Hey Gareth,
Thanks for your response and I think it's made it clear to me that a well looked after car should have had the belts and pump changed irrespective of mileage, so thanks for that insight.
I guess my last car 2005 c class coupe c220 I ran from 100-180k miles and spent so much on parts I was just sick of changing things. Generally speaking I thought lower mileage examples will require less (or are less likely to require) big part replacements.
I wanted something which is quick, looks good, generally reliable, but also IF I wanted to drive for long periods on the motorway would return decent MPG (40MPG). Which I have read these cars can. Slightly less available than the general road cars as well.
The TTS mk2 hit all of those points for me being a subset of TT's in general as well. So then I thought, I'm sick of high mileage, let's see if examples are available for sub 70k? And there are a few. More manual than DSG, so I guess I falsely believed the DSG is more desirable.
I found one very local I'm going to see tomorrow, it's when my car enthusiast friend told me the DSG box really isnt worth touching and will fail at some point. (Although that did contradict some high mileage examples available on autotrader as well).
So given my previous high mileage experience (appreciate I'm comparing an old diesel mercedes, known for high maintenance) and dragging my burden of fear with me here. I thought best to find one under 65k. But would you advise higher mileage as fine so long as servicing is kept up and belts/ water pump changed?
Hopefully the above adds some more context!
Thanks Again!
*Edit I want to use it as my daily!
