 4 wheel drive.And i started to think, was it really worth paying all extra money for the Audi tt?
 
The Jag AWD transfer box is a weak point, but then again the Haldex AWD system in the Audi is ******** too (and permanent FWD until it clutches in a small proportion of the torque to the rear). At least the Jag one is better when it's not broken. The Audi one is prone to breaking too and when it's working the results are iffy.

Depends what you like in a car. The TT, to me, just drives like a stiff Golf. It's more claustrophobic than the Cerbera but with none of the excitement.

The X-Type isn't sporty or particularly fun to drive - but I've yet to drive an AWD car which I thought was engaging or exciting so if you're looking for that neither the X-Type or Audi will deliver. They both feel solid enough and well planted (that's why they're both dull to drive).

FWIW I've driven S3s pretty hard and they're mechanically pretty much identical to the Audi - just as naff and prone to wild understeer on damp corners. The Haldex just isn't very good. The A4 Quattros use proper centre diffs like the X-Type but have pretty poor suspension. X-Types don't drive well on old rear suspension. They use Mondeo estate multi-links and the upper links in particular are especially prone to premature wear on X-Types, with almost ridiculous effects on the drive. On the flip side, for hardly any money and virtually no time, you can make a poor driving X-Type drive like a new one with a couple of new rear upper links.
 
Thankyou for your very helpful information Jamie.To me then it look's like the xtype would make a better car for me! big 3.0 lazy engine and the comfort and toy's! I've had cougar's for 5 year's now! very reliable and i love the lazy gear change's! with all the torque! Which for me make's a very relaxing drive!Not really wanting a exciting drive,would like reliability the comfort and the toy's! But just wanted the help a 4 wheel drive car would give me in the snow! To you then Jamie do's this sound like the right car for the job? Many thank's(y)
 
I forgot to add - the Audi 3.2 V6 is prone to timing chain failures. It's fairly common and afflicts engines from staggeringly low milages. Chains are at the back of the engine and mean engine out to replace the tensioners which caused the problem as well as the chains which stretch. Dealer prices for doing this work are typically north of £3000.

I'd sooner take my chances with the modified Duratec in the Jag.
 
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