It's time for my midlife crisis

nuttyfisher · February 23, 2016, 10:00pm

Hi All

After 30 years of waiting I’ve decided the time has now arrived to take leave of my senses and get myself a 3000 GT or GTO , but before jumping in feet first I have a few questions

How can you tell if a car is a TT and not an NA from an under the bonnet picture as I have seen a car that I like but doesn’t state whether a TT or not ?
Is there a big difference between the 2 cars ?

As you can possibly tell I have been a member for a while reading many threads to get as much info as possible and feel that this is the right place to get the information I will need .

Thanks In Advance
John

ScottMR · February 23, 2016, 10:06pm

Hi john welcome the tt engine bay is crammed full of boost hoses

the na wont have the y pipe with boost hoses it will just be a single pipe going to the airbox/filter on the left hand side

markie1978 · February 23, 2016, 10:06pm

a twin turbo will have a y pipe off the inlet manifold and a n/a will have just a single fat tube as for the difference other than power not sure never driven either lol

mark

ScottMR · February 23, 2016, 10:10pm

na…if you look at the front below where it says v6 dohc 24v thats the heatshield and its highly visibleon the na,on a tt its mostly hidden by pipework

nuttyfisher · February 23, 2016, 10:34pm

DOH

Looks like NA it is then

Shame as the interior is really really nice

Marty_K · February 24, 2016, 7:45am

That’s definately an N/A. Looks like it may be a manual gearbox.
If it is, they are a nice car. Better than the Auto.
Lighter than the TT, and seem to handle better as a result.
Yes, down on power compared to a TT, but more significantly, hugely down on torque.

I have owned both. TT is MUCH better for overtaking, and straightline acceleration.

N/A is a much better handling car, or at least mine was.

It’s down to personal choice.

Marty

nuttyfisher · February 24, 2016, 5:40pm

That’s a nice looking engine bay you have there Scott.
Will keep looking for a TT as that’s what I really want.

ScottMR · February 24, 2016, 6:02pm

Thats my old mk1 @nuttyfisher,working on getting the new mk2 asgood but along way to go.ive owned both na and tt the best i can describe it is:the na is a great drive,the tt is an EVENT!

nuttyfisher · February 24, 2016, 6:07pm

I have only been in a gto once when I was about 19 and wanted one ever since but life just kept getting in the way I was really impressed with how the car handled back then and was very suppressed that the guy that took me out in it said that it was unmodified and was hooked there and then.

darrengto · February 24, 2016, 6:30pm

check insurance, turbos can cost loads more

nuttyfisher · February 24, 2016, 6:46pm

Hopefully because I’m old and decrepit they will go easy

ScottMR · February 24, 2016, 6:58pm

lol they did on me,i told them itakes mean hour to even get in one

bencostello · March 3, 2016, 4:03pm

Not if it was imported, and registered as a n/a auto 3000gt tax is a little cheaper too i think.

Butler · March 3, 2016, 5:01pm

Hello and welcome to the club! I’m not sure if anybody else has pointed this out yet we do have a buyers guide on the forum which is well worth a read I’ll come back and read this post in a bit once I finish work and see if I can help anymore

nuttyfisher · March 5, 2016, 9:24pm

Yes I have read the buyers guide and found it very useful information that will come in handy when I have read more information about these lovely and girls.