While it's a personal feeling, this is a little like being turned off the S2000 because either (1) It's made by the same people who make the Civic, or (2) it's made by the same people who make those lawn mowers at Home Depot.

Though Audi and VW share common ownership they are each different brands with distinctly different leadership.

That having been said, reasons for choosing one car over the other are intensely personal, and you did the right thing by going back and test driving again; in fact, you should always test drive as many times as you can (or at least as many times as the dealers will let you.)

Regardless of which car you choose, $30+K is far too much money to be tossing around without being sure of your choice...

 

i'm in the same comparison mode, TT vs S2000 (plus the boxster). as has already been stated, it depends on what type of driving experience you prefer (i have not decided yet, and need to spend some more time in each car to tell -- a tricky proposition considering the strange behavior of the local honda dealer). beyond that, here are a few things i have picked up on.

TT's can apparently be had for close to dealer invoice, while S2K's are sold about at MSRP. so an S2K is about $33K out the door while a fully loaded TT roadster is about $39K.

both cars have anecdotal problems, but overall the honda has had and is more likely to have a better reliability record (based on what other hondas and audis have done over the years).

insurance for me would be about $250/year more for the TT (boxster and S2K are about equal).

neither car has been frontal or offset frontal crash tested (that i am aware of). however the TT roadster has been driver side crash tested and scored in the highest category. the TT is built on the beetle platform, and the beetle scored very well in crash testing which tends to infer that the TT would score well also.

road and track did a comparison test a couple of years ago pitting the TT against the S2K, the boxster, and the BMW M. they ranked based on performance, subjective factors such as styling and ergonomics, and price. the boxster was 1st, S2K 2nd, TT 4th. Edmunds did a similar review and ranked the S2K 1st.

it's a tough pick. good luck with it!

 

Ignore everybody here... Advise him to get the Audi - Selfishly, I don't like the idea of bumping into more S2000's out there... they're turning into a commodity...

 

i just read S2K8888's link to the comparison article. nice article.

but, referring to the handling of the S2K, what does this mean:

>Even in slow corners you can feel the nose tuck in when backing out of the throttle. Is all this dangerous? Well I guess it depends on your driving experience and skill. To the able sport driver it is one of the most responsive and entertaining chassis in production. The Audi is benign and numb by comparison but far less demanding. If you aren't the type of driver that wants to, or can, steer a car with the throttle I would recommend driving school or staying away. <

????

if you have to ask, does that mean TT?

thanks!

 

I don't know about you, but I think I need to empty the grass catcher.

 

Both are great cars ... one is a true sports car and one is not...in the end it is up to you!

Good Luck!

 

Here is a review of the Audi TT 225 vs the S2000(note this is a pre 2002, so no glass window etc.) hosted on Audiworld:

For the full article:

http://www.audiworld.com/news/01/tt_s2000/...0/content.shtml

 

most peope are saying if you go for style, go for the TT but performance, go for the S. Id go for th S on style, it looks well nicer than the TT!!

 

Now that Audi's cabriolet version of the A4 is available, that seems to be a much better choice than the TT, if you MUST have an Audi and you don't care for the race-car handling provided by the S2000.

 

Get the TT damn it!